Don’t be fooled by fake images and videos online

Don’t be fooled by fake images and videos online

Nope, not a real news report from Hurricane Irma. Snopes Hany Farid, Dartmouth College One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an “Access Hollywood” recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women. The...
Forging a photo is easy, but how do you spot a fake?

Forging a photo is easy, but how do you spot a fake?

I can tell this has been ‘shopped, on account of the pixels. Mmxx, CC BY-SA Stuart Gibson, University of Kent Faking photographs is not a new phenomenon. The Cottingley Fairies seemed convincing to some in 1917, just as the images recently broadcast on Russian...
The forgotten legacy of gay photographer George Platt Lynes

The forgotten legacy of gay photographer George Platt Lynes

A self-portrait of George Platt Lynes from 1952. Gelatin silver print, 7-5/8 × 9 in. From the Collections of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. © Estate of George Platt Lynes. Rebecca Fasman, Indiana University From the late 1920s until his death in 1955,...
Curious Kids: who came up with the first letters?

Curious Kids: who came up with the first letters?

Writing wasn’t just invented once by a single person. Many different ancient societies invented writing at different times and places. www.shutterstock.com This article is a peek into the background of how alphabet came about. So, graphic designers studying typography...
A nostalgic journey through the evolution of web design

A nostalgic journey through the evolution of web design

The Space Jam website circa 1997 – all those planets are clickable. Internet Archive Jo Jung, Edith Cowan University The World Wide Web was invented almost 30 years ago by Tim Berners Lee to help people easily share information around the world. Over the following...