Directions in Design

Beth E. Koch, Assistant Professor of DesignUniversity of Minnesota Duluth

“The only way to preserve something

digitally is to change it.”

Diane M. Zorich,Curator 50(4), October 2007

Analog processes and materials

are disappearing—Digitization is inevitable

Democratization of Design

Matthew Carter

“Technology changes faster than design”

Preservation of personal narratives and family history

Jacob and Anna Koch

Humanness and human recordsGreat-great grandfather Christian

What is it that we are preserving?

Preserving the flavor, the texture

Pricilla Caplan, 2007 WebWise Conference

The good news is greater access

No geographic boundaries

Digitization is inevitable

Physical piecesversus

Pixels and packets

Quark XPress

Adobe InDesignA part of Adobe Creative Suite CS3

Image restoration

Dust + Scratches

Focus + Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Color Balance

Retouchingdamagedmaterials

Restoringparts ofthe imagewith cloning

Preservingthe entiretyvs cropping

Digital retouchinghttp://www.digitalphotoshopretouching.com/retouching.htm

Before After

Better than before http://www.digitalphotoshopretouching.com/retouching.htm

Before After

AttributionJackson Pollock’s Alchemy, 1947

Fractal analysis of a Jackson Pollock painting

The World of Barbie™

Social Identity

Visual Research Methodsin Graphic Design

Data Visualization + Research Tools

http://www.faceresearch.org/demos/average

Mapping data in new wayshttp://www.flight404.com/blog/?p=99

Fingerprint of a filmhttp://processing.org/exhibition/works/redux/index.html

Preserving Generative Workshttp://www.firstbornmultimedia.com/#/our-portfolio/1007/

Analyze Views Around the Worldhttp://www.wefeelfine.org/

Design and technology innovation opportunities

Restoration and creation opportunities

Methods, Ethics, Responsibility

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