Review, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability
Staff Researcher
AMT Lab Staff Books: Art, Tech, and Our World

Looking for your next read at the intersection of art, technology, and our world? The AMT Lab team shares what they have on their bookshelves this season. From the rise of AI in marketing to the urgent need for climate action, our team discusses the books we found most impactful. Read more to find insights on accessibility, the power of music, and the future of culture.

AMT Lab Staff Books: Art, Tech, and Our World
Management, Review
Guest_Correspondent
Sage Intacct: A Roadmap Review for Financial ...

With a wide range of integration possibilities and reporting flexibility, Sage Intacct might be the right financial management software for your organization. In this review, guest contributor Stewart Urist highlights a few of the key functionalities that have improved his organization's daily workflow and the quality of the financial information available, and flags some pitfalls to keep in  mind along the way.

Sage Intacct: A Roadmap Review for Financial Management Success
entertainment, Review
Taylor Lien
The Bear's Season 3 Epitomizes Prestige TV

Amidst a host of negative reviews, season three of The Bear seems to epitomize the promise of prestige television -- bigger stars, bigger budgets, and higher production quality. Season three is ambitious and challenging, and it doesn’t allow the limitations of the television medium to dictate how the stories it wants to tell should be told.

The Bear's Season 3 Epitomizes Prestige TV
Art Meets Tech, Emerging Technology, Fundraising
Blake Aber
DipJar: The Future of Convenience in Fundraising

At the core of fundraising is the relationship between a nonprofit and those constituents who are most passionate about that organization’s mission. As development professionals it is vital to find touchpoints that cultivate and maintain these mutualistic relationships. Convenience for the donor is critical to getting a first gift that leads to a sustained philanthropic relationship. DipJar offers a unique giving opportunity for organizations “on the road,” those with a facility, or those hosting fundraising special events.

DipJar: The Future of Convenience in Fundraising
Artificial Intelligence, Review
Rachael Gunning
A Midjourney Review: Utilizing Generative A.I. ...

Many have likely browsed the internet long enough to have been fooled by an AI-generated image or two at some point. Text-to-image models like DALL·E , Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have advanced enough that most people only have about a 50%-60% chance of discerning if an image is AI generated, and the odds aren’t improving - but are these models good enough to forego using human artists altogether? This article provides a comparative review of the various offerings of Midjourney.

A Midjourney Review: Utilizing Generative A.I. for Visual Storytelling
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RakugakiAR: Bring Your Doodles to Life!

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RakugakiAR: Bring Your Doodles to Life!

What if your doodles could come to life? What if not only you you could interact with them, but they could interact with each other? While this may sound like the plot of a new Pixar movie, it can be achieved by using the RakugakiAR (らくがきA‪R) app on your phone. This interactive AR app trended #6 on Twitter, achieved #1 Top Overall Paid Apps in App Store (iPhone) in 8 countries/regions within the first week of release, and received the 2020 Digital Ethon Award in Japan. If you have the dollar to spare, I definitely recommend giving Rakugaki AR a try!

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Free UI/UX Design Tools: An In-Depth Analysis

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Free UI/UX Design Tools: An In-Depth Analysis

Figma, Adobe XD, and Invision Studio are vector-based user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design tools used to create prototypes of web and mobile applications. Before these softwares were available in the market, Sketch was previously known as the industry standard, along with other popular softwares such as Axure, UXPin, and Framer. While there are a multitude of UI/UX design tools available for purchase, this article will analyze three applications: Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision Studio. Looking to the future, as the field continues to see innovative change, it is likely that new features such as live code will be a new application introduced in the market. Regardless, UI/UX design has become more user-friendly and intuitive than it has ever has been.

How Effective are Photoshop's New AI Neural Filters?

How Effective are Photoshop's New AI Neural Filters?

Adobe’s Photoshop Neural Filters utilize artificial intelligence to retouch images in seconds. As the name suggests, Adobe has developed an artificial neural network that can identify patterns in the images and then use that information to make the edits. But how well does it work? This review will answer that question, focusing on the Super Zoom effect.

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Taking the Museum Experience Online with VOMA: The Virtual Online Museum of Art

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Taking the Museum Experience Online with VOMA: The Virtual Online Museum of Art

Partially because of the pandemic, the world of art and museums is changing with the implementation of new technology and platforms. VOMA, or “Virtual Online Museum of Art,” is the first fully interactive virtual museum. This review discusses its pros and cons in the context of other recently created virtual museums.

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Virtual Museum Tours: The Benaki Museum

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Virtual Museum Tours: The Benaki Museum

“Virtual museum tours” was the second most common Google search in 2020. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, virtual museum tours have grown in popularity, and now many museums are wondering what role they will play post-pandemic. As an international example, this review looks at the Benaki Museum’s tour from Athens, Greece.

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#SelfCare: A Nontraditional App for Managing Stress

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#SelfCare: A Nontraditional App for Managing Stress

#SelfCare is an application designed with a gamification approach to self-care. It was named one of Apple’s best self-care apps of 2018, when self-care was also named one of Apple’s top trends. Unlike most apps, #SelfCare has no advertisements, does not ask for a subscription when signing up, and sends out few notifications, which can also be turned off easily. It is difficult to obtain the number of downloads from the App Store, but as of 2019, it had more than two million downloads. This review looks at the application in a post-pandemic context wherein being alone is the new norm, at least for the time being.

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Using Procreate for Digital Art

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Using Procreate for Digital Art

Procreate, launched in 2011, is a digital drawing software that can be used on an iPad. It offers hundreds of brushes, filters, supports files with many layers, and has a very simple design interface. This review will go into the details about Procreate to give you better insight on what sets it apart from other digital drawing software.