A Brief History of Children's Picturebooks and the Art of Visual Storytelling by Maria Popova From cave paintings to Maurice Sendak, or what modern ebooks can learn from mid-century design icons. Back in the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci made the following remark about visual storytelling: And you who wish to represent by words the form of man and all the aspects of his membrification, relinquish that idea. Finished artwork for Ajubel's Robinson Crusoe. From very early on, we both intuit and learn the language of pictorial representation, and most modern adults, the picturebook was our first dictionary of this visual vocabulary. Though pictorial storytelling dates back to the earliest cave wall paintings, the true picturebook harks back to a mere 130 years ago, when artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) first began to elevate the image into a storytelling vehicle rather than mere decoration for text. Caldecott’s work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book. (Sound familiar?) So where is this ever-evolving medium headed? Share on Tumblr
The real-time curation wars (exclusive first look at Curated.by) Back in March I wrote a post about the seven needs of real-time curators. Over the next week or so no less than three companies are shipping services that will fulfill that dream with tools that comply with all seven needs. What are they? 1. First, I recorded an audio post about what is real time curation and what problem does it solve? Second, I recorded a video last week with Curated.by’s founder, Bastian Lehmann. Based on my first playing with these tools it is clear that Curated.by and Storify are in the lead. Also, most, if not all, of these are embed-able in blog posts, so they are designed for the modern web and they seem to understand how to distribute themselves back into Twitter and Facebook. Curated.by: Storify: KeepStream: Bag the Web:
9 Real-Life Rules For Creating Shareable Content If social media is a cocktail party, then all the great gossip, funny stories and interesting tidbits you hear at that party are the kinds of content we’re all striving to create. People share information online for the same reasons they share in real life. The good news? 1. Have you had the experience of hearing or reading something and knowing exactly the person you can’t wait to share it with? But if sharing is a way to let someone know you’re thinking about them, it has to be specific. 2. It’s in our nature (and maybe even our biology) to share what’s helpful: coupons to a restaurant, a better way to get your carpet clean, a cool craft project. The lesson here? 3. It can be fun and healthy to argue, debate and disagree. And some of us (you know who you are) share things just to get a reaction, whether it’s good or bad. 4. When you feel something deeply, it’s hard not to talk about it. Tap into this urge to share by being a tough editor. 5. We share to define ourselves to others. 6.
Welcome Incorporating Personal Learning Networks into Course Projects Last semester I introduced a brand new project into my social media class which I’ve been meaning to report on for a while now. I decided to set 25% of the final grade aside for an assignment the students were allowed to design themselves (the project is described in detail here). The idea was to help students develop independent learning skills by teaching them how to use social media tools to create a personal learning network (PLN) capable of supporting their project goals. Students were able to tailor the assignment to their own learning needs by: identifying an area of social media or PR they wanted to learn more aboutoutlining a plan of study, anddeciding on appropriate learning deliverables to demonstrate their mastery of the material. The projects the students created ranged from doing PR work for real-world clients to designing their own digital portfolios and social media resumes. Let’s hope that this epiphany hit the student before filling out the end of semester evals
Curator Curator responsibilities[edit] In smaller organizations, a curator may have sole responsibility for the acquisition and care of objects. The curator will make decisions regarding what objects to take, oversee their potential and documentations, conduct research based on the collection and history that provides proper packaging of art for transportation, and shares that research with the public and community through exhibitions and publications. In very small volunteer-based museums, such as local historical societies, a curator may be the only paid staff member. In larger institutions, the curator's primary function is as a subject specialist, with the expectation that he or she will conduct original research on objects and guide the organization in its collecting. Such institutions can have multiple curators, each assigned to a specific collecting area (e.g., Curator of Ancient Art, Curator of Prints and Drawings, etc.) and often operating under the direction of a head curator.
A step-by-step guide to curate your company's news There's plenty of evidence that business is adopting content curation, but the practice hasn't been around long enough for organizations to innovate more targeted, results-focused uses. Business takes many of its lessons from how everyone else makes use of social tools. To start applying content curation, communicators need to pay attention to how others are using the crop of curation tools that have found acceptance online. There are dozens of free tools, but Storify is the one that has demonstrated one of curation's emerging strengths: Curating news that the media isn't covering can lead to media coverage. And, by extension, it can improve and expand on stories the media are covering. Back in November, college junior Ben Doernberg assmembled a Storify story chronicling the New York Police Department's eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park. The process would look something like this: Identify opportunity Any company news is a potential curated collection.
Versailles Pictify La curation : tentative de définition - techtoc.tv, web-tv communautaire rich media – video Curation premier round : pour ce premier plateau, les experts invités tentent de dégager une première définition de la curation, ce terme très en vogue en ce début d'année. Tri, veille, documentation, marketing, édition ? La curation est un peu de tout ça à la fois et plus encore. [SONDAGE] Pour répondre à l'invitation à participer à ce tournage, veuillez sélectionner l'option appropriée ci-dessous. I confirm my response, and also send a word to the organizers: Below, I explain my motivation to the organizers: You have no friends that are available to join this webcast. You are a lecturer, journalist, blogger, speaker and you need the source video file? Fee: 1800€ Video file command Fee: 1980€ NB. Be careful, you're about to acquire the source file that permits generating this video techtoc.tv. This does not in any way correspond to an assignment of copyright or opening any proprietary and / or commercial exploitation of this file. Thank you for your understanding.
iMedia 25 - 2011 East Coast Agencies to Watch The most captivating stories are usually told around campfires, so with a name like Campfire, expectations are naturally high. Thankfully, the folks at this agency really know what they're talking about, and -- even better -- they're willing to share their insights to help lead digital forward. Here's a clip of Mike Monello, co-founder and executive creative director at Campfire, speaking at length about transmedia story telling: Babies, Buns And Buzzers: What 100 years of experiential entertainment can teach us about transmedia storytelling from Campfire on Vimeo. Of course, it's not just about lecturing at Campfire. Verizon My Home 2.0 Case Study from Campfire on Vimeo. Campfire is located in New York, but its stories exist everywhere.