Product Description
This book brings together a number of the world's leading practitioners and thinkers from the fields of art, architecture and design who all share a common desire to exploit the latest computing technologies in their creative practice. The book reveals, for the first time, the working processes of these major practitioners' work that breaks down traditional creative disciplinary boundaries. Digital Blur provides a rich picture, both visually and textually, of the following leaders in the field - Jason Bruges Studio, Lucy Bullivant, Greyworld, HeHe, Crispin Jones, Owl Project, BigDog Interactive, Bengt Sjolen, Troika, and Moritz Waldemeyer.
This book aims to inspire and inform any reader with an interest in design, architecture, art and/or technology and provides essential reading for any practitioner, researcher, educator, and/or other stakeholders involved in the creative arts and industries. The book provides a detailed insight into the techniques of these ten significant creative individuals and how they exploit the latest computing technologies in their work and the impact this will have for creative practice in the future.
About the Author
Dr Paul Rodgers is Professor in Design Thinking at Northumbria University. He is the author of more than 100 book, journal and conference papers including the book Inspiring Designers published by Black Dog Publishers, London and editor in chief of the book Crossing Design Boundaries published by Taylor and Francis, London. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Design Studies. Additionally, he is a founding member of the design collective Glass Box who have exhibited at several events in the UK including Designers Block 2005 and 2006. Dr Michael Smyth is a Reader in the School of Computing, Napier University, Edinburgh. He has worked in the fields of Human Computer Interaction and Interaction Design since 1987 and during that period has published over 50 academic papers in refereed journals, books and conferences. In addition he has had interactive installations exhibited at both UK and international conferences and arts and design festivals.