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30th November 2005

CallingMarcel.com

“The guys who brought you ArtKrush, the art magazine online, have joined forces again to create a new destination site. CallingMarcel is a national resource center where artists, writers and other arts-related people can get the vital information you need to get ahead.”

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30th November 2005

B L A N K | Design’s Heart and Soul

“A community blog to discuss, share and encourage exploration into the heart and soul of design from a Christian perspective.”

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30th November 2005

Nostalgia and Technology: Embracing the New through Art and Design

“At first glance, the terms ‘nostalgia’ and ‘technology’ make an unlikely, even incompatible pair. Technology invites change. Nostalgia resists. Technology looks to the future. Nostalgia clings to the past. But for centuries, these adversarial ideas have been harmoniously fused together to facilitate our acceptance of change and innovation by appealing to our longing for the past. Nostalgia and Technology: Embracing the New through Art and Design explores the role of art as a mediator in society’s acceptance and use of new technologies in the home.”

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