I’m now learning the proper terms for things I knew by rote or instinct. I’m learning to appraise images in an entirely different way, or at least to articulate what I’m seeing differently.
The Best of Harvard Square
The Best of Harvard Square
I love my adopted city, and have often blogged about its changing character. Feel free to explore my Harvard Square.
Programming is just language.
Programming is just language.
Why takes the science out of programming. He says: learning programming is about learning grammar. This is, very literally, language I understand.
flashback
flashback
If Angela Chase taught me that not being cool in high school is okay, Daria taught me that the kids who are cool deserve, not my envy and admiration, but only scorn and derision. Both lessons were ones that I needed. jezebel.com | finally: daria to be released on dvd
why I stopped workshopping (academically)
why I stopped workshopping (academically)
I discovered this Marge Piercy poem on a friend’s facebook page. I agree. There’s nothing inherently wrong with workshopping, of course; honest feedback from one’s peers is always the best thing for any creative type. But in a classroom setting it can be stifling, particularly if you get a bad instructor in the mix.
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.
rehabilitation of a role-model.
rehabilitation of a role-model.
No, Stephie, not Britney Spears. An article called Samantha Power Working On Obama’s State Department Transition Team came across my desktop last week, and makes me absurdly happy. I assume if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve figured out that I’m a bit of a [...]
End-Game.
End-Game.
So, this semester I’m learning Maya—it’s the same 3-D animation software that Pixar uses. I felt as though I’d be naturally good at it, because I’m an artist, sculptor, computer whiz. But it’s actually been quite a challenge. The program is so challenging, in fact, that we’ve already begun working on final projects—which aren’t due until after my birthday in January.
animation
animation
The final project from my Digital Multimedia Art class is about to cause a YouTube sensation. It’s fun, it’s mean, stay tuned for more…. Also, eleven days till California.
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
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
This can’t be copyediting because this isn’t English. How do you generate a template for text that does not conform to any known linguistic patterns, a stylesheet for an anti-grammar? I’m taking a break from a massive freelance-consultant project to bemoan the fact that techies cannot write. This is a dangerous blanket assertion, and one that begs proving-wrong.
