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Internet as a public sphere

A class project for my Communications Capstone Public Sphere class at Grand Valley State University.

The assignment was to use research an emerging technology and determine whether or not it is a part of or a form of the public sphere.

This page takes a term that is input by the user, and displays results of a search for that term from Twitter, Google and Technorati blog search. In theory, these three popular sources will give a glimpse at the general discourse of that term on the internet.

Exploring the history of barcode technology

A class project for my Creativity and Innovation class at Grand Valley State University.

The assignment was to pick a technology, research it’s beginnings, and to present those findings in a way that is creative. This was my answer to those who went the tried-and-true (but boring) Powerpoint route with their presentations.

I enjoyed experimenting with the dark background and the transparent PNG logo.