I know this is the very definition of #firstworldproblems but I would like to vent, and this is my blog. So… Back in the dark ages when OS9 was the new hotness, I sat down with a computer science nerd friend of mine, and we talked about file organization. In particular, he excoriated me for … Read morePlease string the world’s smallest violin
Pictures are worth a thousand words Also: tl;dr Also also: videos I’m all for a good read, but let’s be honest: pretty often, you just need to learn a skill or follow steps or something. And then, the instructions being written isn’t actually a good thing. It’s boring, and doesn’t necessarily emphasize the important parts. … Read moreSome ‘splaining tools explained
Almost twenty years ago, I saw my first Sanborn map. In the years since, I’ve used these maps for work in all sorts of contexts, and I keep coming back to how beautiful they are. They show the information they were meant for – assessing risk for fire insurance – but also so much more. … Read moreI ♥ Maps
I wanted to bring together the stuff I learned from the infographics course I taught this semester and the workshop I led earlier this week. But then I realized trying to bring it all together in a blog post would make it way too meander-y, aside-packed, and also likely perpetually unfinished. So instead I’m going … Read moreInfographics ad nauseam
When I have the time, I’ll be making a more detailed post about infographics here. Bur for right now, if you’re in the infographics workshop, resources are below: The Minard Infographic HISP469 Student Work Dataset 1 (sav format) Dataset 2 (xls format – percentages etc. pre-calculated) Dataset 3 (xls format – percentages etc. pre-calculated)
Gamification is not universally accepted or respected. However, LEGO and architecture go together like peanut butter and chocolate. There’s no need to convince architects. They’ve been on board for a while. Though I wasn’t exactly toy deprived as a child, LEGOs will forever hold the place of honor among the playmobil, action figures, pirate and … Read moreLEGO for work, or my idea of heaven
Title got your attention? Good. Picture this and close your eyes. On second thought, read this, then close your eyes and picture it. A series of adorable cartoon snails. They represent different people/agencies involved in a historic preservation process, so the “government” one has a suit and dark glasses, the “historic property owner” has a … Read moreRacist/Not Racist
Achieving a huge step forward in or out of class is very rewarding. I’ve blogged about such moments before, and certainly savor them when they come along. But what about the other 99.9% of the time? Well, there are more modest joys that can be found there. On Wednesday, my department’s job bank was shifted … Read moreOne small step
I’m teaching infographics this spring. I’ll probably say quite a bit about it in the months to come, starting…. Now. Background (the boring stuff) I teach a senior-level preservation planning lab every spring. It’s a wide-open course: as long as it builds on what students have already learned, and teaches them useful skills, it can … Read moreInfographics, qu’est-ce que c’est?
I’ve been working on a post covering my upcoming infographics class, but then some awesomeness fell in my lap (or more accurately in my twitter feed) yesterday. So – stop the presses – I’m taking a little detour today and talking about it. It’s no secret that HISP405, the preservation capstone course, is a beast. … Read more(Preservation) Rapper’s Delight