Design-Led Responses for Social and Cultural Inclusion in a Resource-Led Economy: The Creative Industries and the Mining Boom in Western
In this paper I will explore the contexts in which design activism has been a part of projects th... more In this paper I will explore the contexts in which design activism has been a part of projects that target social needs as well as generally raise awareness of design and the creative industries. The projects discussed have contributed to change in a region of Australia that is currently dominated by a resources boom exporting iron ore, natural gas and other minerals primarily to China and Japan. The creative industries, and the way design activism operates as part of the creative industries, are best understood in relation to specific local contexts and opportunities. The creative industries are most often related to the development of urban environments and urban regeneration. Instead, I will discuss examples of creative development taking place in regional and remote locations. Local non-profit organisations, such as FORM in Western Australia, have an important role to play as they can support relationships within the community and foster projects with a strong ‘sense of place ’ ...
Women designing : redefining design in Britain between the wars
... Women Designing', is the longest and consists of twelve sections on individuals: Wil... more ... Women Designing', is the longest and consists of twelve sections on individuals: Wil-helmina Geddes and Marianne Isobel Moncrieffboth ... Paddy Maguire's study of women in the design professions makes useful gener-alizations about the sexual restrictions imposed on ...
Generational change is seen as a key challenge for many Australian universities. The ATN group of... more Generational change is seen as a key challenge for many Australian universities. The ATN group of universities recognised the challenge this can bring to the sector at their 2005 annual conference and looked at the implications of an ageing academic workforce and, in particular, how this should be taken into account when planning for a sustainable future. Discussion of generational change needs to include consideration of succession development, recruitment and promotion, career choices, support for new academics and personal choices for work/life balance in the context of career planning and retirement. Generational change has become an important issue for strategic planning in universities.
Women designers in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s: defining the professional and redefining design
Journal of Design History, 1995
... Such writing as exists on women and modernism concentrates on their marginaliza-tion, but thi... more ... Such writing as exists on women and modernism concentrates on their marginaliza-tion, but this can conceal a variety of stances on the part of the women themselves.' A number of women, for example, the architects Elizabeth Scott, Jane Drew, Sadie Speight, Betty Scott, and ...
Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Creative Technologies, 2015
The Anthropocene is being suggested as a new geological age replacing the Holocene and is a descr... more The Anthropocene is being suggested as a new geological age replacing the Holocene and is a description of a time interval where significant conditions and processes are profoundly altered by human activity. Artists interested in the earth sciences are using digital media to provide audiences with ways of understanding the issues highlighted in discussions about the Anthropocene. These artists are harnessing data through visualisation and sonification, facilitating audience participation, and are often working in art-science collaborations. These activities demonstrate a transdisciplinary approach that is necessary for confronting the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change. After a discussion of the opportunities provided by visualisation technologies and an overview of the Anthropocene, this chapter explores the following interrelated themes through examples of creative works: (1) nanoscale, (2) geology and deep time, (3) climate, weather, and the atmosphere, (4) extreme places-beyond wilderness, and (5) curatorial practice as environmental care.
THE ENDURING TRADITION: CRAFT AND DESIGN IN THE INTER-WAR YEARS || Industrial Craft and Tradition: Albert E. Barnes and the High Wycombe Furniture Industry
Computer use by artists and designers: some perspectives on two design traditions
Computers in Design and Context edited by Morten Kyng and Lars Mathiassen, 2003
Computer Use by Artists and Designers: Some Perspectives on Two Design Traditions Colin Beardon, ... more Computer Use by Artists and Designers: Some Perspectives on Two Design Traditions Colin Beardon, Sue Gollifer, Christopher Rose, and Suzette Worden This chapter reports on an investigation into how people in creative activities use computer systems.
The Anthropocene is being suggested as a new geological age replacing the Holocene and is a descr... more The Anthropocene is being suggested as a new geological age replacing the Holocene and is a description of a time interval where significant conditions and processes are profoundly altered by human activity. Artists interested in the earth sciences are using digital media to provide audiences with ways of understanding the issues highlighted in discussions about the Anthropocene. These artists are harnessing data through visualisation and sonification, facilitating audience participation, and are often working in art-science collaborations. These activities demonstrate a transdisciplinary approach that is necessary for confronting the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change. After a discussion of the opportunities provided by visualisation technologies and an overview of the Anthropocene, this chapter explores the following interrelated themes through examples of creative works: (1) nanoscale, (2) geology and deep time, (3) climate, weather, and the atmosphere, (4) extreme places – beyond wilderness, and (5) curatorial practice as environmental care.
