by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | 4. Digital Representation: Opportunities and Challenges Through Time, 5. The Art of Digitization: Transforming Text, Sound, and Images, Uncategorized
In our increasingly digital world, we’ve gotten used to seeing everything from photos to music to artwork in pixels and bits. But can a digital version of something ever truly match the original analog experience? It’s a question worth exploring, especially when so...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | 5. The Art of Digitization: Transforming Text, Sound, and Images, 6. Digital vs. Natural: Gains and Losses in Representation, Uncategorized
Color can look very different depending on whether it’s printed on paper or displayed on a screen. Reflected color, like the kind you see in printed materials, is analog, meaning it can represent an infinite number of colors. For instance, think of a photo of a bright...
by admin | Sep 24, 2024 | 1. The Creative Process, Uncategorized
Did you know that the telegraph, one of the most important inventions in history, was partly inspired by tragedy? Samuel Morse, the inventor, missed his wife’s funeral because the news of her death traveled too slowly by mail. This heartbreak drove him to find a...
by admin | Sep 11, 2024 | 2. The Essence of Digital, Uncategorized
To understand what it means to be digital, it is important to first understand the meanings of both digital and analog. Overall, digital refers to systems that are discrete in nature whereas analog refers to systems that are continuous in nature. The best way to...
