1. Kerning – The space between lines.

2. Emphasis – Where and how the point is made.

3. Descender – The part of the letter that goes below the baseline.

4. Visual Impact – The first impression a graphic or image makes on the viewer.

5. Constraint(s) – The limitations on the media such as size, materials used, colors used, etc.

ntlf-graphic-standards-cara-mico – link

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1. Kerning: The space between letters (typography) in proportional fonts.

2. Emphasis: Where the visual weight is carried, the use of bold, italic, or other mechanisms to make a stronger point than with words alone.

3. Descender: The part of a letter that falls below the baseline.

4. Visual Impact: How the audience sees the image. Unless of course you are a woman, in which case it is a workout routine for the feminine physique.

5. Constraint(s): Limitations of the medium, the canvas, the cost, print color, time, etc.

1. Intellectual Property: The category of corporate greed that takes away the rights of artists for the profit. Conversely, the ineffectual area of law that ‘protects’ artists from copyright infringement. See below.

2. Minimalist: <=>

3. Transmedia: Telling a story across multiple platforms so that the audience is engaged in multiple areas of their life.

4. Affiliation: The way in which two or more objects, people, or associations are related to one another.

5. Buckley: The worlds 5th cutest dog that I know of.

1. Social Proprioception: Proprioception is the bodies unconcious ability to know where its limbs are and coordinate movement. Similarly, the social aspect of proprioception is the understanding of where different parts of your community are through status updates and location based apps. The concept is that people are more unconciously aware of their friends and family through social media.
2. Dissonance: when two or more objects, sounds, thoughts, or events are used in such a way that is counter-intuitive and not in the way the audience expects. Things that are not in harmony with one another. While this can be used to a strategic advantage, it generally is negative. This image is one example of graphic dissonance from the website http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/design-dissonance-when-form-and-function-collide.php

   

3. Feedback Loop: Design work, design presentation, design review, back to design work to incorporate comments.
4. Compression: Reduction of an image file-size through the use of algorithms.
5. Technology Reticulation: The creation of a mesh or wire-frame using CAD to generate 3D images.

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My personal learning environment emphasizes people. I learn through connecting with people either at home, work, or school. I enjoy lectures, radio programs, books on tape. Storytelling is one of my favorite mediums. Outside of oration I enjoy reading. I love the printed word, the combination of lecture and reading works very well for me. Finally I enjoy video which I consider to be another form of person to person connection (TedTalks, etc.). I enjoy work environments that have energy but allow for focused effort.  If I can have my way I would learn in the company animals on all occasions 🙂 I enjoy being outside and need to connect with nature regularly to offset the amount of time I spend in front of a computer. I also enjoy meditation and find that I can learn more effectively if I meditate regularly. Although I can multitask, I prefer to have enough time to focus on one project at a time, for a period of an hour or so, then be able to take a break and move on to a different type of project. My learning is fueled by coffee and black tea.

While I prefer tactile, hands-on learning, I’m also a tech junkie. I enjoy photography and use Instagram for storytelling, both in the images I post, and in the images I like. I also enjoy twitter to share news articles I find interesting or socially important. It’s also interesting to be able to have conversations with people you might not otherwise be able to. I’m not a fan of Facebook but for some people, you have to use it :”/ I use Blogger, WordPress, and other media sites (occasionally I use the Tumblr and G+ sites). Snapchat is being overtaken by Facebook/Instagram so while it’s fun, I don’t see a need for it. I also have limited space on my phone which is where I access most of these apps (with the exception of blogging which I do from my laptop or another computer).

In terms of learning styles I prefer to dig deep into a subject and understand all of the intersecting components. For instance I’m not only interested in the biological component of water quality, but also the social, political, and cultural aspects of water quality. I prefer to ask a lot of questions to better understand a subject. I take copious notes since I need them to keep track of my commitments. I also enjoy going back to my notes from previous years and seeing how I felt about things. I also firmly support the theory of spiral based learning. I am still learning about things that I was introduced to over 30 years ago, but I am learning from a different perspective. I also am waiting for the robot takeover when humanity will become irrelevant. It’s coming. (I’m only sort of joking.)