CONTEXT
The Institute blog. A collection of information, essays and polemics relating to industry, culture and technology.
Business cannot exist in a vacuum. We examine the nature of ideas, communications and change within our contemporary cultural and technological landscape. We highlight potentially harmful actions and advocate for the freedom, meaning and agency required for human industry to thrive in a complicated and uncertain world.
REAL: Taking the Initiative with Phoenix Arts
We coached 25 film makers and digital artists with business start-up training to grow their new businesses.
How to Market Misery, Suffering and Death
Welcome to propaganda marketed by Millennials. Is it as clumsy and deceitful as the ideas of the generation it seeks to represent?
Aliens, NFTs and the Art of Sharing
As the land grab for virtual assets continues, 18 ALIENS is a light hearted experiment in physical and virtual sharing.
Introducing Jack Ellis
A 3D design focused internship leading to Jack working on his first live project at Beta X.
Augmented Reality and a Sense of Place
How does graphic design in the urban environment affects your sense of place and how this might change through increased use of AR technology? Discuss!
An Exhibition about Technology and Worthless Art
More and more of our experience of the world is going to be mediated and that includes our experience of the arts.
SIX EMPTY SHOPS, SIX CREATIVES, SIX NEW GALLERIES...
A ground-breaking augmented reality exhibition within the streets of the city. You’ll never look at shop windows in quite the same way again…