Flourish Tutorial
Flourish is a website that makes data visualization easy and aesthetically pleasing. They do all the dirty work for you so all you have to do is organize the data. It is a great tool for when you need to… Continue Reading
Author: Eric Gassel
Uncanny X-Men Character Actions
Here is a link to my midterm project. This project allows you to see the number of certain types of actions performed by characters from the Uncanny X-Men series, and you can filter by issue # or action type.
Communicating Data
In this modern, technology driven age, data can be found all around us. It is a strong skill to be able to discover trends and meaning in data, and it is an equally important skill to be able to communicate… Continue Reading
Georeferencing Polynesia
The David Rumsey Georeferencer webpage is not only a phenomenal tool for mapping analysis, but it is also lots of fun. My understanding of the spatial DH projects improved as I worked through georeferencing Polynesia onto the current world map.… Continue Reading
DH Project Exploration: Inventing Abstraction
Inventing Abstraction is a DH project provides information about the artists that contributed to abstract art between 1910-1925. Its goal is to celebrate the bold, new art form and track its development through a network of artists. The form of… Continue Reading
Eric Writes
Welcome to Eric Writes, my blog that may or may not undergo a drastic title change once creativity strikes again. I searched through a lot of themes before settling on one that did not look like a commercial website. I… Continue Reading
To Code or Not to Code?
Spoiler: the answer is “to code”. The world is being digitized and shows no signs of slowing down. As data analysis and computations become more prominent in academia, it seems inevitable for scholars to engage with coding and computation of… Continue Reading
The Rhythm of Food: a DH Project
Back in the old days before TikTok was prominent, people would use Google to search for recipes. In fact, so many people use Google to find their recipes that “Google search interest can reveal key food trends over the years.”… Continue Reading
Gender Disparities
A quote often attributed to Gloria Steinem says: “We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.” Maker culture, with its goal to get everyone access to the… Continue Reading
SketchUp – Modeling My Home
During the first stage of the pandemic back in early 2020, I responded to boredom and my architectural curiosity by learning to use SketchUp. I was pleasantly surprised to find ourselves beginning this term with a fun, familiar program. I… Continue Reading
