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“Why create? Artists and designers share their work, their processes and their vision in these deeply personal – and often hilarious – talks.”  TED Click here to see 10 great talks in a collection curated by TED.  They include; 1. Stefan Sagmeister:...

Photography is a visual medium, so it makes sense to use a visual resource to explain the tools of the trade.  This great infographic (originally posted on the totallyrad.com blog) gives clarity to some potentially confusing terms and settings for students using cameras on manual...

Interested in the psychology of colour? ” Perhaps no choice is as vital to marketing as color. Whether you are selecting the color for a product or for your email marketing campaign, color has tremendous impact on all of us. Subconsciously, we associate different colors...

Sir Ken Robinson responds to the big picture questions about education from C.M Rubin in this interesting interview that begins with this insightful quote – “To lose our culture is to lose our memory”. ” I believe that the arts should be on an equal...

Another wonderful resource advocating for creativity in schools from Sir Ken Robinson. If you only have a couple of minutes to spare, this clip gives a great overview to that pivotal question in education, ‘why is creativity is so important for 21st Century...

Here’s a great idea… Take your students to a gallery and let them interact with the sculptures like never before.  We took a group of Year 10s on a walk through a sculpture garden and asked them to use their iPads to photograph the work.  Using their iPads they...

Using the iPad can be a great way for students to engage with the process of abstraction.  It is often difficult for art teachers to encourage students to make the leap from producing representational pictures to considering challenging compositions that do not rely on subject...

Enjoy this ever-growing collection of photography where raw images and the app-ified works exhibited alongside each other.  These ‘before and after’ shots give insight into the powerful tools for manipulation the iPad can provide.

Where do you begin the search for art apps for the classroom?  Many websites have some excellent lists and we’ve put some of the best all in once place.   Apps for Art Creative Bloq’s 15 Best iPad apps for sketching and painting App Advice: Apps for the iPhone...

Get those camera phones ready! Check out this clip which beautifully illustrates the way phone-tography has permeated our culture.  These ever-present little mobile devices are used to document life, every tiny bit of it, as it happens.  So powerful is the urge to record every...