{"id":9,"date":"2009-04-13T11:45:38","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/info\/?p=9"},"modified":"2009-04-21T00:55:10","modified_gmt":"2009-04-21T05:55:10","slug":"video-monolith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/info\/2009\/video-monolith\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Monolith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/outofbalance.org\/galleries\/monolith\/index.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Woman Viewing Monolith\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/manacsadesign.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/woman-viewing-small.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An event visitor examines the Video Monolith.\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">The Video Monolith is one of the more unusual projects I\u2019ve worked on, far from the usual two-dimensional confines of the digital medium. The goal was to develop a portable and inexpensive freestanding display to present video, audio and animation to special event visitors. The content included life-sized projection of a host presenting program information and other client messaging. My role was to develop the design of the physical Monolith display, integrating it with the site and its intended usage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">The final result demonstrated the dramatic effect of seeing video outside of its normal screen confines.  With a more anthropomorphic, human-scaled screen and aspect ratio, the video of the speaking host was a much more compelling presence. The target audience, like most of us, has long since learned to filter out the video messaging that pervades public and private spaces. But watching a full-sized person standing and talking \u2014 in a form very different from the typical video shrunk to fit on a  horizontal display \u2014  is not subject to the same automatic dismissal. It demanded at least a moment of passer-by\u2019s cognitive processing, and often prompted longer pauses \u2014 whether for curiosity about the medium or interest in the message itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/outofbalance.org\/galleries\/monolith\/index.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\">View this gallery<\/span><\/a> for more images of the Video Monolith installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Video Monolith is one of the more unusual projects I\u2019ve worked on, far from the usual two-dimensional confines of the digital medium. The goal was to develop a portable and inexpensive freestanding display to present video, audio and animation to special event visitors. 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