Vitoria, no C

Minecraft in the Type Classroom

I presented this poster at UCDA 2023 in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Visualizing Theories

My first piece of research for 2023 is a visualization of Social Learning Theory and the Zone of Proximal Development. I presented this poster at the Illinois State University Teaching & Learning Symposium. This year’s theme was belongingness.

Back to basics

I am trying to turn these into AR posters by using ARTIVIVE. I’ll update this post when that’s done… it might take a while.

Figma x Adobe

On September 15, 2022, Figma “has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Adobe.” The initial shock sent me into a whirlwind of Adobe – capitalism – monopoly – subscription services – walled-up knowledge – losing access – what does this mean? But now, a couple of days removed from the event, I believeContinue reading “Figma x Adobe”

Graphic Design Oracle – a teaching tool

I made this small box for quick in-class prompts for exercises. In the box, there are three categories of information: Students are to randomly pick from the decided color and then utilize that information as part of an in-class exercise. For this first version, the quotes, artists, and tips came from my own readings andContinue reading “Graphic Design Oracle – a teaching tool”

Book recommendations

Dandelion and the Fly

Some mobile photography directly from my backyard

The neighborhood has grown

The medium is the message

PoP, the font in … The Faculty Biennial

Last year I created Pop. A font that explores high-contrast strokes, bold colors, and basic shapes. Its creation coincided with my assignment to teach typography in Spring 2022 at Illinois State University. So I started to think of new assignments I could apply to my students. I arrived at extracting shapes from Pop in 2×2Continue reading “PoP, the font in … The Faculty Biennial”