SPECTRA: images and data in art/science. Proceedings from the symposium SPECTRA 2012, Mar 2014
Artists who engage with the earth sciences have been able to explore all kinds of information abo... more Artists who engage with the earth sciences have been able to explore all kinds of information about the natural environment, including information about the atmosphere, extremes of physical formations across immense dimensions of time and space, and increasingly ‘invisible’ realms of materials at the nanoscale. The results of this engagement are being shown not only through the way artists and designers are developing innovative visual representations but also through the way images are combined with other media or through artists challenging the status of the visual through prioritising other media, such as sound.
The ways in which artists have worked with geological data is also a rich area for identifying the relationship between digital and material cultures. Many artists working with this subject are crossing boundaries and testing out the liminal spaces between the virtual and the real. Instead of accepting, or even creating, binary oppositions this paper will examine how virtual and material spaces are not oppositional but connected and communicated through creative practice for the earth sciences.
This presentation will provide a short overview of theoretical links between visualisation and geology, mineralogy and crystallography, highlighting historically significant examples. It will include a discussion of themes being explored in the work of interdisciplinary artist, Perdita Phillips whose project, The Sixth Shore is exploring the geological formations and the natural environment at Lake Clifton, in the Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia. Phillips works with spatial sound, presenting immersive sound environments in galleries and in situ (using GPS technology). How connections are made back to the material world and the consequences of meshing the visual and the sonic will be analysed and discussed.
SPECTRA: images and data in art/science. Proceedings from the symposium SPECTRA 2012, Mar 2014
"Artists who engage with the earth sciences have been able to explore all kinds of information ab... more "Artists who engage with the earth sciences have been able to explore all kinds of information about the natural environment, including information about the atmosphere, extremes of physical formations across immense dimensions of time and space, and increasingly ‘invisible’ realms of materials at the nanoscale. The results of this engagement are being shown not only through the way artists and designers are developing innovative visual representations but also through the way images are combined with other media or through artists challenging the status of the visual through prioritising other media, such as sound.
The ways in which artists have worked with geological data is also a rich area for identifying the relationship between digital and material cultures. Many artists working with this subject are crossing boundaries and testing out the liminal spaces between the virtual and the real. Instead of accepting, or even creating, binary oppositions this paper will examine how virtual and material spaces are not oppositional but connected and communicated through creative practice for the earth sciences.
This presentation will provide a short overview of theoretical links between visualisation and geology, mineralogy and crystallography, highlighting historically significant examples. It will include a discussion of themes being explored in the work of interdisciplinary artist, Perdita Phillips whose project, The Sixth Shore is exploring the geological formations and the natural environment at Lake Clifton, in the Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia. Phillips works with spatial sound, presenting immersive sound environments in galleries and in situ (using GPS technology). How connections are made back to the material world and the consequences of meshing the visual and the sonic will be analysed and discussed."
Aluminium and Contemporary Australian Design: Materials History, Cultural and National Identity
Journal of Design History, 2009
The period 19902007 is examined in detail to show how aluminium was included in discussions of r... more The period 19902007 is examined in detail to show how aluminium was included in discussions of regional and national identity. Also noted is how the cultural values attributed to aluminium are relevant for an understanding of the international promotion of Australian design and ...
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The ways in which artists have worked with geological data is also a rich area for identifying the relationship between digital and material cultures. Many artists working with this subject are crossing boundaries and testing out the liminal spaces between the virtual and the real. Instead of accepting, or even creating, binary oppositions this paper will examine how virtual and material spaces are not oppositional but connected and communicated through creative practice for the earth sciences.
This presentation will provide a short overview of theoretical links between visualisation and geology, mineralogy and crystallography, highlighting historically significant examples. It will include a discussion of themes being explored in the work of interdisciplinary artist, Perdita Phillips whose project, The Sixth Shore is exploring the geological formations and the natural environment at Lake Clifton, in the Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia. Phillips works with spatial sound, presenting immersive sound environments in galleries and in situ (using GPS technology). How connections are made back to the material world and the consequences of meshing the visual and the sonic will be analysed and discussed.
The ways in which artists have worked with geological data is also a rich area for identifying the relationship between digital and material cultures. Many artists working with this subject are crossing boundaries and testing out the liminal spaces between the virtual and the real. Instead of accepting, or even creating, binary oppositions this paper will examine how virtual and material spaces are not oppositional but connected and communicated through creative practice for the earth sciences.
This presentation will provide a short overview of theoretical links between visualisation and geology, mineralogy and crystallography, highlighting historically significant examples. It will include a discussion of themes being explored in the work of interdisciplinary artist, Perdita Phillips whose project, The Sixth Shore is exploring the geological formations and the natural environment at Lake Clifton, in the Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia. Phillips works with spatial sound, presenting immersive sound environments in galleries and in situ (using GPS technology). How connections are made back to the material world and the consequences of meshing the visual and the sonic will be analysed and discussed."