Slow Looking

Coronavirus grab bag! — Stuck for ideas to get the most for your museum out of digital in this pandemic? Here’s some ideas… Storiiies Storiiies is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to create journeys around artworks, photographs, etc. It’s hosted. It’s free. It’s simple (even I can do it — no tech…

This April, the UNMAM will be celebrating spring with a focus on slowing down and enjoying the present moment. As finals loom closer and the semester draws to a close, it’s easy to get sucked into a never-ending spiral of busyness and anxiety. …

Immerse yourself in the incredible detail of the world’s art — TL;DR download the slow looking chrome extension and go to one of the sample institution websites for a contemplative slow looking experience. Slow looking? We are constantly presented with new and shiny ways to experience art and cultural artefacts. Cogapp is always on the look-out for technological innovation, it’s what we do…

Four great IIIF art collections to get you started — This post follows my Four seasons of slow looking. In that post I shared four images using our new slow looking viewer. …

Sound, music and mindful art appreciation with Cogapp’s new IIIF tool — Slowing down is hard to do digitally: speed is fetishised in connection speed, post rates, skimming content and almost everything else online. At Cogapp however, we’ve been thinking about ways to encourage slow looking for a while. …

Slow looking online with the Clyfford Still Museum — Slow looking is the practice of taking time to explore an artwork in a particular way in order to gain a deeper understanding of the piece. It is traditionally an in-gallery experience, guided by an educator or an audio guide. This post details our ongoing journey to create deep and…

Storytelling with IIIF — IIIF is usually thought about as a way to simplify working with images on the web, but it has hidden storytelling powers as well. In this post we explore how the same IIIF manifests and annotation lists can be presented in ways that re-imagine the concept of telling a story…