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Essays, surprises and life

Wow. Peter Graham’s The Age of the Essay was a spectacular read. I compiled a few points he made that I found bookmark-worthy. In the things you write in school you are, in theory, merely explaining yourself to the reader. In … Continue reading

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Blogs and jobs

Allow me to backtrack a little and reflect on the first lesson’s reading, Adrian Miles’ Blogs in Media Education. There are so many advantages to owning a blog, especially when it comes to applying for jobs. We’ve been warned about … Continue reading

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100 years into the future

What do you see? Can you imagine that 100 years ago, present-day technologies such as the iPhone and Google Glass would have been considered design fiction? I can’t even begin to wonder what new fictions we would have another 100 … Continue reading

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How design fiction impacts the media industry

In today’s symposium, Elliot brought up some very interesting points, but one stood out most of all to a communications professional like myself: design fiction’s impact on the media industry. More specifically, how do these new technologies impact the way … Continue reading

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Design fiction

Design fiction is defined as “an approach to design that speculates about new ideas through prototyping and storytelling”. What it really is is professional dreaming. For the clueless, Sterling included a super cool example of design fiction: Corning – A … Continue reading

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Not your typical Sunday

Today, I was robbed. Literally. This happened at approximately 2:30pm today. I was sitting in a tram, cruising along Smith Street, about to grab lunch from one of those Vietnamese bakeries. But lunch had to wait – someone decided it … Continue reading

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“Your grammar sucks”

And the first week of Summer school is over. Hurray! Don’t get me wrong – I absolutely love what I’m studying, I just wish it didn’t feel like such a race against time. Each workshop the class shares some technical … Continue reading

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Noticing

Looks like I have to update my 2014 list of resolutions. Notice more, intentionally. So pals, if you find me staring at you for an inappropriate amount of time, I beg your forgiveness in advance. The Researching Your Own Practice reading asked … Continue reading

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Double-loop learning and the crazy ones

Earlier this week, I borrowed a book from the library. Advertising guru Paul Arden’s It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be. Aptly titled like one of those Lifehacker or Zenhabits blog posts, Arden’s book is basically … Continue reading

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2014 digital trends and predictions

Here I am again, sharing more infographics from one of my favourite websites, visual.ly. Chew on this!   Exciting times we live in.

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