Cultural Digital #043 - recognise
Cultural Digital
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Oops, this is coming out a bit late this week so, with no further delay…
Recognition is "an artificial intelligence comparing up-to-the-minute photojournalism with British art from the Tate collection". It's the outcome of the 2016 IK Prize and some of the matches are really pretty good.
Links
I've scribbled some notes about what's on listings for cultural organisations. Featuring the difference between browsing vs searching, features to help with each, back-end and front-end considerations, and how listings should be tested with users.
Related: YPlan, Dojo or Fever: Which London events app offers the best UX? Possibly some lessons to learn from some of these.
If content strategy is your thing then:
SFMOMA have written On Digital Content Strategy
Econsultancy have taken A closer look at the National Trust's content strategy
The US National Archives have published their social media strategy on GitHub and are asking for feedback.
Elena Villaespesa (digital analyst at the Met)'s PhD was on Measuring Social Media Success in a museum context.
Unfixed 2.0 is a "creative research project bringing together UK and Australian disabled artists to explore notions of the 'fixed' and 'unfixed' body through the lens of art and technology".
An interview with Deborah "CandyStations" Johnson about what she uses for creating live visuals and show design for concerts.
You can download the Digital Museum of Digital Art. What a world we live in.
Radiophrenia is "a temporary art radio station – a two-week exploration into current trends in sound and transmission arts".
Art UK are tendering for the role of Action Research Partner doing digital audience development stuff.
New websites
CHART, Plateforme 10, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema.
Events
1 Sept - 23 Oct 2016, London: Björk Digital : Somerset House
22-23 November 2016, Wellington: National Digital Forum
Jobs
There are digital-related jobs up for grabs at Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, and others.
Thanks for reading, and please forward this on to others who might find it useful.
Chris Unitt
@chrisunitt
When not sending newsletters like this, I work with really good cultural organisations on projects involving digital analytics, user research, measuring content performance, and wider digital strategy. Visit One Further for more on that.