2009 D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival
September 25-27, 2009, New York, NY
The D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival is an annual celebration of the visual arts located in the neighborhood of Dumbo in Brooklyn, New York. More than 200,000 people attend this three day festival to make it the largest urban forum for experimental art in the United States.
Walkabit worked with festival staff and artists to develop an incredible application to help visitors better experience the festival.
Walkabit worked with festival staff and artists to develop an incredible application to help visitors better experience the festival.
Digital Map
Artworks, performances, studios, and more dot this map to help festival-goers find there way around over 100 festival hot spot.
Better yet, thanks to the iPhone's location-finding abilities, the user's location will be shown on this map.
Audio & Video
A multimedia device at it's very core, the iPhone is incredible at showing off media of all kinds.
Artist submitted videos and recorded statements (in their own voice) allow viewers to gain a new perspective on the piece.
Artist submitted videos and recorded statements (in their own voice) allow viewers to gain a new perspective on the piece.
Schedule of Events
The Art Under the Bridge festival features over 20 performances by local performance artists.
Easier to use than a paper schedule, the iPhone app can show you what's going on now, and what's happening later in the day, so that you can plan your visit.
Easier to use than a paper schedule, the iPhone app can show you what's going on now, and what's happening later in the day, so that you can plan your visit.
Read More
Audio and video are great, but for some things, text on a screen is faster to understand and much easier to produce.
Thankfully, the iPhone provides a big beautiful screen to read about the art.
Thankfully, the iPhone provides a big beautiful screen to read about the art.
Facebook and Email
Love a piece? Why not share it with your friends, via email or Facebook? A tap of the finger allows you to share any piece with your friends.
Artist Driven
The iPhone app acts as an extension of an artist's work, allowing viewers to learn a bit more about the art, directly from the artist.
Status Board
These information screens located at the festival display to the public the images, titles and descriptions!
They even show twitter posts tagged with #dumbofestval.
They even show twitter posts tagged with #dumbofestval.
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