Anna LynnA Contradictory Future: Suburban and Atomic Age Design in the 1962 Seattle World’s FairAmerica in the early 1960’s was marked by an important dichotomy: a fear of atomic annihilation, yet an almost unwavering hope for a…Dec 18, 20141Dec 18, 20141
Anna LynnA Reflection on Information Landscapes and Data CulturesHow would you make sense of this digital media world that we’ve looked at this semester?Dec 8, 2014Dec 8, 2014
Anna LynnPower in Scapes and SpacesThe morning commute is a menial part of the many people’s day; you have to get from point A to point B, and often don’t consider what is…Dec 1, 2014Dec 1, 2014
Anna LynnAbstract: Future Scenarios in the Cold WarFor my semester project, I would like to look at different future scenarios that were created during the Cold War. Throughout this class…Nov 10, 2014Nov 10, 2014
Anna LynnDigital LandscapesThis week, we’ve been exploring different types of digital landscapes.Nov 5, 20141Nov 5, 20141
Anna LynnSharing Stories: Snapchat as a Digital Vernacular LandscapeLast evening while I checked my phone, I was pulled into another lanscape. I opened up the Snapchat application and held down the “Marathon…Nov 3, 2014Nov 3, 2014
Anna LynnMapping Networks and their InterfaceThe first time I thought about an interface was in a material culture course. We looked at interfaces as a way to understand how people can…Oct 20, 2014Oct 20, 2014
Anna LynnGizmos and Gadgets in the Cold WarWhile reading Elaine Tyler May’s “Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era” for an American history class, I was struck by a…Oct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Anna LynnTactic vs. Strategy: Project GirlReading Michel de Certeau’s The Practice of Everyday Life and Alexander Galloway’s Protocol this week was a bit more challenging than I’d…Oct 6, 2014Oct 6, 2014