Category: workshops

These are workshops, sessions that LeMasney Consulting led or otherwise participated in to train or otherwise help people to come to a new understanding about a topic we specialize in. Mostly these are hands-on learning opportunities with software, hardware, branding, and fitness.

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Technology Classes with John LeMasney

Mark Twain on what is important.
Mark Twain on what is important.

Hi, I’m John LeMasney, a father, artist, photographer, and new resident in Charlottesville, Virginia. I have the honor of announcing that Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (JMRL) has agreed to let me speak in a free technology series in their beautiful downtown location. I love technology, and want to share what I love about it, continuing the work I’ve done for 20 years in the Northeastern part of our country. If you have a topic or a venue that you’d like covered, please contact me, and let’s make that happen. Let’s do something great together!

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Making Photos Great for Free.

Wednesday January 4th ​from 6-7pm​

In this session, come and learn about how to take your digital photos and transform them into art with Virginia based artist, designer, and photographer John LeMasney. With great free tools for photo manipulation, illustration, and catalog management, you can do what the professionals do without the costs. Come and learn about photo technique, lighting, and more, while growing your toolbox beyond point and shoot.

Okay google, what year is it cc-by lemasney
Okay google, what year is it cc-by lemasney

Introduction to Internet of Things and Home Ecosystems.

February 1st from 6-7pm

In this session led by Virginia based artist, designer, and photographer John LeMasney, come and learn about the leading ecosystems that have emerged as AI assistants in the home. We will discuss all the major platforms like Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple Siri, but we will focus deeply on the present and future state of Google Home, Google Now, ChromeCast, Chromebook, and related items in the Google Ecosystem in a in-session demonstration. If you are interested in having your lights blink when your partner leaves work, having an always listening all intelligent assistant in your home, or learning automatically that you need to leave a little early due to local traffic, you should join us!

wordpress statistics and analytics
wordpress statistics and analytics

​Analytics, or the art of discovering your audience.

March 1st from 6-7pm

If you have a web site or presence in social media, that’s great! How many people visited it today? How about last week? Where did they live? Were they 15, 30, or 50? How many people saw that Instagram post? What is your most popular pin on Pinterest? What browser were they using? Analytics is any system that gives you insight about the way that your content was used. Let Virginia based artist, designer, and photographer John LeMasney help you answer all of those questions and others when you learn about analytics tools in social media, publishing platforms, and other places. We will discuss many platforms for analytics, including Google, social media, and more.

IFLL initial logo study by lemasney
IFLL initial logo study by lemasney

Design for the Non-Designer.

Saturday April 1st from 1pm-2pm

In this session, come learn about digital visual communication with Virginia based artist, designer, and photographer John LeMasney. You likely did not encounter a lot of visual communication training in school, if you went to school in the US. The problem there is that successful contemporary mass communication is expressed today by artists and designers with specialized skills like visual literacy, software tools, and a sense of brand and audience awareness that graphic design can amplify. Design is important today, and if you are not sure where to start, here is a good place.

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What I love about Inkscape cc-by lemasney (1/52)

What I love about inkscape thumbnail and title
What I love about inkscape thumbnail and title

What I love about Inkscape

What do I love about Inkscape? Why am I sharing it? I am committing myself to making one new video a week as part of a series. Each one will explore a different topic that I love, and hopefully effectively convey what I love about it. If you like them, please give them a thumbs-up on YouTube! If you like the series, go ahead and subscribe to the playlist on YouTube for more!

“Learn how to design your own original waveform tattoo with Inkscape, Audacity, and Linux! In this, the first of 52 planned videos for 2016, John LeMasney starts off the “What I love about…” series with a true love of his: Inkscape, the open source vector illustration application. Think Illustrator, but free as in freedom. In order to show his love, he’s going to share how to make your voice into a tattoo using free software like Ubuntu, Inkscape, and Audacity. It’s a fun time, and it would not be the same without you.    Music: Chorale Prelude ‘Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt’, BWV 957 (Bach, 1880)” found in What I love about… Inkscape! – YouTube at

About LeMasney Consulting

I want to help people. I typically do this in regards to technology, productivity, or living, but I like talking with people about just about anything. If you think I might be able to help you, please contact me at lemasney@gmail.com or 609 553 9498. I’d love to either help you directly, or help you to get the help that you need – lemasney@gmail.com. Try me!

