Pathway #8: Enabling new forms of creativity
CategoryHockney, iPad and creative expression
The Royal Academy in London has an exhibition of works by David Hockney, including a collection of pictures created with an iPad. The iPad works are at the physical heart of the galleries, occupying the largest room in the Royal Academy, and seem…
Mobile creativity unleashed
Nokia’s PureView 808 in red polycarbonate is a stunningly bold visual statement. The intensity of the colour combines with a bulging, muscular form that is the antithesis of today’s generic slim slates. I cannot stress this enough: it is red…
Consuming devices move to create
Usage of tablets is transitioning from information consumption to more creative endeavours. For a company such as Adobe, with an established base of customers familiar with its desktop products, there is a balance to be struck between moving exis…
Clarity
New mobile device displays achieve a level of clarity such that users are unable to discern individual pixels. Far from being a purely technical advance, this is causing a remarkable effect on end users, who can observe new levels of detail and f…
MEX Inspirations: Kids + stickers + blank canvas = ?
Colossal published this fascinating set of photographs showing what happens when you give a group of children an unlimited number of sticks and a white-painted room to use as a blank canvas. I couldn’t help but think about how this might help…
MEX Notes: Creative expression inspired by Nokia’s N8
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MEX note: This wonderful collection of 6 videos explores creative activities inspired by Nokia's N8 handset and its superlative optics. My particular favourite is the composite face made…
MEX Notes: Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition
- Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition – MEX alumnus James Whatley featured this video on his blog, entitled 'Splitscreen' by JW Griffiths. The video is remarkable in itself, but all the more so for being produced using 2 Nokia N8 mobi…
MEX Notes: Chips for multi-platform; Ageing digital content; Windows strategy; Tablet future
- Texas Instruments Debuts 1.8GHz OMAP 4 Chip – 3 displays, simultaneously, at resolutions up to 2048 x 1536. That's a recipe for some seriously interesting multi-platform experiences.
- Photo Rage for iOS – I stumbled across this application in t…