Juan Velasco

New in IA71: Laužikas, R., Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė, I., Kelpšienė, I. and Šuminas, A. 2026 Digital Archaeological Data in the Creative Industries: access, barriers, and the potential for inspiration, Internet Archaeology 71. https://lnkd.in/ev6cKb-a "Why do creative people need archaeology, and how do they find it?" This paper explores how creative professionals—such as artists, writers, and architects—engage with digital archaeological and heritage data. Through a quality-in-use framework, the study examines the motivations, access methods, and barriers encountered by non-archaeology professionals' audiences. The research combined interviews, eye-tracking experiments, and post-experiment questionnaires. Findings reveal three levels of interest in archaeological data within the creative industries: inspiration, improvisation, and reconstruction—each requiring varying information behaviour and degrees of data accuracy. At the heart of the study is the inspirational use of data, highlighting how non-specialists seek archaeological resources for creative purposes. Creative industries professionals were chosen as the study group because understanding their methods of accessing digital archaeological data and the barriers they face is not only relevant to the creative industries but also contributes to broader knowledge about how non-archaeology professionals engage with data and information produced by professional archaeologists in archaeology data archives, and how such data can be understood and accessed by broader audiences. The study identifies four key barriers: (i) professional archaeological terminology, (ii) search behaviours shaped by simple keyword search, (iii) lack of interpretive context, and (iv) a predominance of text over visuals—factors that limit the reuse of archaeological data in creative and public-facing contexts. These challenges limit the accessibility and creative reuse of archaeological data. The research emphasises the need for more user-friendly, visually-rich, and interpretative resources to foster engagement between archaeology and broader creative communities. This research was conducted as part of the TETRARCHs (Transforming Data Re-use in Archaeology) project.

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The Sovereign Architect: Principles and Axioms by Eldan W. Horai (Book Review #2336) #bookreview #NonFiction, #Selfhelp & #Selfimprovement https://lnkd.in/eVeaAs7V via @talesreview

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Researchers used the Apriori algorithm to unsupervised thematically cluster hadith texts, uncovering latent semantic relationships and meaningful association patterns, contributing to digital Islamic studies and technology-b… https://lnkd.in/gZnVFg_e

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Uzbekistan wants to build a cultural presence – "splashy, but it is also a carefully choreographed rewrite of how an art scene can take root" says artnet https://lnkd.in/eFJjZWy8

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Read the study based on the "Digitization and Artificial Intelligence for Archives and Documentary Heritage Materials" survey, conducted by InterPARES Trust AI research project. https://lnkd.in/eDDK34qq #ai #artificialintelligence #digitalarchives #archive #digitalculturalheritage #culturalheritage

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Museum curators and historians view the financial momentum with cautious interest. They argue that while investment demand can elevate the visibility of photography, it risks prioritizing market signals over artistic contributions. see more | read more (German language site. Translation: ON) https://lnkd.in/gqQVNzkM #photography #investment #asset #photographycollectors #vintageprint #collectionbockschroeder #limitededition #financial #value #growth

For the first time in digital archival history, the Shannon Hill Collection opens its research vault to provide unprecedented access to thousands of chronological datasets documenting #BlackandIndigenous history. #IndigenousPeopleDay

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The Phare Ylliam project by Bureau in Geneva sets a new standard for infrastructural presence. By adapting Vladimir Shukhov's experimental hyperboloid geometry, the studio achieved an artifact of extreme vertical lightness. This approach highlights how historical engineering can inspire transparent, boundary-pushing civic architecture designed for modern tranquility. https://lnkd.in/dbh7iumA

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The folks from Design for Writers explain professional book formatting and what you need to think about when designing your interior. https://lnkd.in/dAMsea5

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Typographic Archaeology. If our current digital fonts were fossilized, what would they communicate to the future? This research informs my upcoming proposal for the Witt Residency. #Typography #SpeculativeDesign #ArtistDiary #FineArt #DigitalHumanities

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UN-Habitat estimates that universal housing for the whole planet including water access would cost less than 1% of global GDP.

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