Author Archives: amcnulty

Helvetica period.

Posted on September 25, 2011 by amcnulty

Going into this, I really didn’t know how one typeface could support an hour and twenty minute long documentary.  Though it wasn’t the most enthralling 80 minutes of my life, I appreciated how the director used this one typeface to … Continue reading →

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I just can’t get on board…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by amcnulty

Formalism is strange.  I know that the authors of the textbook include a little disclaimer that’s all “Oh yeah, people that don’t appreciate formalism just don’t know about it,” but I don’t buy this argument. At the risk of sounding … Continue reading →

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Hyper about hypertext

Posted on September 12, 2011 by amcnulty

I agree with Shelley Jackson’s arguments in some cases, but her kind of hypertext writing can really overwhelm me because I feel obligated to read everything.  An example of a site I’ve come across lately that is exactly the kind … Continue reading →

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Transition isn’t new, it’s constant.

Posted on September 5, 2011 by amcnulty

This reading by Thorbun and Jenkins did a good job of moving beyond the apocalyptic conceptualization of new media.  The authors look at how this communications transition fits into patterns of change we have seen in the past. Everyone seems … Continue reading →

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