Tech Talk – Page 51 – Visual Journalism

November 8, 2010

Linotype: The Film

Have you ever watched Helvetica–the movie about the typeface? If you haven’t, you should as it is really, really good. In a similar vein, for the pure graphics junkie, comes Linotype: The Film. “How does the Linotype fit in with new technology?” “It doesn’t.” “Linotype: The Film” Teaser from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo.

Graphic Design/Tech Talk

November 4, 2010

Paper, Pixels and iPads: Rethinking Magazines

We have a speaker coming in on Tuesday, November 9, at 12:30 who I really want to see – and so should you. Rebecca Burns, the director of digital strategy for Emmis Publishing, will be discussing apps, ads, iPhones, blogging, webpages and Zinio. Why do we care about Emmis Publishing? They own Atlanta Magazine and Texas Monthly, along with a...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Tech Talk

November 2, 2010

“I Want to Buy a Rangefinder”

These you script-we animate things are a riot … here’s one on buying a rangefinder. “It is traditional and not to be questioned.” Ha!

Craft/Tech Talk

November 2, 2010

What Your Camera Says About You

Gordon Lewis over at Shutterfinger put up a post on what he thinks your camera make says about you. You could take it as snarky, but, man … it is so mild. Being much snarkier would be a breeze … For the record, I currently own Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony cameras (just a point-and-shoot on the latter). I have...

Tech Talk

October 27, 2010

Maybe Mobile Isn’t New Media …

If you’re a bit of a geek, then Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle is someone you know about – a brilliant blogger who does some podcasting and radio work on the technology front. He has a post up about a guy who thinks there’s a woman (or maybe a man, dressed in drag) in the back of a movie...

Good Work/Tech Talk/Video

October 23, 2010

Better the Gear Than You

I didn’t do a lot of remote setups, but I can feel for Mark Rebilas as I had a setup destroyed in 1995 at the original Extreme Games. Still, that was nowhere near as dramatic as what happened to his kit recently. And, no, the warranty won’t cover that. Thanks to Mark Hertzberg for the link.

Tech Talk

October 6, 2010

Just in Time for the Holidays …

Okay, even I think this is excessive … a Leica M9 and 35 mm Summicron lens have been inclided in the Nieman Marcus Christmas Book. At $7,000 for the body and $3,000 for the lens, I think it’s overpriced. But at $17,500 for the body and lens … well, that’s just insane. Even if it does come with brown ostrich...

Craft/Tech Talk

September 29, 2010

Stanley Leary on Looking for Light

Stanley Leary has become a great resource and friend to my program at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. I have him come in every year to talk about business practices, something he does extremely well. He’s also started doing some video blogging, and the most recent one fits nicely with the next assignment for...

Advice & Learning/Tech Talk

September 27, 2010

Digital Literacy and a Resource Page

Over the weekend, a new tab popped up along that nav bar–Resources. I’ll put links in there to teaching materials from my classes. The first thing in there is a public link to the Digital Literacy videos I created over the summer. These 13 video modules are being used in several of our courses to help students learn new(ish) technologies...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Tech Talk

September 24, 2010

Why Archiving Is Important

Over on the New York Times, there is a story about a lost television recording of the last game of the 1960 World Series that has been found in a wine cellar of Bing Crosby. Aside from the Yankees losing that game, it is a nice reminder of the value of finding long-term storage solutions for our own archives. Right...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Tech Talk

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