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Libraries and Transliteracy cc-by lemasney #logo #Inkscape #libraries #design #typography

Libraries and Transliteracy cc-by lemasney #logo #Inkscape #libraries #design #typography
Libraries and Transliteracy cc-by lemasney #logo #Inkscape #libraries #design #typography
Libraries and Transliteracy cc-by lemasney #logo #Inkscape #libraries #design #typography
Libraries and Transliteracy cc-by lemasney #logo #Inkscape #libraries #design #typography

So @annavan (Scoyoc), a friend in the NJ Library Land circle, simultaneously made me aware of a logo contest for Libraries and Transliteracy and called me out (in the best possible way). She tweeted

“It’s Contest Time! Libraries and Transliteracy Needs a Logo! https://librariesandtransliteracy.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/its-contest-time-libraries-and-transliteracy-needs-a-logo/ [hmmm… wonder what @lemasney would come up with]”

I love design challenges, Libraries, and Anna, so this one was a no brainer. So the first thing I did was make sure I had a clear understanding of transliteracy and how it related to libraries, and so I did some research, starting but not ending with the ubiquitous Wikipedia entry, which gave me a good start, defining Transliteracy as:

“Transliteracy is The ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks. (PART 2007) The modern meaning of the term combines literacy with the prefix trans-, which means “across; through”, so a transliterate person is one who is literate across multiple media.” from Transliteracy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at Sun Jul 18 2010 14:12:31 GMT-0400 (EST) on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteracy

A few other sources extended, reinforced and clarified the definition. Thanks for the nudge, Anna, and I hope my answer gets to the finals!

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Rider University May Faculty Development Day 2010: Social Networks for Academia

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Date: Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Venue: Rider University Science and Technology Building.

Abstract: This session will introduce attendees to four of the most popular social networks, illustrating how specific features of each can be used to directly support academic goals. Using examples from Rider and other institutions, the audience will see how academics can use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Ning in support of curricular, co-curricular, recruitment, publicity, and community outreach purposes. We will discuss why social networks exist as well as the pitfalls, benefits, and usage best practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to create one or more social network accounts and be given guidance on how to start using them for some specific academic purpose.

Presentation: http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Ad-YsRMv5bPqZGNrZm05ZndfNDg1Z3dkcDc3cnQ&hl=en

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Rider University Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, 2009

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John LeMasney received his Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership with a communications in December of 2009, and walked as a part of Commencement in May 2010.

John graduated with distinction, holding a cumulative GPA of 3.95.

John was also awarded the Graduate Education Outstanding Achievement Award for Organizational Leadership.

He would like to thank his teachers, fellow students, family and friends who supported his efforts.

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Self-portrait as a Buddha cc-by lemasney

Friendly Self Portrait
Friendly Self Portrait

Self-portrait as a Buddha cc-by lemasney
Self-portrait as a Buddha cc-by lemasney

Self portrait as Buddha

So I’ve been playing with my Facebook Profile Pic, and I did it mostly with my $100 Wacom Tablet. I’m always surprised and amazed at how easily you can modify a photographic image in Inkscape in order to transcend photography in and of itself. It’s a lot of fun to bring in a picture, trace bitmap in Inkscape, and start to work into it with the calligraphy tool. Hope you enjoyed this example of that.

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Late Night Television calls you to obey cc-by lemasney

Late Night Television calls you to obey cc-by lemasney
Late Night Television calls you to obey cc-by lemasney

So I am a bit of a night owl.

Especially on vacations, but most any night, I spend my most productive hours between 10pm-3am. I’m posting yesterday’s sketch, for instance, at 2:23 AM EDST. That’s just me. People scold me, tell me to go to sleep, and those who have meetings with me the next morning raise their eyebrows at me as if to say “late night, huh?” Yep. It was a late night, and I really enjoyed the quiet, and clear thoughts, and lack of interruptions of the day to day stuff. Very often I’ll have the TV going while I work on my laptop, but with TiVo my DVR, I no longer have to watch any of the ridiculous late night commercials. Whenever I’m elsewhere, without a TiVo DVR, I feel like it’s just easier not to watch TV.

The problem with commercial television sans DVR

Watching TV without one, especially late at night, is like a brainwashing session. BUY ME one commercial screams. YOU’RE FAT AND POOR another one bellows. BUY THIS CAR, YOU NEED HAIR, YOU HAVE ALLERGIES. I’d rather not have to pay attention to it, especially when I’m a little sleepy, and maybe a bit vulnerable to self-doubt. DVRs let me skip right past the stuff that asks me to obey. So this sketch is a little illustration of my feelings about late night TV, and I hope you like it!

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A beach shadow-sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn: ‘The sun is a skin cell killer” cc-by lemasney

A beach shadow-sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn: 'The sun is a skin cell killer" cc-by lemasney
A beach shadow-sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn: 'The sun is a skin cell killer" cc-by lemasney

A beach shadow- sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn: 'The sun is a skin cell killer" cc-by lemasney
A beach shadow-sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn: ‘The sun is a skin cell killer” cc-by lemasney

A shadow based sign reminds us of the dangers of sunburn

Today’s sketch is a sign on a beach reminding beach-goers to respect the sun. I was at the New Jersey Library Association which happened to be at Long Branch, a beautiful Central Jersey beach, and the bright sun was inviting, but even after an hour’s walk on the boardwalk, I got a little color. I also just wanted to quickly thank all of the kind people who came and saw my talks today at NJLA10.

“Sunburn — the skin reddening caused by overexposure to the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation — may seem like just a temporary irritation, but sunburns can cause long-lasting damage to the skin. Children are especially at risk: One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles a person’s chances of developing melanoma later in life. Don’t get burned: Read the articles below to learn all about The Skin Cancer Foundation’s expert advice on sunburn prevention, treatment, and relief!” – Sunburn – SkinCancer.org, http://goo.gl/kthTTv