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Reading Notes 9/11: Description of NP-hard problems. Text did not explain what NP meant.

This notes page took an explanation of Roland Barthes'  a step further and explained each category in more detail and gives where each specific one comes up in the image.

analaysis of bolter

breaksdown symmetry into subcatorgories

Balance is concerned with the distribution of visual interest -- what is where in a composition. << This source gives further understanding for balance and shows how symmetry is related to it. 

Another article with more details and a more clear layout to understand different sections of balance within design.

An on-line course Art 104: Design and Composition class at Palomar College. The notes contain design theory

A little summary of The Language of New Media

In Chapter 2 of "The Computer," Ince describes the Google comparing data with the CDC to track those who are googling symptoms and the spread of illness. I found that idea very interesting and found that tracking information here on the web.

Tile is a small object including an RFID as described in Chapter 3 of "The Computer." The advantages of these devices are easily understood, but privacy could be a concern, as well. As suggested by Ince, many individuals are uncomfortable with their personal locations can be monitored. Tile's ability to send your location to other Tile users could make some uncomfortable with the concept. As someone who misplaces my keys regularly, I am willing to take the privacy risk!

I was very confused by the discussion of binary and memory in chapter 2 of "The Computer." I found this in depth article helpful in understanding the technical language.

Cray Supercomputer

Stephen Boyd of Stanford defines and describes NP hard problems. Well, he sort of explains it...

Diigo+Google search results for "design fundamentals line."

This website explains more about value and contrast. It gives several examples of value and the differences between color. I really like the portion where it gives an image of the gradual change of colors when using values. It helped me better engage my learning by looking at different examples.

This website explains more about value and contrast. It gives several examples of value and the differences between color. I really like the portion where it gives an image of the gradual change of colors when using values. It helped me better engage my learning by looking at different examples.

I know the supplied reading was not linked, but I found this and I am pretty sure it is the same thing...or roughly close to it!

Although I know we should not rely on wikipedia for a whole lot of scholarly information, I do believe this wiki page is a very good glimpse into the history of computing and computing hardware.

Hello there - I know we were not provided with the article, but this Google site provides a pretty basic summary of what we were supposed to read this week!

In the latest episode of his podcast, "Penn's Sunday School," Penn Jillette discusses the negative aspect of rhetoric. Beginning around minute 46 of the show, he describes the details of the article "12 Phrases Progressive Need to Ditch." In Jillette's oppinion, changing your words to placate your audience is not only manipulating, but also demeaning.

This article describes how to tailor specific phrase in order to persuade others to agree with your arguments.This emphasizes the understanding of pathos or audience as we learned in our readings about rhetoric

Host Terry Gross interviews author Linda Greenhouse about her book "Before Roe v. Wade." Among other points, Greenhouse discusses the phrase, "right to choose" which was an important choice or words for the movement.

I really like this website because it explains different type of alignment. I like that you can move your cursor over objects and the invisible alignment shows.

explains the basic types of alignment and continues to explain it in full with very detailed examples.

Alignment is one of those obvious design concepts that hardly seem worth making a big deal about. << Explains the importance of alignment.