UWW310 Technology & the Arts

Joss Whedon bypassed Hollywood and the traditional distribution network by making his newest movie a $5 download on Vimeo.

A street photographer using his smartphone and his favorite apps to achieve his artistic vision

Digital techniques are now being used to "restore" color to damaged artwork.

A dozen previously unknown works created by Andy Warhol have been recovered from 30-year-old Amiga disks. The art experiments were produced in 1985 by Warhol under commission from Commodore - creator of the Amiga computer. Commodore paid the artist to produce a series of works to aid the launch of the Amiga 1000.

A TED talk from the former president of RISD, John Maeda, on the relationship between art and technology and how it is changing leadership.

A list of six apps for museums such as MoMA, Guggenheim, and the Louvre that offer different features to enhance your visit at these museums.

Listen online to relaxing sound atmospheres, ambient music or chilling sound effects. You can even create and mix your own moods, all for free.

Booktrack has created a new genre of digital storytelling entertainment. The patented technology lets anyone add a synchronized movie-style soundtrack-including music, ambient audio and sound effects-to an e-Book or other digital text content, with the audio paced to each individual's reading speed. This innovative platform enables users to create and share stories-on a mobile or tablet device-in a unique and exciting way, transforming the "written" word.

Plotting a novel or short story (or paper) and struggling to keep your notes in order? yWriter is a word processing program that does just that. Though Spartan in appearance, y Writer is functional and free to download.

A tool for creating brochures, flyers, etc.

A mobile app that works as a thesaurus for phrases

Poetreat is a mobile app that will suggest words that rhyme. You can choose the style and meter.

Here is an article on new technology that a named museum is planning to use to make 3D replications of paintings by masters - to have a limited edition of and sell at exclusive pricing. The article notes that as this technology advances it will become harder and harder to distinguish copies from the real. Fascinating but not applicable to me - the artist.

Obviously, I am behind the times! Scroll down and notice the highlighted text on this new group of iphone artists.

Not yet convinced that this app would actually do anything for me other than entertain me when stuck in traffic (not that I ever am)

Do you know how to do something? Do you want to share it step by step with other people? This app and website allows you to do just that. You can add pictures and text to explain each step! You can also check out all the other awesome how to guides while you are there!

Need to make a timeline? Want to create a cool visual flipbook using that timeline info? Dipity.com is a great tool for this. It is also extremely easy to use and allows you to use it more than once for FREE!

Really cool digital makeover app. Accurate placing and looks real!

Pro Music Apps.com is a great website for music production apps and virtual instruments that can be downloaded and used on a Tablet or iPhone as well as a PC. This site has a little be of everything including Promotional section for Artist profiles.