who are we?
the background to the project...
how?
elicit staff views and experiences on 'visual plagiarism'
through literature review, sector-wide survey, and interviews
development of visual search pilot tool by cvssp
workshops at four specialist arts universities in 2012
to gather feedback and user requirements
grey area
what do you think?
158 survey responses
to be continued...
introducing itrace in the next session!...
contact
lgarrett@ucreative.ac.uk
arobinson@ucreative.ac.uk
project blog and visual plagiarism bibliography at: vads.ac.uk/spot
- private beta testing
- based on index of images from vads.ac.uk
- technology from cvssp at university of surrey
- web development by bullet creative
the development process
the testing process
try it yourself....
learning outcomes...
- context and rationale for project
- understand methods used
- recognise complex nature of visual plagiarism
- upload image to itrace & explore its potential & limitations
for the project team...
• Understand how users engage
• Identify issues/bugs
• identify opportunities for future development
morning session:
- project overview
- introduction to visual plagiarism
- itrace demo and try it yourself!
lots road power station by john minton, 1953
royal college of art collection
rhoda bag by sarah bayley, 2009
museum of design in plastics
arts university college at bournemouth
afternoon session:
the Internet is often reported to have led to a.....
supposed 'copy + paste boom'
tuart forest II by tom cross, 1999
university college falmouth
evening gown by david styne, 1967
london college of fashion
1) first iteration of the tool
photo by Ze Clou, http://www.flickr.com/photos/leclou/4196036644
licensed under Creative commons cc by-nc-sa 2.0
3) web-based tool
2) initial web design mock-ups
BBC news (2011). 'Plagiarism: The Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V boom'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12613617
search results page
homepage
itrace.ac.uk
image from vads http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=60448
the plastic mac by tim mara © tim mara estate
visual search demo by cvssp, using images from vads:
http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=91599
faith, hope and charity, painting by studio of francesco albani, c.1650-60 © birmingham museum and art gallery
http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=92532
poster for annual dinner, at london college of printing, by tom eckerlsey, c.1980s © university of the arts london
http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=115916
keep britain tidy campaign poster by tom eckerlsey, 1963 © ministry of housing and local government
itrace...
vads at university for the creative arts
research on plagiarism in universities has tended to focus mainly on text-based work and not...
www.vads.ac.uk
cropping an image
visual work
eckersley, tom. [poster]
at: http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=115917
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Students show development of their ideas and technique in workbooks. -
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survey respondent
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regular tutorials ensures that I can see students' work development. -
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survey respondent
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it is a topic of great interest amongst students
- they are also concerned that their own work is not plagiarised - images/film/photos etc -
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survey respondent
follow the project on our blog at:
vads.ac.uk/spot
we want to hear your feedback!
e: amy@vads.ac.uk
t: 01252 892723
project overview
painting over an image
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Spot the difference
survey respondent
focus on teaching students what they need to know rather than policing. -
plagiarism may be an over-rated problem in a digital age -
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survey respondent
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objectives
e: lgarrett@ucreative.ac.uk
e: arobinson@ucreative.ac.uk
project blog: vads.ac.uk/spot
introducing itrace...
eckersley, tom. (1986). worldwide wildlife fund poster
at: http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=92477
plagiarism identification in the visual arts
- Investigate the concept of ‘visual plagiarism’
- consider the potential applicability that visual search technology may have in this area
- investigate the sustainability of any future service
leigh garrett, john collomosse, amy robinson
from across uk
and some international
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...often students cite 'google' as their source without understanding the distinction between where they found the idea and where the idea actually 'comes from'. -
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survey respondent
partners
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I run a brief that requires students to research and write about visual plagiarism...supported by a mock trial event - a role play event where students test and play out whether it is acceptable to copy in their specialism. -
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survey respondent
rotating and combining two images
- vads at university for the creative arts
- cvssp at university of surrey
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Staff often don't reference their visual sources in their teaching presentations and therefore students don't see the importance of doing so. -
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survey respondent
of staff say this happens frequently
6%
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plagiarism in visual work
of staff say say this happens frequently
42%
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lack of referencing for images in written work
of staff say that this happens frequently
46%
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lack of referencing for images in presentations
from project survey results
french School. (probably about 1840-1850). peasant woman
at: http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=89337
sketch of cottages near boulogne-sur-mer by josephine bowes, about 1865-70
at: http://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=89450
plenary
- feedback on the itrace pilot tool
- ideas for future applications and development
appropriation, homage, pastiche
widely accepted artistic practices with a long history
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfordshire_church_photos/4131668838
licensed under creative commons CC by-nc-sa 2.0
work by street artists such as banksy and shepard fairey
surrealist objects such as dali's 'lobster telephone'
prince and levine's re-photography of existing works
collages by picasso and braque
1920s
1940s
1960s
1980s
2000s
pop art such as warhol's 'Campbell's soup cans'
john heartfield's photomontages satirising hitler and the nazis
duchamp's ready-mades such as his 1917 signed urinal
work by contemporary artists such as damien hirst and glenn brown
learning through copying
student sketching in the ashmolean museum in oxford, photo by martin beek
anti-copying organisations & websites
acid.uk.com
plagiarius.com
youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Designers-and-Illustrators-Against-Plagiarism/190313407647321
defining plagiarism
some real life examples....
tatty devine vs claire's accessories
associated press vs shepard fairey - barack obama 'hope' poster
"the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own"
"from Latin plagiarius 'kidnapper'"
http://www.tattydevine.com/blog/2012/02/can-you-spot-the-difference/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12170620
sculpture by jeff koons, in venice
book end, park life Store, san francisco
photo by devastar, licensed under creative commons CC by-nc 2.0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/devastar/259864987/
image used with permission from park life store
http://www.parklifestore.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/arts/design/20suit.html
oxford english dictionary