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Mubil, a Digital Laboratory: Creating an Interactive Visitor Experience in a Library-Museum Environment

angeleta — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:19:05 +0000

MW2012

Alexandra Angeletaki, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) University library, Gunnerus branch, Trondheim, Norway
Marcello Carrozzino, Percro laboratory, Scuola Santa Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Chiara Evangelista, Percro laboratory, Scuola Santa Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Letizia Jaccheri Department of Computer and Information Science, NTNU, Norway

Program Item Reference:

Mubil Digital Laboratory: A Demonstration

Digital Media In Everyday Life: A Snapshot of Devices, Behaviors, and Attitudes Part 1: Mobile Device Ownership

sbeasley — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:03:57 +0000

MW2012

Steven Beasley and Annie Conway, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, USA

http://msichicago.org/digitallife

Abstract

Program Item Reference:

A Study of Digital Media, Tools, and Technology Use

The new website of the Musée du Louvre

Alfandari — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:28:01 +0000

MW2012

Keywords:

Louvre

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Web

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real and virtual practices

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territory

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website

Abstract:

The musée du Louvre launched a new version of its web site in November 2011. With more than 3000 pages, www.louvre.fr gathers the most comprehensive information available on the palace and its works. The role of this new site is to make the museum accessible in every sense of the term, both physically and intellectually; at the same time it aims to be one of the most important links between the Louvre and its audience.
This new version offers a information architecture in order to, in particular, better serve the "novice" visitor who might be a little lost face in the size of the museum and its collections. The sitemap has been simplified and flattened, the masterpieces of the collections are brought to the foreground, the tools to help with preparation for the visit (practical information, maps, courses, reservations and online ticket purchasing…) are numerous and accessible with a single click.

The site will continue to offer many rich resources to the visitor who wishes to deepen his knowledge in the field of the history of art as well. A great dictionary of the history of art, a module for the identification of recurring characters and scenes (mythology, religion, ancient Egypt etc. ), will be added to the existing collections (such as "a closer look"). Because the site is also intended to accompany the teaching of the arts at school, modules specifically intended for student use will also be offered online, including a module for the analysis of three-dimensional works to understand composition, different techniques, the importance of format, of color, light etc.

RSS, sharing, recommendations, and an easy-to-navigate calendar are also available for most regular visitors to the site and the Museum. Visually, the site highlights more photos and videos, which helps us to give a much more immediate view of our programming. Video is also a way to spread content virally on the web. Louvre.fr indeed is not an isolated territory but one element in a much broader system integrating networks, blogs, community platforms and more.

Type:

Demonstration - show your project

MW2012 Demonstrations III

Site:

http://louvre.fr

Authors:

Agnès Alfandari

Using Grid-based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

mgipson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:56:57 +0000

MW2011

Matt Gipson and Charles Moad, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA

Abstract

Grid-based Web design and the corresponding tools provide an accelerated path for Web designers, developers, and content authors alike with the added benefit of providing a cleaner and more structured presentation to website visitors. By borrowing this design approach from print publications and applying it to the Web, a common and simplified language can be utilized by all members of a website team. Free templates are available online to serve as starting points for creating sites with a fixed number of columns (usually twelve or sixteen). Designers are then freed to focus on style more than layout, developers can create powerful layouts simply by assigning CSS classes expressing column size, and content creators can use simple tools to create rich text and image layouts using the same column convention. All parties involved can speak a simplified column number sizing system as opposed to pixel dimensions. We show how the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been using this technique to optimize our Web development efforts in addition to WYSIWYG and WIKI tools that enable content authors.

Keywords: grid, Web, graphic design, layout

Program Item Reference:

Using Grid-Based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

Delivering Gallery Interactives using Web Technologies

biblio — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:34:52 +0000

Bates, E. (2010). Delivering Gallery Interactives using Web Technologies. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web 2010. Proceedings.

Using Grid-Based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

cmoad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:39:07 +0000

MW2011

Published Paper:

Using Grid-based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

Keywords:

Web

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Web design

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Grid-Based Design

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960

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Layout

Abstract:

Grid-based web design and the corresponding tools provide an accelerated path for web designers, developers, and content authors alike with the added benefit of providing a cleaner and more structured presentation to web site visitors. By borrowing this design approach from print publications and applying it to the web, a common and simplified language can be utilized by all members of a web site team Free templates are available online to serve as starting points for creating sites with a fixed number of columns (usually twelve or sixteen). Designers are then freed to focus on style more than layout, developers can create powerful layouts simply by assigning CSS classes expressing column size, and content creators can use simple tools to create rich text and image layouts using the same column convention. All parties involved can speak a simplified column number sizing system as opposed to pixel dimensions. We will show how the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been using this technique to optimize our web development efforts in addition to WYSIWYG and WIKI tools that enable content authors.

Type:

Mini-Workshop - teaches something or explores approaches

Mini-Workshop on Grid-Based Web Design

Authors:

Matt Gipson

Charles Moad

Introduction: On Being Social

jtrant — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:27:42 +0000

Trant, J., & Bearman D. (2010). Introduction: On Being Social. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web 2010: Selected Papers from an international Conference. 3-12.

Museums and the Web 2010: Proceedings

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:59 +0000

[Anonymous] (2010). Museums and the Web 2010: Proceedings. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

New Technology in the Museum: a case study of three museums in the Fluid community working together

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:51 +0000

Treviranus, J., Czajkowski J., & Mitchell J. (2010). New Technology in the Museum: a case study of three museums in the Fluid community working together. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

Museums and the Web 2009. Selected Papers from an international conference

jtrant — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:30:53 +0000

Trant, J., & Bearman D. (2009). Museums and the Web 2009. Selected Papers from an international conference. Museums and the Web.

On Being Open [Introduction]

jtrant — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:30:53 +0000

Trant, J., & Bearman D. (2009). On Being Open [Introduction]. Museums and the Web 2009. Proceedings.

Museums and the Web: a conference, a community, and a challenge

jtrant — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:03:08 +0000

Bearman, D., & Trant J. (1997). Museums and the Web: a conference, a community, and a challenge. Museums and the Web '97.

Interactivity Comes of Age: Museums and World Wide Web at Five

jtrant — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:03:08 +0000

Bearman, D., & Trant J. (1999). Interactivity Comes of Age: Museums and World Wide Web at Five. Museums and the Web '99.

Museums and the Web 2008: Selected papers from an international conference

jtrant — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:04:42 +0000

Trant, J., & Bearman D. (2008). Museums and the Web 2008: Selected papers from an international conference.

Developing a Knowledge Site in Distributed Information Environments: Using a Phased Approach of Harvesting, Standardizing and Repurposing

jtrant — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:27:59 +0000

Borda, A., & Beler A. (2003). Developing a Knowledge Site in Distributed Information Environments: Using a Phased Approach of Harvesting, Standardizing and Repurposing. (Perrot, Xavier (d. 2007), Ed.).International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting: Proceedings from ichim03.

Learning Styles and On-line Interactives

jtrant — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:57:39 +0000

Schaller, D., Borun M., & Allison-Bunnell S. (2005). Learning Styles and On-line Interactives. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web 2005: Proceedings.

Science Bulletins: Cross-media Publishing of Current Science Stories

jtrant — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:57:39 +0000

Gano, S., Kinzler R., & Trakinski V. (2005). Science Bulletins: Cross-media Publishing of Current Science Stories. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web 2005: Proceedings.

Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings

jtrant — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:56:06 +0000

Trant, J., & Bearman D. (2007). Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings.