Rene G. Cepeda

Category: Museology

  • Evolution of interactive computer graphics and the expression of emotion on art

    For a long time computer graphics have been evolving, from the simple monochromatic graphics of Pong to the iconic art of the 8-bit generation, all the way through to today’s three-dimensional graphics of High Profile video games. However until recently the ability to convey emotion, feelings and believable acting through this medium was if not…

  • Social media: a fast guide for Museums

    As time goes by we hear more and more about social media: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Google+, amongst others are being constantly brought up when discussing social media integration in any kind of business. Museums are of course not immune to social media and in fact are a few of the institutions that can actually benefit…

  • Newton’s papers: another step towards the digital museum

    4000 pages of Isaac Newton’s journals have been made available in digital form by the University of Cambridge. While the interface could be a bit friendlier and more familiar, this is an amazing step in to the creation of a true digital museum. For the first time people from around the world have access to…

  • Design and Ponies

    Designers and Curators run into situations where the client or the trustees in any project will wrestle for control over it. This situation is inevitable due to money, and resources being invested by them and we as curators and designers must find a way to either manage these expectations or the result is madness. Clearly…

  • SCVA Mesoamerican exhibition catalogue

    I recently found the catalogue, that I used for the SCVA exhibition I wrote about recently. In order to create it, I searched through the SCVA’s collection for objects that followed the story I wanted to tell about mesoamerica. Afterwards sorted objects chronologically and realized they almost matched my sociological division exactly. Emboldened by this…

  • The Age of Reality Is Over

    With this new advancement all our concerns about authenticity and what is real have taken a new hit. We are now creating humans in the real world, and not only that, but people didn’t know about it for ages. For all effects and purposes this woman was real to the observer. What is the relation…

  • Monterey Bay video on “jellyfish”

    This is an interesting piece of information design that informs us through graphics, narration and video. A great example of successful multimedia integration.

  • Modeling the Norwich Castle Museum

    As part of my work in the Norwich Castle Museum, i was tasked with creating accurate 3D models of the 3 galleries used by the art department so they could simulate re-hangings, new exhibitions, and make sure the pieces fit within. This is also the first step into what could be called the meta-museum.

  • Setting up Duprat

  • More Hubert Duprat

    More info on the exhibition by Hubert Duprat in the Norwich Castle Museum, which recently opened. Hubert Duprat Press Release News duprat marketing flyer