OHNY.
Open House New York is a weekend that celebrates architecture / design / urban things all around the city. There are tours of places that aren’t usually open to the public, like artist studios. Check it out at http://www.ohny.org.
How The L.A. Times Broke The Bell Corruption Story
The LA Times broke a story in July about how city officials in Bell, CA – a city in Los Angeles County – were paying themselves extraordinarily high salaries. For example, the city’s chief administrative officer, who manages the city’s operations, was paid $1.5 million per year; by way of comparison, city managers in neighboring … Continue reading
Eyetracking + reading habits.
We talked today about how a reader’s eyes will skim over the printed page – and why, then, ledes are so important. Check out the results of this study by the Poynter Institute, which used eyetracking to evaluate what a reader retains when he/she reads content in print and online. The study found that readers … Continue reading
design is visiting the cooper hewitt!
We’re going to check out the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Triennial show on Monday, October 4th at 3:30. Check out the website here: http://cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/triennial/why-design-now.asp
white/black-board animations.
Let’s do this. The process: Linear storytelling / whiteboard: Circular storytelling / blackboard:
The Animation Project.
The Sony Wonder Lab does a free after-school program for high school students interested in stop motion animation. Check out the description from Ms. Leimsider’s email below .. FREE SONY Wonder Lab’s Animation Project – Mandatory Information Session September 28th This free after school program is for high school students interested in obtaining hands-on experience … Continue reading
Welcome to the original Room 402.
The original Room 402 lived in New York City on the 4th floor of a Beaux-Arts style public school building completed in 1905 as P.S. 38. Today, it’s the home of the NYC iSchool, a small public high school that’s at the forefront of the movement towards contemporary learning experiences characterized by purposeful work and … Continue reading
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