Exploring the Promises and Potentials of Visual Archive Interfaces

Chen, Ko-le; Dörk, Marian; Dade-Robertson, Martyn

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Title

Exploring the Promises and Potentials of Visual Archive Interfaces

Author(s)

• Chen, Ko-le
• Dörk, Marian
• Dade-Robertson, Martyn

Issue Date

2014-03-01

Keyword(s)

• cultural institutions
• critical design
• photo archives
• information visualization
• narrative

Abstract

A photo archive contains diverse narratives that only get partially exposed in digital interfaces. In this paper we explore a potential framework for archivists and designers to create photo archive interfaces that are sensitive to the ethos and social context of its content. We outline our approach to engaging with archival projects and present the results of a pilot workshop, which raised a range of complex questions about the design of visual interfaces. Our aim is to practically and conceptually expand how a visual interface would let a visitor access, explore, and interpret the contents of an archive. To do this we are interested in the different associations that people weave between the artefacts of an archive.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2014 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

english

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/14348

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