So, I finished my thesis project. It’s portbou1940.com: a hypertext narrative examining the death of German-Jewish social critic, philosopher, and dialectical historian Walter Benjamin. I’ll be working on revising the written thesis this month, and turn it in next month; the official conferral of my masters degree will be in [...]
news: doctor benjamin, doctor who, and posit design
news: doctor benjamin, doctor who, and posit design
built with Processing
built with Processing
This semester I’m studying Processing, a Java-ish programming language developed by and for visual artists. I churned out a couple of sketches last week, but this is my first interactive piece in the language. I’m really having fun in code; I’m learning; I’m absorbing the algorithms by osmosis, and just [...]
time enough at last
time enough at last
I’m terrifically excited about the end of this semester and my time being my own again.
There’s just SO MUCH STUFF that’s fun that I can’t wait to start digging into. First, I need to do something about my website and blog. Every year or so I get bored of the design of my website, and this year I have a very special idea about folding them together
Final Project
Final Project
Completed my final animation project on Friday. You can see it right here; just make sure to have the volume turned up on your computer. The animation was done in Maya, which is the same software that Pixar uses! I mixed the audio in Audacity, and did all of the post-production work in FinalCut Pro.
http://positdesign.com
http://positdesign.com
My brand-newly redesigned portfolio website is up! positdesign.comPlease take a peek. If you find any problems with it, email me ASAP at hello@positdesign.com. I’m aware of a few issues with some older versions of IE, and those should be resolved by the end of the calendar year.
more changes
more changes
Some readers have no doubt noticed that the layout of this blog changed dramatically a few weeks ago, from the old pink-and-green. That’s not the only change. My portfolio website, positdesign.com, is about 70% flipped to a beautiful brand-new template that I built for it.
two items
two items
Perhaps these notices should come with more fanfare—or maybe just more details. I have a new job, finally! I’m a Web Service Manager in the External Relations office at Harvard Business School now. I have a teaser website up, for real. It’s at http://positdesign.com. Incidentally, dating somebody who has copyright [...]
portfolio public (limited time only!)
portfolio public (limited time only!)
My final project (online portfolio), which I have been raving about, is actually online. Fancy that! It only exists on a Harvard University server which will be wiped clean at the end of the semester (approximately the end of May).
Keep in mind it was developed for a class assignment rather than for its intended purpose, and
What’s in the Pipeline.
What’s in the Pipeline.
I am so excited about the status of the portfolio site, which I’m using as a final project in my Web Development class, and I haven’t even written a line of code yet. It has a name, an architecture, and a color scheme. I’m delighted with how my two classes are intersecting.
Branding myself and my skills.
Branding myself and my skills.
As the end of the semester rapidly approaches for my Website Development class, I am turning toward my final project proposal. I plan to use this course to force myself to design, develop, and go live with a portfolio-of-sorts website: a showcase for my art, illustrations, paintings, photos, sketches, design projects, etc. Problem is, I’m stuck on what to call the website.
