In honor of the essays by James Paul Gee and Scott McCloud that students in my Technologies and the Future of Writing course are reading for tomorrow: two great animations that ask us to consider the nature of digital texts, symbols, and the spaces in which both are presented. The first, Animator vs Animation,…
Talking Points Memo has mashed together Katie Couric asking Joe Biden and Sarah Palin the same questions about Roe v. Wade and the supreme court. It is an insult to all Americans that this woman is on the ticket. Her ignorance is frightening. I agree with Josh that I’ve never thought too highly of…
The New York Times once again comes through with another excellent mapping of a calamitous event: the largest one-day decline in market history (see also their very well done interactive video timeline of events). The graphic maps the DOW’s decline against the vote in the House of Representatives, which killed the Bailout Plan: This…
CommonCraft has released a new video, “Web Search Results in Plain English“: