Reporting my journey as a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction, after a career in digital and print journalism.
On the heels of #AdviceForYoungJournalists (which seems to have been sparked by a Felix Salmon blog post), Twitter lit up today with a similar hashtag, #AdviceForYoungAcademics.
As in the other thread, these tweets contained nuggets of genuine wisdom — mixed with some incredibly bad advice and/or hilarious lines. Some examples below: Continue reading “The best of #AdviceForYoungAcademics tweets”
Yay, I made something move in a video!
For this project done for my Foundations of Digital Production class at IUPUI, I had to demonstrate 1) knowledge of how to implement green screen effects and 2) effective creation of motion graphics. It’s pretty short.
The green screen effect was the easy part. I used a still of a stormy field for the backdrop for a keyed sequence shot with a girl’s head and shoulders against a green background.
For the motion graphics, I then added the sun-like object and brand and tag titles animated to rise and appear to the left side. I added a dark-to-light and blur-to-focus effect on the still to complement the otherworldly vibe.
MANY thanks to the excellent tutorial at Lynda.com for walking me through it step-by-step.
As part of my research for Sara Anne Hook, a professor of legal informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, I’ve been compiling a list of resources for research in legal informatics.
Are you also needing a quick reference for law informatics? I’m just going to leave this right here. Continue reading “22 resources for legal informatics research”
