English: A full adaptative indexed palette (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In this episode, I decided to focus on color as topic. I explain how you can use a dollar bill in order to create a palette that subtly reminds the viewer of prosperity and wealth, how you can use photos as a source of palette, and sites that you can use to see lots of palettes that people are sharing to convey emotion and message without one lick of text.
The Program: Determining and Reinforcing Organizational Branding for Libraries in Culture, Communications, and Social Media Efforts
John LeMasney will lead a discussion aimed at enhancing our awareness of how our libraries are interpreted as individual organizations and resources. Does it match our intended mission and outcomes? We can use cultural elements, communication methods, social media efforts, and interpersonal interactions with stakeholders to emphasize and underline what our libraries are and why they provide valuable benefits to their unique patronage. Please join us to add to this valuable discussion on brand in libraries!
About the Speaker:
John LeMasney is a father who lives and works in and around Princeton, New Jersey. Currently the Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University, John worked from 1998-2011 at Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, as the Manager of Technology Training. He was recently awarded a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership with honors from Rider University, and he also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. John is a designer, artist, writer, poet, technologist, consultant, open web advocate, and open source evangelist. He is most interested in helping people to use technology to make their lives, work, and world better. (http:///about/)
In this session, we looked at the reasons why infographics are becoming an important, highly popular way of presenting information. We showed how to find data, how to build your message, and how to put together your infographic using great, free tools. Below is the presentation for this two-hour session.
All of these sessions are offered at Princeton Public Library, Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ. They are in the Technology lab on the second floor furthest from the main stairwell. Please come and join me to learn about these fun and useful technologies!
Tues, Feb 5 from 7:00-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
Wed, Feb 20 from 6:30-8:30 Tools to Create Infographics
Mon, Mar 11 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 1
Mon, Mar 18 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 2
Tues, Apr 9 from 7-8:30 Ten Things to Know About Your Android Tablet
Tues, Apr 16 from 6:30-8:30 Tools to Create Infographics
Wed, Apr 24 from 7-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
Tues, May 14 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 1
Tues, May 21 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 2
Wed, Jun 5 from 7-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
Wed, Jun 12 from 7-8:30 Ten Things to Know About Your Android Tablet
An article on technology offerings at PPL: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/blog/2013/02/latest-technology-classes-ppl
I was given a great opportunity to teach people how to create great presentations.
TIME: January, 2013
LOCATION: METRO, NYC
The presentation I used is here:
Learn how to incorporate design elements to create captivating, memorable, and effective slide presentations. In this day long session, technology instructor John LeMasney will cover a variety of design tools and techniques, including images, colors, fonts, readability, and movement. Skill Level: Intermediate.
Hey, Pinterest, please let me know who follows me back - lemasney.com
Hey, Pinterest, please let me know who follows me back – lemasney.com
“Google strikes again! Pin what!? Just when you thought you had it down. Gmail, Maps, Google search, iGoogle home page, gadgets, even games and utilities. Then Google comes up with Google + (plus) and it gets even more involved. Hangouts, Photos, a news feed, Circles! What can we make of all this? Pinterest has been appearing more and more as something to consider if you like graphics and sharing your likes online with others. Ever notice the tiny little “P” shaped logo on websites and wonder why and if you would ever “pin” something? Even though I’ve been “pinning” for a while, I am curious how much more I can do and how I can personalize this to make it more interesting. We at BCUG are certainly curious about its usefulness and how much fun it can be. So the question for October’s speaker is – What do I make of these web-based services, and how and why would I use them? Where do I start to integrate these into my online experience? Enter John LeMasney, our featured speaker. At our general meeting this month, John will update us on two new services that have emerged and that are free and, yes, somewhat useful. We have all heard him talk on various interesting topics including his year-long creative 365 project as well as enjoyed his expertise in applications like Sketchup, Gimp, Inkscape. In addition, John has been a regular and exciting speaker at our Graphics Workshop, where he has instructed and introduced us to programs that work with video, graphics, and online freebies. This writer can attribute many explorations into artwork and free games and apps to John, who is overly generous with his time and talent. He is supportive of BCUG and we are grateful for his participation in our programs through the year. He’sthe Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University where he is responsible for training and presenting to faculty and students about the effective use of technology for communication, work, teaching and learning. John has a BFA with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He is extremely creative and always has good ideas to convey. He also holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (communication) with honors from Rider University. Let’s make a date to be at our general meeting on October 19 to greet John and learn about two new useful web-based activities – Google Plus and the new popular Pinterest. You will come away with a clearer idea and new knowledge about Google + and Pinterest and how they can be used. Not only will we be ready to join Circles and participate in a hangout, we will honestly be able to say Happy Pinning!” (http://www.bcug.com/speakers/2012-10-spkr.html)
When in doubt, ask a librarian by John leMasney via 365sketches.org
