Mapping the data brought space into focus in a way I don’t usually think about data. Especially for data on a space as small as Grinnell, I was surprised by the amount of household-to-household detail that was visible. I liked using ArcGIS, likely because of its visual focus. I would be interested in using the… Continue reading 10/05/25:
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9/25/25
Learning the basics of Omeka was less frightening than I first supposed. I found it less foreign that I expected given my familiarity with museum collection sites which operate with an analogous object and metadata focus, a parallel I was somewhat surprised by. I assume words like “exhibit” carry different meaning outside of a museum/gallery… Continue reading 9/25/25
09/21/25
I played around with generating a variety of more or less successful bar graphs. Many seemed garbled by my extremely rusty quantitative thinking skills, and I found myself rather unsure of how to begin determining questions to ask/answer with the data. In the above chart, for example, I gather that a householder is the standing… Continue reading 09/21/25
09/11/25
The curb-cut is an idea I was previously familiar with, but I had previously not put much thought into its digital parallel in the form of accessibility. I learned much from the videos concerning easy tweaks that can make huge differences for everyone, for example button size for limited mobility or on the move use.… Continue reading 09/11/25
09/04/25
On the job learning makes me somewhat uneasy. I like to feel prepared for tasks I take on, and I really don’t like learning in public. The level of preparation I usually strive for is structurally impossible with the Vivero role, which is forcing me to be more flexible, a persuasion I generally struggle with.
08/30/25
I am excited to gather all of my experiences in a digital environment that is in my control. I have long admired many of the fancy websites of my favorite academics/artists, and beginning working in cPanel feels as though I am getting a little bit closer to being able to do something like that myself.… Continue reading 08/30/25