Intention
As part of the European project Digital Tools for Creative Collaboration, ourcollaborative.tools serves as an online platform summarizing the research of Random(Lab) on collaborative practices in art and design using digital tools. This publication features a curation of artistic projects, thought-provoking articles, a glossary, and a bibliography.
We believe that the tools crafted by artists and designers---from creative tools (preferably free) to tool-works, along with the drafting of new licenses or participation guidelines---constitute a collective work. Thus, all the projects gathered within ourcollaborative.tools share the common goal of shaping digital frameworks to foster collaborations---with peers, experts from other disciplines, a classroom, local residents, non-human beings, and so on---on both small and large scales.
Goals
Our goal extends beyond merely archiving projects. We also aim to document collective practices and examine how artists and designers utilize, combine, and even modify existing tools, as well as develop new ones that align with their unique working methods, so that these tools can be adapted to align with their specific working methods and not the other way around. To achieve this, we will curate a collection of articles and a mediagraphy that provide a critical perspective on digital collaboration and the creation of situated tools for artistic purposes.
The platform is intended for use by designers and artists, whether they are students or professionals, who are interested in topics such as collaboration, cooperation, contribution, participation, the creative process, free software (FOSS), computer development, and visual arts.
We add new projects when we think they fit in with our editorial line, they are sometimes proposed to us and we are always open to new idea. We don't have the resources to contact all the authors, to ask us corrections, additions or modifications: please send us an e-mail to randomlab(at)esadse.fr
Content
A catalogue of projects, each presented in the form of an outline;
A collection of articles in which the authors explore the subject of creative
A collaboration regarding their professional experience;
A list of notions paired with quotes, forming a glossary for collaboration;
A bibliography to expand theoretical and critical content;
An inventory of the authors' cataloged articles and projects.
Navigation
What we aim to do with ourcollaborative.tools is to create a rich and dynamic database for exploration. The platform is designed in a way that each part is interconnected with others, allowing you to follow your own way.
When you arrive on the homepage, we offer a selection of related content from each article. You can then navigate through the data using filters, clickable tags, or the search tool.