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My recent work with Que Publishing

John LeMasney Que
John LeMasney Que

Introduction to Raspberry Pi LiveLessons Video Training Que
Introduction to Raspberry Pi LiveLessons Video Training Que – http://goo.gl/dzID3i

I made some videos earlier this year.

I had the great pleasure earlier this year of working with Que Publishing to develop and release several video how to products about WordPress and Raspberry Pi. You can see some samples here: I really enjoyed the experience of walking to the studio in San Francisco. The air was so warm, and the food was so very good and fresh. It made it a joy to work in the studio and come out into the bright sunshine.

I loved it. It wasn’t until recently that I had an opportunity to reflect on my experience, and it was really healing. Thanks to Que and Pearson for the professionalism and gratitude that I was shown in that process. It was a delight to get to know all of you.

John LeMasney Que
John LeMasney Que http://goo.gl/dzID3i

“John LeMasney 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.” found in John LeMasney | Que at http://goo.gl/dzID3i

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What’s going on in early October at LeMasney Consulting?

Sweetgum Seed lamp (detail), steel, glass, and LEDs, Robert Kuster and John LeMasney, 2015
Sweetgum Seed lamp (detail), steel, glass, and LEDs, Robert Kuster and John LeMasney, 2015

There’s a lot going on now at LeMasney Consulting!

Teaching

John LeMasney teaching
John LeMasney teaching

Teaching at area schools and libraries has started up again! I’m at Rider University, Princeton Adult School, Princeton Public Library and other great venues and old friends like Cherry Hill Public Library. I’m talking about visual literacy, graphic design, personal branding, Arduino & Raspberry Pi, the Internet of Things, and lots of other fun topics. You can see all of my public events on the calendar in the sidebar or menu.

Or here’s the link: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pdst7j4q666373rccaibb6osuk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York

Clients

JK monogram study (in progress) cc-by lemasney
JK monogram study (in progress) cc-by lemasney

I’m doing a lot of WordPress work now in helping some local entrepreneurs get off the ground, developing branding campaigns, and strategizing about new avenues. A lot of people are really excited about one-page designs, but I’m not totally sold on their longevity. Call me and tell me your take on it.

Design

Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Stairs, Banisters, Floors, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Stairs, Banisters, Floors, cc-by lemasney

I’m still very excited about the Photo Essay about Jedediah Higgins House though I’d love more people to see it. Have you checked it out yet? <blink> I’ve also been thinking alot about the social networking problem of chaos versus order, and how hashtags are a really great, open solution that many people are still confused about. Hashtags are an idea, simply, that collect other ideas. When I precede a word with a hash (#) it indicates that I am using it as a collector, group, or thread that leads to other content about that topic, because others have used that hashtag as well. I love WordPress in part because of how well it uses tags and categories as well as other metadata to prompt you to create a taxonomy (or folksonomy) of your content.

Art

Princeton Parklet Maple Seeds cc-by lemasney
Princeton Parklet Maple Seeds cc-by lemasney

The Princeton Parklet is coming down (today, in fact) and my seeds are coming down with it. I’m sad to see them go from the public view, but happy that two of them so far have been sold for $500 apiece! If you’d like one of these beautiful pieces, please contact me about their availability. We can make more!

The Story of the Maple Seeds at the Princeton Parklet is an interesting read too!

In the meantime, we’ve continued the work with seeds, and here is a preview of the next seed, a sweetgum seed, those prickly balls that are underfoot all autumn long.

Sweetgum Seed lamp (detail), steel, glass, and LEDs, Robert Kuster and John LeMasney, 2015
Sweetgum Seed lamp (detail), steel, glass, and LEDs, Robert Kuster and John LeMasney, 2015

 

 

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What’s going on in early September 2015 at LeMasney Consulting

Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Natural light, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Natural light, cc-by lemasney

Jedediah Higgins house, Kingston, NJ, Trees, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins house, Kingston, NJ, Trees, cc-by lemasney

Here’s what’s going on the first half of September at LeMasney Consulting:

  • Infusing Technology into Music Education with Vineland Schools (9/1)
  • Inkscape at Cherry Hill Public Library (9/9)
  • Internet of Things at Cherry Hill Public Library (9/10)
  • 10 ways to enhance your digital Photography with Open Source Software at Camden County Libraries (9/12)
  • WordPress site development, graphic design, and branding work for various clients.
  • Collaboration meetings with colleagues.
  • Evernote at Princeton Public Library at 7pm (9/14)
  • Podcast: Technology and the Arts
  • Podcast: The Customer and the Service
  • Podcast: Pods and Sods presents: Where I end and You Begin, A conversation about Radiohead
  • Teaching Technology and media in organizational leadership classes at Rider University
  • Raspberry Pi at Princeton Public Library at 7 pm (9/17)
  • Classes with Mercer Institute
  • Content Camp and Podcamp Philly (9/19)
  • Naturalist tour at Herrontown Woods, Princeton. NJ
  • The historical Higgins House in Kingston, NJ Photo Essay
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My first keynote presentation: Lib2.0 at Stockton

