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Chart Smarter: Know Your Type
The Four Methods of Information Visualization In a digital world that’s constantly flowing with new information to consume, it’s time we learn about the different visual strategies of information presentation so we can get a better grasp of the visualization. Finding the kind of information visualization that you want to use to present information can…
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand… Data Points?
I often hear the saying that someone is a ‘child at heart’ and while I think this is true for many people in different ways (good and bad), it kept coming to mind when learning about the purposes of data visualization. During childhood, we read picture books. Even though the words of the story are…
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Paws and Listen!! You’ll Definitely Regret It.
In preparation for releasing my long-form writing piece about the affects of domestication on dogs, I’ve been tasked with drafting attention-catching social media promotions. I’ve found myself in an unexpected stump. My goal with this writing piece is to reach my people– the dog community. But the findings- that humans evolved dogs for their own…
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Closure is Overrated: The Beauty of Unfinished Stories
The best art leaves you the most uncomfortable. Do you know that feeling when you’re left speechless, static, and utterly flabbergasted after watching a movie or reading a book? I’ve found that the only pieces of work that can leave me in that state have the most awkward endings. In my eyes, a piece of…
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Readers are Selfish. Writers are too.
At the core of every human is a need for connection and a little self-centeredness. Both the reader and the writer indulge in both. Most readers like to understand a material without struggle. This makes them feel intelligent and affirmed in their ability—and inherently selfish. The rare kind of readers will challenge themselves or step…
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The Impawssible Dream
With an array of interests, Elena Dean’s work ranges in subjects and mediums. She has a passion for advocating and using media to support meaningful causes. While studying Film, Television, and Media Arts at Quinnipiac University, she hopes that taking a media writing course will strengthen her writing skills and foster a cleaner method of…
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Are Children’s Books the Solution to Keeping Audience Attention Online?
6 Ways to Keep a Child’s Adult’s Attention When Reading Blog websites are the adult version of children’s books. The rise of phones and technology in our lives has dramatically decreased our attention spans. Combine that with reading online, and it’s even worse. Any notification or loss of interest can instantly divert one’s attention. The…
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From F to AI: Is it Worth The Cost?
In 2020, a girl named Katie was called to a Zoom meeting with her high school principal in a small town in Massachusetts. She happily joined, not knowing she was entering a conduct meeting. The school software had detected the use of Grammarly on her last English paper. What the principal failed to see was…
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Planning In Pixels: A New Shift to Digital Planning
Through time and experience, I’ve found that every part of life is a project. Almost everything requires steps, planning, and successful completion. I used to carry a planner with a small space for each day, complete with lines for writing. The problem with this planner was the lines; I didn’t want to confine my thoughts…
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Scrolling Through Symptoms: An ADHD Dilemma
ADHD is a condition I grew up hearing about so often that I initially thought it wasn’t a big deal. My sister has it, my best friend has it, and it seemed like nearly every kid in my classes did too. I remember my sister saying, after starting medication, that she just couldn’t sit still.…
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