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January 26, 2012
Shifting Roles for Public Libraries: From Supporting Player to Community Engagement Leader

When you think of the most democratic place in your neighborhood where resources are universally available, does one government entity immediately come to mind?

When you think of the most democratic place in your neighborhood where resources are universally available, does one government entity immediately come to mind?

According to the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), the public library is an institution that has long upheld a reputation as a highly-trusted and valued public resource. Therefore, it has the capacity to play an extremely important role in advancing dialogue and community engagement.

November 23, 2011
The Revel Challenge: Creatively Strengthening Community Relationships

We recently learned of a cool new interactive mobile app designed to initiate the discovery of public spaces and their hidden potential for meaningful and fun exchanges between people and their cities. Revel turns sets of instructions, called challenges, into adventures and experiences that can be shared by friends or strangers. You can write your own challenges in any of Revel’s seven categories: Appreciation, Exploring, Fitness Traning, Games, Neighbors & Networks, Photography, and Storytelling. Players are simply encouraged to be creative with their interpretations of these fields! One main ground rule for the game: challenges have to take place in public space, such as a city street, sidewalk, or park.    

February 14, 2011
Terrain Morph

Terrain Morph is a way to transition from a plan view to a 3D view (and, back again).

Example of raised relief terrain animation from Cat Russell on Vimeo.

In the two plus years that I have worked down the hall from the folks at Computer Terrain Mapping, I have seen a lot of amazing maps, animations and videos come out of their shop.