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HCI researcher exploring arts-based methods, drawing, writing, dance, comics.. "a plethora of delights---a fruit salad compote"
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bitshammer.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
He told us who he was all along - those who’ve gone along with it were good with it because it gave license to be their worst selves & because they thought the harm he would do would always be to others. My new comic also in Portuguese, w/sources & full alt text spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
A comics page in black and white. Arranged in 5 tiers of panels, each with successively smaller panels and more per row - with the exception of the first. Opens with no panel border - silhouette of a hand in a gun position - with smoke coming from index finger. speech balloon “i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn’t lose any voters, ok?” Caption “this is perhaps the most truthful thing trump has ever said…” Same row - more than half page width panel with three drawings of trump making jerky body distortions mocking cerebral palsy. Caption “one might’ve assumed when he mocked reporter serge kovaleski that it would cross a line and be the end of him in public life.” Speech balloon “now the poor guy, you ought to see this guy!” Caption “that was naive.” Next row, first panel, slightly more than page width - closeup on trump’s open mouth, shouting “when you’re a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy. you can do anything.” Caption “surely, there’d be no coming back from this?” Second panel - silhouettes of tiki torch carrying rioters with their shirt collars showing. Caption “or this?” Dialogue “you also had some very fine people on both sides.” Caption “and yet…” Third row - three panels, first slightly more than a third, rest smaller still. Silhouette of trump throwing a paper towel roll like shooting a basketball. Dialogue “a great day…” Caption “c’mon…”. Second panel closeup on his lips, dialogue “why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Caption “really?” Third panel closeup on a coiled-style phone cord, dialogue “i would like you to do us a favor, though.” In background words from the first articles of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. Dialogue “the call with ukraine was perfect, with “no pressure.” Caption “this must be the last straw?” Full alt text on my site Fourth row, four panels, Silhouette of trump holding up a bible in front of a church. Caption “and on,”. Second panel silhouette of trump at podium, behind him wreath that is symbol for the proud boys. Dialogue “stand back and stand by…” Caption “and on,”. Third panel - drawing of the qanon shamon in his headgear shouting. Dialogue as if in text balloon “be there, will be wild!” Background, more dialogue in white on black ballooons “if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country anymore. We won this election and we won it by a landslide.” Caption “and on…” this segues into fourth panel - gallows with noose and capital behind it. Big text “article I: Incitement of Insurrection”. Text over image "Trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the Presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the American people” Fifth/final row. Each panel is smaller and smaller till the panels become slivers, almost a line. First panel, no image, just redrawn newspaper headlines - including trump’s ad against the “central park 5” and the two verdicts against him for sexual abuse and defamation.” Caption over this "but it’s not about him. as Maya Angelou said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.”” Next panel view of his bathroom with claissified documents in it and newspaper caption about indictment for that. Caption over this and next panels “which means if you’re still on board, it’s you.” Next bunch of panels break up a drawing of trump closeup from his mugshot. Headlines from his civil and criminal convictions overlay this. More quotes near the end of the series of panels, including “the water? you want me to go swimming?” “black jobs” “they’re eating the dogs… they are eating the cats.” “china virus” “scum” Full alttext and Portuguese on my site
April 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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kplx.art
Schwarz-weiße Zeichnung auf kariertem Papier: Eine Fliege hält ihre eigenen Augen in den Händen, als hätte sie diese kurz zuvor herausgenommen. Über der Figur steht in gebogener Schrift: „SEEN TOO MUCH“.
April 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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lucysullivan.bsky.social
US Theatrical release Oct ‘25 for THE THING WITH FEATHERS

deadline.com/2025/04/bene...
April 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
darkly-smiling.bsky.social
The UK's Department for Education published our report on pupils sharing their opinions on school spaces through digital technology methods.

Read it here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...

#NorthEast #Midlands #Schools #UKschools #BuildingUse
Developing a method for obtaining pupil insight for building in use reviews
Exploratory research testing approaches to getting pupils’ views on outdoor space, for Department for Education building in use reviews.
www.gov.uk
March 20, 2024 at 10:20 AM
darkly-smiling.bsky.social
Verrry nice PhD opportunity with Michael Heron, with whom working is super inspiring and fun. Go for it! ... or forward it to anyone who might want to :) lnkd.in/dwyv_2FN
February 22, 2024 at 10:33 AM
darkly-smiling.bsky.social
A really neat PhD opportunity at University of St Andrews in the UK on using Tabletop Roleplaying for HCI/UX. I've worked with Miriam and she's awesome. So I can only encourage people to apply (or forward to people who might wanna).
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 19, 2023 at 12:10 PM
darkly-smiling.bsky.social
Do you use arts in HCI? We would love your art for "Travelling 'Arts in HCI' Sketchbook" alt.chi! We want to showcase the breadth of arts practice across HCI. All people submitting will be authors. More info here shorturl.at/pwGNQ
#HCI #art #CHI #AltCHI #sketchbook
November 7, 2023 at 7:03 AM
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ernestopriego.com
Policy paper: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Updated 26 October 2023. "Applies to England". www.gov.uk/government/p...
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education
www.gov.uk
November 3, 2023 at 10:12 AM