Japan Society, New York - Gallery March 11–June 12, 2016 The catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011 and triggered an on-going nuclear crisis has been met with an overwhelming reaction in the arts, marking a profound shift in the contemporary Japanese cultural landscape. Opening five years to the day since 3/11, Japan Society’s presentation of In the Wake reveals a stunning range of photographic responses to the disaster and the artistic paths that lie ahead as Japan continues to rebuild. Experience the power of art to transcend unspeakable tragedy with over 90 photographic works by 17 of Japan’s leading visionaries, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Naoya Hatakeyama, Keizō Kitajima, Lieko Shiga, and Tomoko Yoneda. This exhibition was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Eames Foundation Making for All: How to Build an Inclusive Makerspace EdSurge Newsletters Receive weekly emails on edtech products, companies, and events that matter. The Maker Movement has crept into the consciousness of schools in the past few years. For some, it’s a wake up call that over-tested, over-scheduled young people are not going to become the creative, enthusiastic learners we all hope to nurture. Mobile M+: Moving Images Participants Visit Multimedia Gallery How are conditions of today’s ever-changing societies expressed, represented and imagined through moving images? Inspired by the themes of migration and the rise of diasporic cinema internationally, Mobile M+: Moving Images uses Hong Kong’s ‘migratory cinema’ from the 1980s and 1990s, and in particular Clara Law’s 1996 feature film Floating Life, as a starting point to reflect upon the mediated realities of the migrant experience. This multi-site project is made up of a thematic screening programme and a two-part exhibition.
New York Guggenheim Go New York On View Now Creating Makerspaces in Schools Two weekends ago, I attended EdCamp NYC at The School at Columbia, an independent school on Manhattan's Upper West Side. One of the things I love about attending edcamps is that the day is always unpredictable because you don't know what will be discussed or who will be leading conversations until that morning. What ensued was an inspiring day focused on tinkering, exploration and innovation.
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - Precedent Life behind the lens at Central Central have the most extensive range of specialist expertise and the broadest portfolio of drama, theatre and performance-related degree programmes available anywhere in Europe and wanted the new website to provide a window into life at Eton Avenue, the home of Central. Our challenge was to enhance the lesser-known courses, modernise the look and feel of the website and recommend ways of improving processes using digital. In order to fully understand what staff, students and prospective students thought about Central, we ran focus groups and interviews to gather information to support our research. The website is responsive and has been built in Drupal using a component based approach and we’ve created a portfolio of individual features that are all interchangeable, meaning that a multitude of page templates can be created, providing the team with greater flexibility.
Free Alternatives to Tinkercad TinkerCad has been purchased by Autodesk and is up, running, and receiving regular updates! Creators of Tinkercad announced earlier this week that they would no longer be developing the popular cloud-based CAD tool. We’re fans of Tinkercad here at MAKE, having written about and praised it on the blog and in our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, so this is sad news. It’s going to be replaced by new software, called Airstone, that’s meant for a completely different, professional, audience. You can read more about Airstone here. The free version of Tinkercad is still available to use between now and the end of April, and paying customers will have access until the end of 2013 (you can read more about the timeline on the Tinkercad blog).
Building M+: The Museum and Architecture Collection How do we document and represent buildings, whether still existing or lost, space, or even an entire city? A building or an architectural project can be represented by a multitude of documentation materials, which may include drawings, photographs, models and newspaper clippings. Each of these records tells a story about various aspects of the project. These materials, forming an archive or a collection, are often best kept in places where they can be accessed by the public, such as a library, museum or other research institution. Various types of materials reflect the different features and aspects of an architectural project. These include its background, its conception, design and construction process to the final outcome and reception by the public.
40 Stunning Website Designs with Great Color Schemes Design Selecting a color scheme for a given website design project is not always easy. Sometimes the product or service will help to determine the base or main color, but where to go from there is usually a matter for the designer's imagination and inspiration.