The Documentation Network was established as the very first Icon ‘network’ in 2013 by a group of conservators with particular interest in conservation documentation as a separate conservation sub-domain. We believe that documentation is an integral part of conservation work and should not be seen separately. We also believe that the advent of technology requires a more focused approach to the development of tools and methodologies for documentation.
We are relaunching the Network at this meeting where aim to share some work on related projects, refocus the Network’s aims and strategic objectives and, hopefully, attract some new members.
Following the format of our past meetings, there will be two informal presentations followed by an open meeting where we will review and discus past and future actions and objectives.
We are delighted that Eamon Gilson, BIM Manager at Historic Environment Scotland and Dr Nicholas Eastaugh, Founder and Chief Scientist at Art Discovery, have agreed to join us to share their work.
Eamon Gilson
BIM within the Historical sector
• What is BIM
• Activities and Uses
• Strategy
• Information Management
• Responsibility
• The BIM Process
• Automation (Dynamo)
• Case Study: Rapid Prototyping (3D Printing)
Nicolas Eastaugh
Plain and colourful language: Using the ISCC-NBS color designation system for (in)formal documentation
Colour measurement and specification is a complex but well-studied field. Precise numerical values can be readily measured, recorded and reported routinely as part of documentation while changes can be accurately assessed. At the same time, reporting such values can be largely meaningless when put in other contexts. For example, communicating formal colour coordinates to non-specialist consumers is often problematic. This presentation will look at the ISCC-NBS color designation system as a possible solution, which is designed to provide plain, neutral language descriptors for specific colours. Two example use cases will be given, one for creating meaningful labelling on a collection of pigments, the other to help an art historian visually describe paintings in more precise terms.
