Archive for the “Media In Public” category

A short survey for photographers in the North East

by adrianpark on April 23, 2011

I’ve created a short survey as part of my research for the Media in Public module response to Newcastle City Council. It’s aimed at photographers in the North East. Please take a few minutes to complete it. Thanks! Complete the (…)

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ASSIGN EX6A & EX8A: Make a public spectacle (Part II)

by adrianpark on April 12, 2011

ASSIGN EX8B: Technical System Specification (Part 1)

by adrianpark on March 31, 2011

Assignment: ASSIGN EX8B: Develop a preliminary technical system specification and equipment/materials list for presentation in class next week. When it comes to system specifications and diagrams, I’m not a believer in One Diagram To Rule Them All. I prefer to (…)

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ASSIGN EX7A: What could you do if you didn’t have to worry about power/electricity? / Kinetic Street Cinema

by adrianpark on March 29, 2011

When contemplating this question, I found myself thinking on a grande scale (I’ve assumed the brief is asking specifically about a public media installation). Of course, the idea of not being limited by energy needs probably suggests some fairly profound (…)

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ASSIGN EX5A: Mock device

by adrianpark on March 29, 2011

Assignment: ASSIGN EX5A: Mock device: You will be given a prototyping tool which looks like a generic, handheld “device.” You can draw on the surface of it in order to indicate controls. Use the device to ‘probe’ some hidden, unknown (…)

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ASSIGN EX4A/B Sound Walk

by adrianpark on March 29, 2011

[soundcloud width="100%" height="136" params="show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=ff7700" url="http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/675971"] EX4A/B North of Pilgrim St by zimady Assignment: ASSIGN EX4A: Sound walk: Go on a sound walk with a portable audio recorder. Record the audio of an environment familiar to you for no more than (…)

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Lordenshaw Rock Art field trip

by adrianpark on February 14, 2011

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Notes from Mobile Media Lecture 2 – Rock Art

by adrianpark on February 10, 2011

Following are the ideas we brainstormed and below are some images I recorded of the source material. Ideas Database of visitor contributed photos of route: can see most recent images match seasonal versions of route shake phone to randomly select (…)

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Digital Media Assignment EX1B – Symbolic Structure

by adrianpark on February 7, 2011

The brief for this assignment was as follows: Find a symbol, icon, visual marker or symbolic structure in the city. Pick something that has at least 5 instances within the city – and walkable distance between them. Imagine what links (…)

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Digital Media Assignment EX1A – Photo-walk

by adrianpark on February 7, 2011

The brief for this assignment was as follows: Photo-walk of the city. Take a walk around a favorred/interesting with any camera you can get your hands on (don’t worry about ‘quality’ of the photos unless you want to). Take pictures (…)

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