Office Hour Tangents

D'ondray McRay and I catch up while he joins me for this ep of Office Hour Tangents. We have conversations about how it was like to be a student in my early classrooms, his journey to founding his own business (Direction Branding), our sons playing basketball together, and future plans. He was sitting in the first classroom I entered as a full-time professor about 15 years ago so he definitely...

This episode's Tangent comes via a question. I asked the class "Is there anything you would add to the web?" (as in the world wide web). The blank stares prompted some of this tangent. The internet WILL change, it's just a question of how. Straight from class to the cast, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor continues his thoughts, instruction, stories, and TANGENTS regarding top...

These Tangents go all over the place, probably because the class truly went all over the place. I begin with talking about how the casual design tool Canva may become a true Adobe competitor after their acquisition of Affinity. I also briefly talk about my current obsession with stand up comedians and how they help me in the classroom. I end things by continuing a conversation I had with my boys r...

While selecting all of the March Madness teams to record on YouTubeTV (via team logos) and listening to the morning sports talk fallout from an historically MONSTROUS dunk in the NBA, I decide to attack who may be the next face of the NBA...based on player logos. I also talk a little about branding in general and, you know, go off on a couple of other tangents. Straight from class to the cast, Bra...

Macromedia had Adobe shook back in the day just like Figma has them shook now, and a follow-up to the Requiem For A Dream episode as I show how one of the DOPEST and most inspirational websites EVER, Neostream, inspired one of the first websites I created using Flash. Straight from class to the cast, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor continues his thoughts, instruction, storie...

**Guest audio/microphone issues. I contemplated not posting because of the audio issues, but, IMO, the content is valuable enough to post, and good enough to schedule a “PART II” so stay tuned (subscribe & 👍🏽) for a follow up. Furthermore, below are timestamps in case you want to skip around** My FIRST interview!...well, it's more of a conversation that started in a coffee shop (shout to...

Talking about a website that heavily influenced and inspired my interaction design journey, the original Adobe Flash-based website for the movie Requiem For A Dream. I also touch on different types of screen-based applications, Flash emulation, and a Flash-based application I worked on while in the UK. Straight from class to the podcast booth, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor...

I continue a class discussion regarding templates, AI, and what makes something awesome versus what makes something dope. Straight from class to the podcast booth, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor continues his thoughts, instruction, stories, and TANGENTS regarding topics relating to art, design, and tech. Class: Interactive Design I

The first OHTangent! When discussing the utility of new age websites in class I briefly went on a Tangent that likened websites to stores in a mall. Additionally, in a faculty meeting where Apple's new Vision Pro was discussed and Meta's new Quest 3 was demonstrated, I continue a Tangent (or rant, depending on who you ask) about staying on top of the technology wave. Straight from class to...