While there are lovely bags, curtains and lampshades to be made from old slides, here’s a fantastic wearable project instead. The maker, Emily Steel, created the Little Slide Dress (complete with interior lighting) for the Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design for the Wearable Technology course. via FashionablyGEEK (with a hat tip to Leslie…
Who says you can’t take it with you: The Royal Collection revealed a new iPad app that offers zoomable high-resolution images of, and other nifty toys with, all 268 anatomical studies by Leonardo da Vinci in their collection. The app has been launched in conjunction with its current exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist (4 May-7…
Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, January 18-22, 2012, in the LA Convention Center. This year promises to be the most comprehensive art experience on the west coast, with three distinct shows: the L.A. Art Show: Modern & Contemporary, the L.A. Fine Print Fair and the newly separate Fine Art…
There’s a mysterious new web presence called The Art History Jedi, who has a Facebook page, a Twitter account, and two videos on YouTube, all giving sage advice to current and prospective students of Art History. The videos talk through the processes of applying for graduate studies and internships using XtraNormal Movie Maker, software that…
The Getty Museum has partnered with Google to encourage museum visitors to use the smartphone app Google Goggles™ in the galleries. The Getty created mobile versions of some of their collection Web pages, some including audio, which Google then incorporated in their visual search technology. For a sample page, click here. The app also allows…