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Artists And Designers As Collectors: The Aesthetics Of Digital Journaling, Aldegonda Bruekers, Joanne C. Law Jan 2007

Artists And Designers As Collectors: The Aesthetics Of Digital Journaling, Aldegonda Bruekers, Joanne C. Law

Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)

The visual journal has been a constant companion to artists and designers. It fulfills the multiple functions of a scrapbook, a sketchpad, an observation notebook, a filing cabinet and an archive. Collecting ideas and artifacts using digital devices is an important process for artists and designers today. However, the accessibility provided by these tools also leads to problems in traditional visual journaling. The increasingly diverse formats (such as, audio, video, or digital codes) can pose difficulties when working in conjunction with tangible materials. The storage, access, and usage of materials also need to be reconsidered. The key question is not …