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The impact of emerging and current interactive media on specific aspects of our lives

Posted onJune 15, 2018June 15, 2018

Some of the students who sign up for my Introduction to Interactive Digital Media course don’t have a clue what interactive media is, which is pretty astounding to me because these technologies are so pervasive in their everyday lives. One Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, TeachingTagsintroduction interactive media, media education

Good web design is C.R.A.P.

Posted onMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018

An assignment in my Introduction to Interactive Media syllabus that always catches my students’ attention is the “CRAP Assignment.”  While some may think that every assignment is CRAP, it’s not actually the case for this one.   You see, CRAP Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Teaching, Web DesignTagsCRAP assignment, CRAP web design, design education

Mushroom identification app.

Student Work: Prototype apps to help a user make a decision using Adobe InDesign

Posted onMay 26, 2018June 14, 2018

One of the best days of the year is when I have finally submitted my grades for the semester.  I just want it DONE.  Unfortunately, in the rush to get my grades turned in, I find it difficult to be Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, TeachingTagsintroduction to interactive media, prototype apps

How to grow herbs in glass containers! 3D print your pots!

Posted onMay 16, 2018

I am often asked what I use 3D printer for, and my response is usually… “UM…EVERYTHING!” This is because once you understand how 3D printing works and have access to the technology, you start to see so many different ways Continue Reading

Categories3D printing, BlogTags3D print, 3d printed pot, 3D printing

Web site makeover for ESS. Out of the 90s and into 2018!

Posted onMay 7, 2018

A LOT has changed in the last 20 years in the world of web design.  Sites have evolved from simple “brochure-ware” to flashy animated experiences to bold, interactive experiences that respond to the device that requests them. While it’s challenging Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Web Design, Work in ProgressTagsresponsive web design, web design

The typeface says more than the words.

Posted onApril 27, 2018

Since interactive digital media is a visual medium, one lesson I try to impart on my Introduction to Interactive Media students is how typography can have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of an interactive application. In fact, Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Design, TeachingTagsintroduction to interactive media, typography

3D Design and Printing Course at Webster University!

Posted onApril 20, 2018April 24, 2018

We just wrapped up our first ever 3D design and printing class in the School of Communications at Webster University and I think we can call it a success.  Our students designed and printed three different objects and left fired Continue Reading

Categories3D printing, BlogTags3D design, 3D printing, Meshmixer, Shapeshifter

Infographics workshop for humanities faculty using Adobe Creative Cloud

Posted onApril 16, 2018

This week I co-taught a workshop for Webster humanities faculty about information graphics, specifically how to make them with Adobe Illustrator and how the creation of information graphics could be an alternative assignment to the more traditional research paper.  This Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Info Graphics, TrainingTagsadobe illustrator, info graphics, information graphics

3D Printing with Adobe Creative Cloud Workshop

Posted onApril 6, 2018

This week I taught a workshop at Webster University on 3-D printing. The purpose of the workshop was to help students better understand ways of using the Adobe Creative Suite which was motivated by the fact that Webster has a Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, TrainingTags3D printing, Adobe CC, workshop

Removing cookies and improving functionality in a web-based ordering system

Posted onMarch 16, 2018April 6, 2018

We are about 1 year into the redesign of the JAOS ordering application for Amcon, the optical supply company, and it finally feels like we are making some progress. This week we completed all of the different ordering methods, and Continue Reading

CategoriesBlog, Work in Progress

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