My Thesis 2 Playlist

I posted this on my Ning page and thought I'd share it here on my Cyberped blog. This is another handy website called Grooveshark (free!). I made this playlist after attending our first Thesis 2 workshop this week:


My Thesis 2 Mix - Vol 1

1. Monday Morning - Melanie Fiona
2. Workin' for a Living - Huey Lewis and the News
3. Bad Day - Fuel
4. Respect - Aretha Franklin
5. Time - Hootie and the Blowfish
6. Don't You Worry About A Thing - Stevie Wonder
7. Who Needs Sleep? - Barenaked Ladies
8. Maniac - Michael Sembello
9. Faith - Limp Bizkit (R rated)
10. Drive - Incubus
11. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
12. Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers

Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century

So I have a twitter account and the main purpose is to get information on the latest design issues and news, whether it's the latest environmental problem to solving the aesthetic function of a product. I almost didn't get Twitter since I didn't want to be into this new web 2.0 too much. Yet I was forced (literally) after attending a user interface conference. There I discovered that contacts can be shared via Twitter accounts and streaming, or tweets, of information viewed by many. I was hooked.

Recently I just found a tweet regarding the same issues and practically the same project as my thesis. PBS is showing a program this Sunday, February 13th. Although the difference between my research is that I'm focusing on college/university level while I assume this will focus on K-12. Definitely must check out! Thank goodness for Twitter.

Cartooning & Humor by Liza Donnelly

I found a CNN article about Liza earlier this week and just recently found an interesting TED talk about the power of cartoons and humor as a woman in this day and age. It's a great perspective about women today and the culture we live in like social media and stereotypes:

• Liza Donnelly: Drawing up humor for change (TED)
• Cartooning has been my Savior (CNN)

Designing a Carbon Footprint

I found an interesting quote clip from my usual Graphic Design USA email newsletter. Kinda makes me reflect about excess stuff we print & advertise:

For a company [Starbucks] that has a large portion of their website devoted to promoting the claim that they’re very environmentally aware and making constant efforts to reduce their footprint through methods including recycling, constructing “green” buildings and ethically sourcing their coffee sources, what does it mean to add up the countless building signs, road signs, printed items for every product they carry, window graphics, gift cards, etc. that are all going to have to be re-made, re-printed and shipped to every corner of the globe? It means a pretty deep carbon footprint.

— Freelance Writer Tara Alley who promotes green coffee and coffeemakers for Coffee Home Direct.

My Art Diagrams

For Modern and Post-Modern Art History, I've decided to post my diagrams based of my art influences and how I came to be a dashing, hip, and smooth graduate student (yes chuckle and snort all you want). I've included it for your viewing pleasure.