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Painting by Numbers 1 (1982 Video)

Producer

Alec Nisbett

Subject

Art; Design

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Investigates the development of computer graphics. Analyses the uses of the technology and examines new developments.

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John Whitney Collection, The (2009)

Subject

Art; Information technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 57 minutes), $39.95 ($89.00 Institutional use)

From his earliest experiments with the medium of computer graphic systems, John Whitney Sr. balanced a cutting edge use of technology with integrity and a strong sense of artistic control. Considered by many...

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Transformation

Date released

Aug 1956

Series name

Ingot Pictorial

Issue no

27

NoS ID

349481

Story no

2 / 5

NoS synopsis: An item showing the sports ground at Cookley, Staffordshire being dug up for an extension of the Cookley works to enable manufacture of grain-oriented steel for use in electrical transformers....

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Comet Called Halley, A (1985 Video)

Director

Terence Murtagh; David Taylor

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Produced to herald the 1985-86 appearance of Halley’s Comet. Uses a mixture of VAX/11/750 computer animation, Quantel Paintbox graphics and archive visual material. Note: A new edition of the video taking...

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Smart Graphic Products (2012)

Subject

Chemistry; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £49.00

The DVD examines the properties, characteristics and applications of some of the smart materials used in the graphics industry. Case studies include labels and packaging that use thermochromic inks,...

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It’s A Computer World: Colour Print Composer

Date released

1980

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

257

NoS ID

326041

Story no

2 / 3

COI synopsis: The microchip is changing the face of industry. But the microchip is also enriching our society - helping to move traffic smoothly through our towns, to explore new areas of design and to guide...

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Engineering the Impossible (2004)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 107 minutes), £19.99

An exploration of the feasibility of several extraordinary engineering projects, such as a Europe to Africa bridge, a 170-storey skyscraper and floating ocean cities. The programme uses computer graphics to...

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Designing for the User: Inclusive Design for Graphics & Resistant Materials (2010)

Subject

Design; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 32 minutes), £45.00

This DVD aims to teach students how to create products that meet user need and are inclusive. Designers explain how they: research their market; consider the values and needs of their users and work with...

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Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ (1991 Multimedia)

An exploration of Twelfth Night with material on Elizabethan England, theatre history, Shakespeare’s life and times, a series of guided tours and a glossary. Uses the metaphor of a theatre of memory to...

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Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure (1987 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 75 min., 1994 sale: £95.00 (VAT +p&p)

An account of recent work on the structure of proteins and nucleic acids, and their aggregation into cellular organelles. Uses specially commissioned computer graphics from the IBM Scientific Centre in...

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