Jesse Witt & Virginia Alves – The Battle for Red River Hey guys! As we discussed in class, this was the output for our final project. For it, we used the Google Maps API and HighCharts.js to visualize data related to
Sketch: Sound Pollution on Red River
My apologies for the quality of the sketch and the photograph- likewise, I’m certain that my handwriting is sure to cause further confusion. I’ll use this space to elaborate on the components of our website. Interactive elements are listed in
Final Project Pitch – Jesse
Greetings coding compatriots! Jesse here- writing to report my thoughts on the upcoming final project. I’ve been thinking it long and hard, so much so that my mind has gotten stuck in something of a loop: Austin. Music. Local. Austin. Live.
Data Vis: Texas Music Industry
Texas Music & HighCharts http://w5748.net/highcharts/ | (GitHub Link) Greetings coding compatriots! This is the final output for my data visualization on the third assignment. For it, I decided to play around with HighCharts.js. Using this library, I wanted to create a line graph and
We Are The Power Rangers
I realize that this is the single most random post I’ve made this semester, but trust me … I think I’m onto something big here. The other day, I realized this class is the perfect metaphor for the first season
The Artists of #ACL (+GitHub)
w5748.net/tweetmap/ The above was an exercise in pulling down Tweets with Python and mapping that information with the Google Maps API. The process involved coding, troubleshooting, and of course, visualizing data on the web. Of all the things I learned from this
Journalist 2.0
Stacie Chan (@staciechan) was on campus Wednesday to speak as part of Texas State’s Mass Communication Week. In a presentation to students Chan talked about her path to her current career at Google News, and what it was like working for
On ‘New Engagement’
At a presentation yesterday part of Texas State’s Mass Communication Week, Trei Brundrett (@clockwerks) of Vox Media spoke to students on a wide variety of topics related to journalism. Although his content touched-on material as diverse as platform development, the creative process, and even ethics in
@smfrogers | The Privacy Paradox
The following questions are directed for our guest today, Simon Rogers. As I’m something of a louse and can’t stand to refer to people in the third person, I’ve written the questions as if they were being offered directly to him. I’m aware
The Music Capital of Craigslist
We hear all the time that Austin is the “Live Music Capital of the World”. And, if you happen to live there, you know that this statement is something of a ubiquitous message- it’s on shirts, coffee mugs, and of course,