Formerly CrowdMap, Ushahidi is a software that crowdsources data to map and visualize information, patterns, and locations. Information can be added via avenues like the site, email, text, and Twitter. Ushahidi’s current usage is as follows. Ushahidi was created in… Continue Reading
Our group is interested in documenting Carleton’s tunnel system, which has been closed off to students since 1988. A quick search of available materials in the online archives reveals the tunnels’ role in history such as in the birth of… Continue Reading
“Tate Modern’s Worldwide Reach: Lives and Deaths of their Artists” is an interactive time map illustrating the lifespans, genders, and birthplaces of Tate Modern Art Collection’s international artists—pause the map to hover over and learn more information about artists alive… Continue Reading
Here is the ArcGIS map I made of squirrels in Central Park. The embedding of the map into my site allows you to resize and move around in the map while staying on my WordPress page. It’s very cool that… Continue Reading
In flipping through random maps in the David Rumsey Collection, I was surprised to see the wide range of topics maps were being used to illustrate. Maps can measure historic territory, wars, topography, sailing routes, climate, religion, and so much… Continue Reading
Abstraction is a modern art type that boomed in the early 1900s, sweeping across media forms like painting, photography, and sculpture. Pioneers of the field like Pablo Picasso or Francis Picabia, deeply connected to their communities as artists, held tremendous… Continue Reading
Poke around my site here: I had fun customizing my theme’s CSS to remove padding, change the location of buttons, and add shadow to 2 headings. Using the Simple Custom CSS Plugin and the inspect tool in Chrome helped me… Continue Reading
On May 23, 2010, English professor Matthew G. Kirschenbaum posted “Hello Worlds (why humanities students should learn to program),” in which he argued the merits of teaching humanities students computer science. Five days later, student Evan Donahue posted “A “Hello… Continue Reading
Most 21st century Americans are likely not strangers with the utility of Google, and Googling unfamiliar phrases we encounter, things we suddenly would like to see out, and reaching for other curiosities is an experience many of us share. Like… Continue Reading
My Process Learning to use SketchUp was initially easy because the main actions (adding a 3rd dimension to rectangles, adding texture, etc.) were intuitive (and covered in class). I was glad these actions were simple drag-and-drop type motions instead of… Continue Reading
