TED Talk by John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design
Talk: How art, technology, and design inform creative leaders.
Thought this was especially fitting for this class on ‘digital media and education’.
Favourite parts
1. The influence of font on feeling (FEAR)
2. Combination of ‘old and new’ (when he starts talking about antiques)
Link to talk here: John Maeda: Art/Tech/Design for Creative Leaders
Tomorrow, a proposal for our term projects will be due.
My hope is to work on video editing through iMovie and Vegas Pro and the only way to do that is to try my hand at shooting video as well. Since this class emphasizes not on ‘how much you know’ but on ‘how much you learn/improve’, it seems now is an opportune time to try these things out, especially since we have access to both video cameras and editing software!
As well, two presentations from classmates will be held tomorrow, one of which I know to be about ‘How To Make Flash Games Without Knowing How To Code’. It should be interesting.
A portfolio of completed and in-progress projects will be stored here.
Although this begins as a progress report for a ‘Digital Media in Arts Education’ course, it will also undoubtedly be a personal progress report as I learn to use various technological programs to express my ideas. Currently in my last year of psychology undergraduate program, this course which promotes creative thinking and encourages taking risks to experiment with media, digitally, is a good balance for the other analytical, precise courses.
I invite you to share your feedback and suggestions, encourage me, and to enjoy! Thanks for dropping by.
– Ephra