This week I commented on the following classmates’ blogs: Megan Richard
As I’ve read the book and watched the video for this week’s assignment (scroll to February 13), I’ve been dividing my attention: I’ve succumbed to the temptation of continually modifying my portfolio site, based on the inspiration and new skills that the
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Is live. You can see it at: https://davidmckenzie.info/portfolio (link updated 2-7-12). Here is the assignment. It’s still very preliminary, so any suggestions are most appreciated. I’m sure it will change through the semester as I learn more about, you know, how to
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As I began to read for this week’s assignment, a book I had ordered arrived from Amazon. It’s the third edition of John Trimble‘s Writing with Style. If you haven’t used this book, it’s a great one. I had the first version
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Note to readers: For Clio 2, we all are required to post a comment on at least one classmate’s blog every week, then post a link to it on our blogs. So, following this set of posts will give you links to
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A Museum Studies classmate turned exhibition design firm colleague once remarked that she pursued design as a career because it combined her interest in art with an appreciation for engineering inherited from her engineer father. This is the best definition I’ve heard
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The last few days, my Twitter stream has lit up with justified outrage about the banning of ethnic studies–and related books–in Arizona’s classrooms. What has especially made news is the Tucson Unified School District’s seizure of the banned books. Opponents of ethnic
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Today the missus and I went to see Manifold Greatness at the Folger Shakespeare Library. A large introductory panel greeted us as we walked into the Folger’s magnificent space. The intro panel set the stage well for the exhibition: although it appeared
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Having spent 10 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador in 2003 (before I early-terminated after losing 30 pounds and being constantly sick), I was disappointed to see that Peace Corps is shutting down its operations in Honduras and not
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It makes me sad to say that this is my last blog post for Clio Wired I. I have learned a great deal, and really enjoyed learning both the bigger picture of digital history, and some hands-on skills with it. So, we
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