Curious Design
- 1. Curious Design Digital Media Applications
- 2. Curious Design Digital Media Applications The emergence of digital media has overtaken many forms of analogue media in terms of both immediacy and quality; from conventional audio, photography and video (including television broadcasting). More forms of media are accessible to the general public than ever before. It is vital as a design company that we embrace new technology not only for survival in a cut throat world but to emerge as an innovative force for the future.
- 3. Curious Design Digital Media Applications For purposes of Curious Design this can be broken down into three main areas: Digital Audio Digital Photography Digital Video
- 4. Curious Design Digital Media Applications AUDIO A digital audio player (DAP) is a device that stores, organizes and plays audio files. DAPs often play many additional file formats. Flash-based Players Hard Drive-based Players MP3 CD Players
- 5. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Delivery Options Onsite delivery (public listening stations) Online Delivery (2 predominant ways) Streaming (an authoring package is required) Downloading (access to basic web server is required, no other hardware/software is necessary.) Pod Casting (an audio recording posted for downloads can be coupled with RSS to allow users to subscribe to desired web content and receive updates).
- 6. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Applications for Curious Pod Casts Training Programs Advertorials Web programs (series) Reviews In conjunction with other Audio visual content, e.g. DVDs.
- 7. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Photography Allows images to be captured and recorded as binary data. Facilitates storage and editing
- 8. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Applications for Curious News gathering Advertising Commercial Photography Web content Educational DVD content
- 9. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Video Commonly used hardware Professional video cameras (for commissioned corporate videos) Camcorders (for content where quality is not a huge issue – web) Webcams (often used for video conferencing)
- 10. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Applications for Curious Many educational and commercial training establish-ments offer web based and interactive DVD training. Facilitate collaborative work of study groups Special event commissions
- 11. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Future Trends More communications, business and training opportunities, advertising avenues are turning digital. Key: Pod casting, screen casting, high definition imagery and new hi definition video storage opening up avenues never previously conceived.
- 12. Curious Design Digital Media Applications Benefits Whilst print mediums are important, web based and interactive DVD mediums are increasing market share. To ignore these areas limits potential business in the regions of 60%. Also many print titles operate in both print and electronic form.
- 13. Curious Design Digital Media Applications R.O.I. Curious has the creative edge, just need to invest in new technology, hardware/software and training of staff not to survive commercially, but… To emerge as an innovative force for the future.