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Entries from February 27th, 2006
IP and fashion industry paradox
February 25th, 2006 Comments Off
This is a fascinating paper on the fashion industry. It argues that the fashion industry’s seeming ‘tolerance’ of copies and derivatives actually assists in the growth of creativity within the industry. Why, when other major content industries have obtained increasingly powerful IP protections for their products, does fashion design remain mostly unprotected – and economically [...]
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Handheld Research at the Getty
February 22nd, 2006 Comments Off
Some interesting results from the Getty’s survey on handheld usage in their Rembrandt exhibition. Comment cards and focus groups showed that few users were interested in the zoom or enlarge feature, but they did think that the images on the device helped them enjoy the art. The comment cards showed that text, image-based navigation, and [...]
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lDraw
February 20th, 2006 Comments Off
Open standard and toolset for Lego drawings/plans. Ahh the memories.
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NESTA on digital natives and immigrants
February 17th, 2006 Comments Off
An interesting short article refuting some of Prensky’s approach from NESTA (UK’s National Endownment For Science Technology and the Arts) The notions of digital native and digital immigrant may be useful slogans for provoking argument. There have been clear social and cultural shifts that need to be investigated because they are deep and profound. However, [...]
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