Losing Weight: John LeMasney after picture
John LeMasney

Lib20: Media Specialist Symposium at Stockton University
Lib20: Media Specialist Symposium at Stockton University

I am very excited to have been asked to present the keynote and other presentations at Lib2.0 2015: A Media Specialist Symposium, in October 2015 at Stockton University (http://www.ettc.net/lib20/). At the event, I have been asked to talk about the following topics. Details for each session are below. If you are interested in having these topics delivered at your staff day training, conference, ot other speaking opportunity, please contact me at 609 553 9498 or john@lemasney.com

Keynote Presentation: Organizational Branding for Libraries
SESSION I: Social Media for Librarians and Media Specialists
SESSION II: Creating Sharable Content for Libraries
SESSION III: Google Cloud-Based Services for Libraries
SESSION IV: Top Ten Transliteracies for School Libraries (15 Minutes TED Style Talk)

Organizational Branding for Libraries

The aim of organizational branding efforts is to make these three ideas merge:

  1. We are presenting a brand of some kind now (active or passive, intended or unintended) that we hope creates a positive, accurate perception by our stakeholders.
  2. We have stakeholders that perceive our brand in some way, and we must discover what that perception is, even if it is not positive or correct.
  3. We can do actions, enforce policies, and check stakeholder perceptions to align our brand with our intended perceptions, the very intent of branding. We are doing these things to underline and reinforce what we are, and our patrons and other stakeholders understand and agree.

Come and learn about your library’s brand, and what can be done to improve or maintain it.

Social Media For Librarians and Media Specialists

We’re in what is referred to as the third wave of Social Media: The first wave was one in which people got Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google Plus, Hoot suite, and other social media accounts to connect with others socially and casually. The second wave was one in which organizations discovered that everyone was on these services and that they should probably be there too to take part  in the conversation, without necessarily knowing what that might look like, what their intent was, or what to expect about outcomes. Now, organizations are starting to make sense of how those social media accounts can help them to engage stakeholders differently than they do in person, track and make sense of visits, interactions, and connections and how that affects the rest of their work, and develop plans for success in social media in similar ways to the way that they developed their strategic plans. Come and learn how to make the most out of your social media efforts, how to decide if what you are doing is what you should be doing, and to discover what success looks like in social media outcomes.

Infographics and Visual Literacy for School Libraries

There is a trend in social media towards the visual. Images, videos and graphics get the most attention and lead more people to your other content. Social media platforms like Pinterest have grown powerful in a short period and reflect and strengthen the trend. The issue: while many of us are visual learners, not everyone considers themselves a visual creator, and so participation in the trend often is limited to simply sharing others’ images. In this session, we discover new tools that will help you to develop a beautiful visual representation of your ideas without having to become a certified graphic designer, photographer or visual communicator (even though you are likely doing those things already without much help or guidance). Learn how to create and find great images that support your ideas.

Creating Sharable Content for Libraries

In this session, John LeMasney will share 10 key ideas to consider when creating sharable content. What makes an article, image, idea, quote or other media particularly sharable? What technologies and methods can help you to give an interesting idea the best chance of being shared? How can copyright be honored and original sources be found? Why is there such emphasis now about sharing visual media over other forms? Join us for this session to help us find the answers!

Google Cloud-Based Services for Libraries

Learn how libraries can use Google’s free suite of office, productivity, organization, and life tools to improve communications and increase visibility in your community. We’ll discuss what can happen when library staff, administrators, and patrons use Google Drive, Hangouts, Maps, Calendar, Gmail, and Google Plus to advertise, communicate, and share information more effectively.

Top Ten Transliteracies for School Libraries

Transliteracy is the ability for a communicator to flexibly use a variety of methods to communicate their ideas more fully. This skill is an increasingly important one. Communicators who embrace photography, audio editing, coding, graphic design, video editing, can speak to a broader audience more easily. Let’s look at ways in which libraries can embrace, learn and take advantage of these literacies to communicate more effectively with their communities of service and practice.