Tuesday, 08.2.2011 | by Margi | 0 comments
Think Quarterly is an online journal published by Google to talk about what’s happened, happening and going to happen in the digital world. In this latest issue (and the first I’ve seen), leaders in the industry offer insights about tech. … Continue reading
Sunday, 09.26.2010 | by Margi | 2 Comments
Another excellent video by Steven Johnson. Found via Fred Lynch’s most excellent blog. Update: this video isn’t by Johnson; it was produced by Riverhead and Cognitive Media as a promotional tool for Johnson’s forthcoming book, Where Good Ideas Come From: … Continue reading
Thursday, 08.19.2010 | by Margi | 0 comments
Many of our creative celebrities are teachers. Michael Beirut, for instance, is a senior critic at Yale. Jessica Helfand is too. Steve Heller is Co-Chair of the design program at the School of Visual Arts. Ellen Lupton is at MICA; … Continue reading
Monday, 07.26.2010 | by Margi | 2 Comments
It’s the middle of the summer and a requisite panic has begun to settle as I consider moving back to Tucson, the impossible-seeming completion of two MFAs and getting organized for my upcoming illustration class. Yesterday, a quote was brought … Continue reading
Wednesday, 06.9.2010 | by Margi | 13 Comments
For the past year, I’ve been practically begging my students to start their own websites, with emphasis on starting blogs. It’s a marketing tool, I’ve told them. A way to show people who you are and impress them with your … Continue reading