Author Archives: Carolyn

About Carolyn

I'm the creator of this site. A technical communicator who is now spreading her wings in the creative world. It'll be baby steps, but I'll be offering up my own creations to you as time goes on.

Luis Von Ahn ReCaptchas

Watch this incredible Ted Talk by Luis Von Ahn, who has an amazing idea to translate the web through massive online collaboration. Luis is one (Manuel Blum, Nicholas J Hopper, and John Langford is the rest of the team) of the inventors of … Continue reading

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A Beautiful Vision

I love watching an artist at work, and My Modern Met led me to another amazing artist who created a beautiful vision entitled “Circulation”. Minjae Lee is a South Korean artist who uses vibrant colors that stagger the mind with … Continue reading

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Talking Emoji

I was going through my tweets when I came across a link that was tweeted by @AnandWrites and @jennydeluxe which led to Intro to Narratives in Emoji 101. What I ran into were short stories written in Emoji. It takes a … Continue reading

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Jason Pearson Is Loved

From the Comic Archive (2011): Today (well, most days) is one of those days that I wish I were rich. There’s so much in this world that needs fixing. So much that is unfair. When I just checked back into … Continue reading

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More SOPA Info

Updated: The new alternative that was created and supported by both Senators Wyden and Issa is now being covered by EFF. Here’s the link to their initial take on the OPEN act: click here. Be sure to download it, read it, … Continue reading

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Mateusz’s Yakuza

                        I found another amazing illustrator by the name of Mateusz Kolek, who lives and works in Cracow, Poland. He’s definitely popular if you seen the amount of people … Continue reading

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Calvin And Hobbes Grows Up

                      Everyone wants to grow up to be a secret agent, right? It looks like that’s what Calvin and Hobbes want to be. Kizer180 makes their dreams come true in … Continue reading

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Poets Withdraw

                  Do you recognize these two people? If you love poetry, then you’ll recognize them as Alice Oswald and John Kinsella. They are, or were, two of the finalists for the TS … Continue reading

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Spice Of Life

                        We all know and love Van Gogh’s Starry Night. We’ve seen so many variations of it, all of them inspiring. But we haven’t seen one made up from … Continue reading

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And Then I Fell Back In Love With An Ad

                    After a day of being disgusted with ads, I fell back in love with them because of an ad campaign that was done by Team Detroit for the College for … Continue reading

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