Digital images, available online at an unprecedented scale, represent a valuable data source for the study of cultural phenomena. The digital nature of web images requires us to reconsider the approach to their study. I discuss four features of digital images, to make the case for the shift from the individual image to a group of images (i.e. the folder of images) as a main unit of analysis. The four features are: volume, images as data, networked nature, blurriness. As a proposal for an updated approach to visual research, I put forward the design of tailored interfaces for the study of images in groups.
Studying digital images in groups: the folder of images
G. Colombo
2019-01-01
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Digital images, available online at an unprecedented scale, represent a valuable data source for the study of cultural phenomena. The digital nature of web images requires us to reconsider the approach to their study. I discuss four features of digital images, to make the case for the shift from the individual image to a group of images (i.e. the folder of images) as a main unit of analysis. The four features are: volume, images as data, networked nature, blurriness. As a proposal for an updated approach to visual research, I put forward the design of tailored interfaces for the study of images in groups.File in questo prodotto:
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