Stand-Alone Searcher Application

Purpose

The stand-alone web application functions as a research and workshop tool that can be used independently from the Searcher Installation. It will have the key functionalities of the installation, as well as a few additional ones that should include:

• Ability to send a semantic search query to the search of a collection
• Ability to add explicit collection items by the input of an object identification number
• An itemized list of key meta-data of the images
• Ability to save an image constellation as a published result
• Ability to view published panels

Furthermore the stand-alone application might offer:

• user configurations (tuning search)
• statistics on published results
• Aternative pannel generations using the same search data

The stand-alone application will be used as an internal research and workshop tool and form the basic structure for future mobile interfacing (via captive-portal hotspot) of the searcher installation.

Concept Sketch

Concept Sketch Elements

• Unique ID: DMG_Panel A_#####
  • serving as a temporary generated title/unique panel id nr.
  • DMG stands for Collection (in this case Design Museum Ghent**
  • Panel A stands for Image Cpmposition/ Layout
  • subsequent numbers stands for generated unique id nr.

• Sematic Query/Title Bar: In Search Of... Serendipity
  • Concept for both a search query/title bar for each panel
  • Serendipity as a greyed-out search prompt / can be explicitly filled with user text
  • Upon searching with user semantic query, all selected items are combined with query/title text to be used as search imput
  • Need to define if the search query bar remains filled or refreshes after each search
  • Publishing an atlas should require a final saved query/title

• Image Atlas Interaction
  • Image interaction follows a similar layout as in Searcher installation
  • Ability to view images Full screen pop-up media viewer (via clicking on image?) and perhaps directly being able to view description
  • Selecting images either by clicking on them or clicking toggle dot under searcher (as in physical installation)
  • Seperate info/meta data button?
  • Ability to add explicit collection item to replace current image

• Search / Previous / Publish Buttons
  • Publish button should require a title - and upon publishing Panel Query/Title + Selected Items are used for lingering search
  • Author(s) needed for publishing / Optional short caption to add to the panel?

• Attitional Pages
  • Archive of Panels - Are they re-editable or only for viewing or do they generate a pdf?
  • Project Info Page - How to use search tool, Information on Searcher project, team, methods