A new generation of students is here and they have grown up with computers and they expect them to be an integral part of ceramic education. Digitalfire has been here developing these products for their entire lives and longer.
Students want quality reference information on the web, not in books. You will not find another tranditional ceramics reference website like this. It is a comprehensive project to document the traditional ceramic process from a materials-centric approach and in an interlinked way that mirrors the real-world hierarchy of oxides, minerals, generic materials, name-brand materials, recipes and testing. This database is restricted in some respects for people who are not logged in at digitalfire.com and do not have an INSIGHT level 2 key (Level 2 is required to see interlinking, material chemistry numbers, XML representation (for interpreting in INSIGHT), material search, etc.).
Anyone can download and install INSIGHT, it will run as a level 1 version for two months. After that students only need to email us to get a 50% discount to purchase.
These step-by-step lessons on our site take students through every aspect of using INSIGHT from downloading, installing, buying it to learning the mechanics of using it and dealing with a host of glaze adjustment, formulation and trouble shooting issues. When students complete these lessons (there are many of them) they will know INSIGHT and a good deal of practical ceramic chemistry. To view them click here.
Login to your individual or group account and all your recipe and reference data are right there in a powerful SQL cloud server. Works from any computer (including iOS, Android, Nokia, Windows Phone). All the students can contribute to a growing knowledge-base year-after-year, instructors can have full access. Can import from a wide range of desktop software and can export to an INSIGHT SQLite database file.
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There is no getting away from it: there is a direct relationship between the way ceramic glazes fire and their chemistry. Without ceramic chemistry your student will never really be able to properly fix problems, substitute materials, adjust, identify weaknesses, formulate or optimize glazes properly. There is a great need for increased technical training in ceramics. At Digitalfire we are about giving people the on-line tools and information they need to understand and harness the power of ceramic chemistry. |
Ceramc chemistry related topics can be approached from multiple angles and levels of complexity. No student can be fully competent without at least realizing the role that chemistry and mineralogy plays in fired glazes. INSIGHT is the international standard for interactive ceramic calculations. We encourage you to download a trial copy and its instruction manual and check it out. Then login at our home page and use the INSIGHT page to contact us about educational discounts and how to start teaching it to others.
We offer educational discounts to students and teachers for both single INSIGHT programs and site licenses. Please contact us.
There are thousands of ceramic schools around the world and we are creating the largest database of them on the internet. The activity surrounding this database will open many new doors and foster international partnerships. Click here for the beginning page of this project, the bottom of the page has more info. Please click the register button on our home page and use the affiliation section to tell us about your craft, art or technical school or university.
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