by admin | May 13, 2026 | 8. In Defense of Something Now Digital
I will die on the hill that maps and navigation becoming digital is one of the greatest technologial innovations of the modern age. Everyday software such as Google Maps is a fantastic technology. I think it’s safe to say that nearly everyone uses it, or some...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | 7. Digital Critique
What is art? This is a question that has been in contention as of late. Art is something human made that is an expression of ourselves or something we want to say. I see more and more AI images these days, and I see people calling them art, which annoys me. Today I...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | 6. Digital vs. Natural
Let’s talk about maple trees. Off topic? Nope. I want to talk about the digital form of a maple tree, such as a photo or a simulation, vs. the real, natural tree you could go find outside. I want to talk about what we gain and what we lose when we have a digital...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | 5. Digitization
Our foundational technologies didn’t start out digital. They became digital from an analog system. Here, I will show you an illustrated representation of how the telephone became digital. Beginning with an energy source and a wire, an analog phone then receives...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | 4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital
Digital technology is one of the most significant shifts in technology throughout human history. It provided a fundamental change to how we interact with the world around us. But for all the advantages that digital technology brings us, it does come with some...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | 2. The Essence of Digital, 3. Digital or Analog
Hello again! Unless this is the first post you’re seeing, then hello for the first time! Welcome! Since there are an absurd amount of inventions and concepts that have developed throughout human history, I though it could be fun to name a few and talk...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | 2. The Essence of Digital
What does it mean to be digital? There are all these products and ideas and the concept of “analog and digital,” but what does it actually mean? Well, for something to be digital, it must be resistant to noise. Noise is unwanted “stuff,” be...
by admin | Mar 18, 2026 | Learning Objectives
THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recall the creative process, social environment, and visionaries involved int he journey to the digital world we live in today. 2. Clearly explain the essence of what it means to be digital and not digital 3. Classify objects or concepts...
by admin | Mar 5, 2026 | 1. The Creative Process
There are a ton of different technologies, people, and factors that contributed to how the world we know today came to be. But today I want to talk about a few of the major technologies that brought us to what we have now. Them being the Jacquard Loom, the Telegraph,...
