App story
The digital brains behind some of the best arts apps out there tell us how they made them
How we made the story-driven app If You Go Away
This GPS-driven story about loss turns your smartphone screen into a portal, presenting a virtually abstracted version of cities
How we made experiential life-coaching app, Karen
Part game, drama and self-help quiz, this app from artists’ group Blast Theory sees users interact with curious but dangerous divorcee Karen
How we made the Paper iPad app
This app enables users to sketch, write, draw and visualise ideas on their iPad and has been downloaded more than 14m times
How we made HaikuJAM, the collaborative creativity app
The app that encourages ‘jammers’ to collaborate through the Japanese art of Haiku has seen some unexpected uses
How we made personalised story app, Mr Glue Stories
My daughter’s desire for a story was the inspiration to create an app that lets children invent personalised tales of their own
How we made the Wolfie piano app
Named after Mozart himself, Wolfie is a music education tool that speaks the language of today’s children: technology
How we made Artory, the what’s on app for Plymouth's arts scene
This arts data app benefits both audiences and organisations by offering users rewards that can be redeemed at local cultural venues
How we made the DeviantArt Mobile App
The art community app uses an innovative grid design to emphasise artworks and give users the feeling of walking through a real-life gallery
How we made the Hidden Newcastle app
Know the one about the flying donkey or the football match played on a frozen Tyne? This app educates culture fans with off-beat stories
How we made the cultural data app, I’m@app
Art lovers can access exclusive content on their phones when they visit some of the UK’s museums, galleries and theatres
How we made the Dozens & Trails app for the Library of Birmingham
This app serves fun and visual introductions to the library’s vast collections of manuscripts, maps, books and artefacts
How we made the Night Sun audiovisual web app
How do you turn a physical audiovisual installation into a digital app? Composer Richard Birkin explains how he took Night Sun online
How we made the Show and Tell circus app for children with autism
The Show and Tell app uses social storytelling to capture the unpredictability of circus for a very literal audience
How we made The War Poetry of Wilfred Owen app for iPad
The one-man team behind the first world war app on bringing Owen’s words to life and the decision to use female narrators
How we made the Centenary Connections first world war app
From frontline pets to the gun that fired the first British shell, this app is a treasure trove of first world war stories and artefacts
How we made the Live/Revive/Lament opera performance app
Always asked to turn off your phone at a performance? This app must be used during the show, as a key piece of the narrative
How we made kscope, an image-sharing app for university applicants
The app turns your smartphone into a kaleidoscope, allowing students to transform everyday scenes into abstract works of art
How we made Lumo Deliveries Inc
The makers of the management sim on putting players first and why more games should take inspiration from art and design
How we made the Curiator iPhone app
The co-founders of the online art platform explain how they fit the world's largest collaborative collection into people's pockets
How we made Performr, the art cruising app
Grindr and Tinder have transformed dating, so could an app that allows artists and audiences to hook up change the way we interact with art?
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