A Song of Gender Politics
For my final project in Info Vis this semester, I decided to revisit one of my favorite subjects: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Below is the text … Continue reading
The FFL Art Spot Project
As part of my coursework for completing my MLIS, I (along with three of my talented peers) created a three-part plan for an in-house art gallery, venue, and accompanying programming … Continue reading
GoT Family Tree… of sorts
For this semester’s Information Visualization class, we were assigned the following: “Create a visualization that depicts the various families, factions, and allegiances in the Game of Thrones series. This visualization … Continue reading
Copyright for Librarians: A Digital Pathfinder
As part of my references services coursework, I developed this website as a guide for librarians who are interested in copyright issues pertaining to their field. Feel free to let … Continue reading
The Future of Gamification in Libraries
Presented as part of my final project for Professor Scott Nicholson’s Fall 2012 course, Meaningful Gamification; I give you The Future of Gamification in Libraryland.
Points are for people
One quote that really stood out to me this week among our readings in Meaningful Gamification is also the one that really rankles. From Sanford: “Points are for people with no … Continue reading
Warning: like everything on the Internet, this post features cat pictures
This is one of the neatest infographics I have ever seen. In case the title isn’t a dead giveaway, this poster-sized graphic is designed to help you (via text descriptions … Continue reading
Folders & Tags: Reflections on Vannevar Bush
“When data of any sort are placed in storage, they are filed alphabetically or numerically, and information is found (when it is) by tracing it down from subclass to subclass…The … Continue reading
Remember when “Powers of Ten” was the best thing ever?
I wanted to find a way to share this with you all. It’s very similar to “Powers of Ten” (which those of you who took Information Design with me may remember from … Continue reading
Playtime!
This was originally posted in the Information Design blog as part of my coursework. Taking readings both from last week’s coverage of wayfinding, and the Information Design Handbook’s chapter on … Continue reading