Hypertext is a multilinear shapeshifter. It expands. It deepens. It interconnects. Is it untapped in potential? Maybe. Is it critical for information technology? Of course. Focusing on the structure of hypertext, Landow feverishly breaks down the structure of hypertextual links and the possibilities it serves. Narrowing down the expanding passage of information, three useful questions […]
Craving the mid semester break so I can get back to drawing and meandering around the city. However, I won’t be able to look at my pencils and inks without thinking of them as technological tools. On an irrelevant mental note, I think I’ll rearrange my bedroom space and buy more plants. Here’s a little succulent […]
On leaving the symposium, one question seemed to linger in my mind. When understanding and discussing art, culture and technology, can we fully unpack the semiotics and distinctions that underline these terms? Through Betty’s Nelson-esque interpretation and Adrian’s persistent deconstruction, the questions of hypertext and untapped potential reminded me of my own musings, caught up […]
If there’s anything I’ve learned so far from hypertext, it’s that the promotion of simplicity is rather complicated, particularly as simplicity isn’t an idea learnt institutionally. The two hopes of simplifying our lives and making information accessible is indeed a distant hope. Whimsical as it may seem, Nelson addresses his hopes preceding multiple systems and discussions […]
A collective memory, an awareness, an absence of linearity. The symposium projected thoughts, ideas and opinions that broke down the relevancy of questions that were discussed and constructed in my tutorial. Pitched to the cohort, there was a distinct difference when breaking down these questions. For one, when discussing such ideas of hypertext and predictability, […]
Basic HTML coding is a little like magic. With the right kind of words, in the write kind of format, something beautiful happens in the process that just may surprise you. Whilst I have had a little experience with encoding and personalising my Tumblr CSS, the site HTML Dog has everything you need when encoding […]
Perplexed by the discussion, one fact (or inconsistency) remained clear. As we may think, we limit. Validity is fluid. From an age where facts and publications were systematically linear, the shift to an unlimited writing space has deepened our understanding of ideas and made us accustomed to the simplicity of tasks. Whilst the activity of experimental […]
In a society governed and defined through information, network literacy works with the latter to create accessible, comprehensive and maintained materials. By observing the relevancy of catalogue’s and their systems, the usual automatic presumptions– that is, how we participate within network literacy as an individual- become absolute and self-conscious. Prior to the reading, I had […]
Cluttered with papers, pencils, odd objects and books, two rolls of 35mm film roll out from under a pile of coloured paper and Catalyst magazines. I’m reminded of two things. 1.) Return and thank my co-worker for lending me all three seasons of Game of Thrones during semester break, and 2.) Get the roll of […]
When people follow me on public social networking, their immediate response is the quantity of my accounts. How did you get this number of that? Well, honestly, time is one defining factor. The other? Well, simply put, it’s quality. Living in a world where numbers and quantity seems to measure the credibility of your online […]
