Digital
The new vanity publishing
Do self-publishing companies like Blurb just take photographer’s money, or can they help build creative careers?
No stars for five star reviewing
The practice of ranking performances on a five star rating system is unproductive and inhibits trust in reviewers.
Protecting your intellectual property on social media
When you post creative content online you maybe be giving away your copyright or at least any real control over…
Aboriginal new media group claims exclusion
A group of new media artists claim they were excluded from the ISEA event in Sydney this year.
New Russian legislation gags artists
In the wake of the Pussy Riot saga Russia has passed a bill to hand out jail terms to those…
Damien Hirst among $6million art auction investors
The online art auction business Paddle8 has raised $6 million from a group of high profile arts investors.
The ugly truth about design
There are not enough jobs for designers and that's only part of the problem for those wanting to make it…
When computers become storytellers
If an algorithm can construct a narrative, what is the role for a museum or gallery?
Self-published e-books eat up market share
Bowker Market Research reports that self-published e-books account for 12% of the entire digital publishing market.
Not taking no for an answer
A performance artist challenges a grant-maker’s decision and wins.