I need to give Scott Hansen some credit. I don't know him and I've never seen him (I don't think). I'd like to give him credit for his artwork. I've purchased almost every print he has for sale on his site. (see example below) I'm not sure why I like his stuff some much - maybe it's the mix of illustration and photographic imagery? I'm not an art critic, but [...]
At first, the title may not make much sense - it will by then end of this post. I found this gadget online this morning. This thing is called the, "Wattson." It provides a method of understanding how much energy your home consumes. It has a sensor, which takes a measurement of the overall domestic energy consumption (as well as assessing individual appliances). It displays the reading as a number [...]
I found an interesting site today - visualcomplexity.com. It contains several hundred visual representations of complex information. Visit Visual Complexity "VisualComplexity.com intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web. I truly hope [...]
Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing (Wikipedia, 2006). The races take place with 22 cars (11 teams, each with two cars). What I enjoy about this form of auto sport is the excess in both the spending of the teams and the speed at which the drivers travel. Teams like Ferrari (my favorite), McLaren-Mercedes, [...]
For the last month I've been writing (and re-writing) a chapter for the next edition of Communication Technology Update, a textbook published by Focal Press publications. I was asked to join Dr. David Atkin (Faculty Research Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Communication, Cleveland State University (Cleveland, Ohio)) and Dr. Tuen-yu Lau (the Director of the Digital Media Master's Program, School of Communications, University of Washington, (Seattle, Washington)). I'll be [...]
