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Photography and video share composition, framing and lighting, but organize them differently. Drawing on Antoni Marín Amatller’s analysis, this article explores how movement, duration and editing turn static visual tools into a temporal, rhythmic construction.
Open storyMatte paper, ornate lettering and founding dates can suggest tradition without proving it. Research into neo-retro packaging examines how these visual codes evoke authenticity and craftsmanship—and why a visual quotation should not be mistaken for a brand’s actual history.
Open storyThe move from film to digital sensors transformed photography’s support, reproduction, and circulation—and renewed debate about its value as evidence. Yet framing, light, and point of view still depend on human choices.
Open storyIntroduced in 1981, the IBM PC did not invent personal computing, but it helped win corporate acceptance and established a reference other manufacturers could reproduce. Its expandable architecture fostered a compatible-computer ecosystem and reshaped the everyday relationship between computers, peripherals, and users.
Open storyLaunched in 1983, the Famicom did not just overcome the industry crisis; it established a business model based on strict licensing and support chips that transformed the relationship between hardware and software.
Open storyFrom low-rise jeans and slim silhouettes to the influence of celebrities, music and online retail, 2000s fashion took shape through distinct trends that circulated at different speeds. Runways, press images and everyday styles did not form a shared uniform, but a varied landscape transformed by the internet and mass consumption.
Open storyEmail, Usenet, mailing lists and bulletin board systems made early networks places for people to meet long before social platforms became mainstream. The Web did not invent online sociability; it expanded and reorganized communication practices already in motion.
Open storyFrom 1949 to 1952, José María Arguedas and fellow officials recorded around two hundred pieces of traditional Peruvian music. The acetate discs were fragile and difficult to duplicate, shaping what could be recorded, how the material circulated, and which fragments survived.
Open storyThe iPod was not the first portable digital music player. Its influence came from pairing a distinctive device with iTunes and an easy-to-browse music library, making the organization of songs central to listening on the move.
Open storyPersonal testimony can reveal everyday experiences missing from official records, but no single voice speaks for an entire neighbourhood. Drawing on Mauricio Archila Neira and Pedro Molano, this feature explores how to compare memories with documents and material traces, notice who is left out of interviews, and share reconstructed histories with the communities they concern.
Open storyPreserving a video game does not end with keeping its program. Manuals, magazines, hardware and documents help reconstruct its editions, circulation and presentation, while keeping surviving objects distinct from players’ memories.
Open storyA photograph can present a product on its own; a video arranges shots, movement and duration over time. That formal difference also changes how images are planned for a catalogue or a product launch.
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