Stuart Mealing (ed.): Computers and Art (1997-)
Filed under book | Tags: · artificial intelligence, chaos theory, computer art, computer graphics, electronic art, media art, quantum theory, science, virtual reality
“Computers & Art gathers together contributions from a broad, international spectrum of experts concerned with the computer as a tool for artists.
The approaches vary, with contributors looking at the historical, philosophical and practical implications of the use of computer technology in art practice. The variety of their approaches is matched by the diversity of backgrounds of the contributors who are artists, critics, educators, philosophers and researchers. Following the success of the first edition, this revised version includes three new chapters.”
Publisher Intellect Books, Exeter, 1997
ISBN 058520246X, 9780585202464
188 pages
Second edition, 2002
ISBN 1841500623, 9781841500621
159 pages
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Edward R. Tufte: The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint (2003)
Filed under pamphlet | Tags: · computer graphics, design, visual communication
In corporate and government bureaucracies, the standard method for making a presentation is to talk about a list of points organized onto slides projected up on the wall. For many years, overhead projectors lit up transparencies, and slide projectors showed high-resolution 35mm slides. Now “slideware” computer programs for presentations are nearly everywhere. Early in the 21st century, several hundred million copies of Microsoft PowerPoint were turning out trillions of slides each year.
Alas, slideware often reduces the analytical quality of presentations. In particular, the popular PowerPoint templates (ready-made designs) usually weaken verbal and spatial reasoning, and almost always corrupt statistical analysis. What is the problem with PowerPoint? And how can we improve our presentations?
Publisher Graphics Press, 2003
ISBN 0-9613921-5-0
Length 32 pages
Michele Emmer (ed.): Mathematics and Culture II. Visual Perfection: Mathematics and Creativity (2005)
Filed under book | Tags: · architecture, art, computer animation, computer graphics, mathematics
Creativity plays an important role in all human activities, from the visual arts to cinema and theatre, and in particular in science and mathematics .
This volume, published only in English in the series “Mathematics and Culture”, stresses the strong links between mathematics, culture and creativity in architecture, contemporary art, geometry, computer graphics, literature, theatre and cinema. So this book is designed not only for mathematicians but for all the people who have an interest in the various aspects of culture, both scientific and literary, with a special emphasis on the visual aspects.
Publisher Springer, 2005
ISBN 3540213686, 9783540213680
Length 203 pages
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