Cognitive surplus is the phenomenon now occurring in the United States when Americans have extra time on their hands due to increased technology. Sometimes people use this extra time for activities such as watching TV for hours and hours. However,…
From my understanding, cognitive surplus is the excess time people have today and how they spend it creating rather than consuming. As discussed in the chapter we read for class, wikipedia is perfectly related to cognitive surplus. The self-image page on wikipedia discussed…
I thought the chapter on cognitive surplus was very interesting and informative. The main point I feel that the author is trying to make is that we are constantly looking for a way to stimulate our minds during the free…
The general idea of cognitive surplus is that as technology increases, people are gaining more time and they are able to do increasingly creative projects that can reach more people than ever before. One example that the chapter discussed was…
This week, Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus looked at the sharing of media throughout history. One point that I like from this chapter is when he compares media to a triathlon, with “…three different events: people like to consume, but they also…
As the chapter on Cognitive Surplus indicated, “Since WWII, increases in GDP, educational attainment, and life span have forced the industrialized world to grapple with something we’d never had to deal with on the national scale: free time.” Our unstructured free…
The readings about info graphics were very interesting. An infographic related to my topic, IBD, that I find incredibly appealing and informational is one by The Crohn’s Journey Foundation. In terms of information design, I believe this one truly succeeds….
For this week, begin by reading the first chapter of Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus, “Gin, Television and the Cognitive Surplus” (available on CourseWeb). Then spend at least 30min reading articles related to your public issue on Wikipedia. Then spend at…
http://www.decisionsonevidence.com/2012/12/student-debt-crisis-in-one-graphic/student-debt-infographic/ In this infographic, I like the use of color because the red and yellow works well in grabbing attention. The font is also easy to read and all in black. I like how it’s not too busy and easy…
An infographic I found interesting was one about the facts behind food prices. What I liked about this infographic was that it is very simple. There is a title, an image of a piece of corn, and the facts…
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