Alumni: Charlie Harman,
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all.” Ode on a Grecian Urn, by John Keats, 1819 Don’t worry, we’re not going to hit you with a treatise on Romantic poetry, it’s just that at Calvium we find as much beauty in the ‘truths’ behind our heritage apps…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Contrary to its name, placemaking is not concerned with the making of a place. Rather, it’s about the expression and enhancement of places that are already rich in cultural, historical or personal significance – be it a world heritage site, community space, city underpass or national park. Whether the ‘place’…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
The Oxford English Dictionaries both declared ‘post-truth’ as their Word of the Year for 2016. This term doesn’t mean that truth has ceased to exist – more that it has ceased to be relevant. In the ‘post-truth’ society where ‘alternative facts’ run rampant, what sounds true is more important than…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Almost half of the global population – that’s about 3.5 billion of us – live in cities. These cityscapes have grown organically, over hundreds of years. with little consideration for the wellbeing of those living in them. They’ve been designed for the quantity of dwellers, rather than the quality of…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Heritage Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
If you’ve been inspired by the enthusiasm for Pokémon Go and its popularity, this ebook should be a first port of call; for inspiration, food for thought and a sense check to make sure it’s right for your heritage site.
Jo Reid,
What constitutes the past – and how we imagine the future – is continually changing. Heritage no longer just refers to castles and dungeons; instead, the term now includes anywhere that has meaning for inhabitants and visitors, from city parks to the streets of Soho. This change brings with it…
App Insights Digital Placemaking
Calvium Team,
By Catherine Allan & Cristina Mosconi Pokémon Go brought 25.5 million users worldwide together in a physical + digital quest for Pokémon characters. On streets and in gardens, in libraries, shopping centres, and town squares; it marked a pivotal moment – not just for gaming, but for the way in…
Jo Reid,
Heritage is all about recreating the past of a place. To create a rich experience, organisations have to draw out the story of their site, tying it to the way their visitors explore and the things they see and do. It’s a matter of placemaking: the act of giving life…