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Mdocs Newsletter-2014-12-09, 1.6, Jordana Dym, Lisa Fierstein, Jennifer Hoffer Dec 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-12-09, 1.6, Jordana Dym, Lisa Fierstein, Jennifer Hoffer

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Newsletter-2014-11-17, 1.5, Jordana Dym, Billie Kanfer, Jennifer Hoffer Nov 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-11-17, 1.5, Jordana Dym, Billie Kanfer, Jennifer Hoffer

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Poster-2014-11-06, Screening Of Fatal Assistance With Director Raoul Peck, Jordana Dym, Sarah Dean Nov 2014

Mdocs Poster-2014-11-06, Screening Of Fatal Assistance With Director Raoul Peck, Jordana Dym, Sarah Dean

MDOCS Publications

Poster designed by Shane Boissière, '15, and Sarah Dean, '15, for the fall 2014, November 6, visit of Raoul Peck, Haitian film director and head of France's film academy (La FEMIS).


Mdocs Newsletter-2014-11-03, 1.4, Jordana Dym Nov 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-11-03, 1.4, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Newsletter-2014-10-21, 1.3, Jordana Dym, Lisa Fierstein Oct 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-10-21, 1.3, Jordana Dym, Lisa Fierstein

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Flyer-2014-10-17, Getting The Story: A Workshop In Digital Audio Recording With Eileen Mcadam, Jordana Dym Oct 2014

Mdocs Flyer-2014-10-17, Getting The Story: A Workshop In Digital Audio Recording With Eileen Mcadam, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

Flyer advertising an October 17/November two-part workshop for up to 12 faculty, staff and students. Eileen McAdam offered an introduction to the work of audio storytelling: the collecting, processing, and preserving of cherished stories using the latest digital equipment. In this workshop you will work with portable digital audio recorders and learn basic recording and interviewing techniques. On October 17, participants will learn and practice basic techniques. On November 7, participants will present an interview undertaken independently, and we will talk through lessons learned and next steps. Whether you want to record family stories, use interviews in your research project …


Mdocs Newsletter-2014-10-07, 1.2, Jordana Dym Oct 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-10-07, 1.2, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Flyer-2014-09-01, Invitation To Participate In Oral History Interview (Fall 2014), Jordana Dym, Jordana Dym Oct 2014

Mdocs Flyer-2014-09-01, Invitation To Participate In Oral History Interview (Fall 2014), Jordana Dym, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

Flyer inviting Skidmore College retirees and Saratoga Springs community members to participate in the Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project (SSMP) by giving an oral history interview as part of Celebration Weekend, 2014, on October 18. Eileen McAdam, of Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley, conducted the interview


Salvaging Print: Letterhead In Post-Industrial Urban America, Nancy Sharon Collins Sep 2014

Salvaging Print: Letterhead In Post-Industrial Urban America, Nancy Sharon Collins

The Mid-America Print Council Conference

This panel will explore the link between today’s small press movement and the formal aspects of commercial printing during the American 20th century. Panelists include Christine Medley , Philip Gattuso, and Nancy Bernardo.

Using as its primary example letterhead from defunct companies in Detroit, and secondarily, specimens of business and legal letterhead from other urban centers of the industrial United States, this panel will examine and discuss: What did letterhead represent to 20th century printers in local markets such as Detroit? What is the significance of printed letterhead, and stationery, to the art of small press printing in post-industrial cities …


Mdocs Newsletter-2014-09-23, 1.1, Jordana Dym Sep 2014

Mdocs Newsletter-2014-09-23, 1.1, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Tri-Fold-2014-09-01, Program, Mary Parliman Sep 2014

Mdocs Tri-Fold-2014-09-01, Program, Mary Parliman

MDOCS Publications

The first pamphlet for MDOCS introduced the slogan "evidence-based storytelling" as well as key program components: Storytellers' institute, Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project, academic year programming and coursework.


Mdocs Flyer-2014-09-01, Project Vis And Mdocs Fall 2014 Events, Jordana Dym Sep 2014

Mdocs Flyer-2014-09-01, Project Vis And Mdocs Fall 2014 Events, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.


Mdocs Series Flyer-2014-09-01, Li113 Workshops, Jordana Dym Sep 2014

Mdocs Series Flyer-2014-09-01, Li113 Workshops, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

List of Fall 2014 LI 113 Workshops including:

"Caricatures in the Round" with artist J.P. Crangle. Workshop includes a performance in caricature drawing and a conversation on character development, followed by a workshop in caricature drawing.

"GoPro Visual Storytelling" where students create a short doc using only a GoPro camera and Adobe Premiere software. Learn to focus on the essential elements of visual storytelling, such as movement, color, pace and rhythm.

"Getting the Story with Eileen McAdam-" This two-part workshop provides an introduction to the work of digital audio storytelling: the collecting, processing, and preserving of cherished stories using the …


Mdocs Tri-Fold-2014-06-01, Storytellers' Institute Skidmore Fellows Application Tri-Fold, Jordana Dym Jun 2014

Mdocs Tri-Fold-2014-06-01, Storytellers' Institute Skidmore Fellows Application Tri-Fold, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

Tri-fold pamphlet inviting Skidmore students and faculty to apply for the inaugural (June 2015) Storytellers' institute.


Mdocs Publication-2014-04-22, Skidmore Gets $750k Grant, Anonymous Anonymous Apr 2014

Mdocs Publication-2014-04-22, Skidmore Gets $750k Grant, Anonymous Anonymous

MDOCS Publications

"Skidmore gets a $750K Grant"

The Saratogian

April 22, 2014

Author:


Volume 06, Kristen Gains, Amanda Willis, Holly Backer, Monika Gutierrez, Cara O'Neal, Sara Nelson, Sasha Silberman, Jessica Beardsley, Jamie Gardner, Edward Peeples, Matthew Sakach, Tess Lione, Emily Wilkins, Kelsey Holt, Jessica Page, Jamie Clift, Charles Vancampen, Gilbert Hall, Jenny Nehrt, Kasey Dye, Amanda Tharp, Jamie Leeuwrik, Ashley Mcgee, Emily Poulin, Michael Kropf, Nick Pastore, Austin Polasky, Morgan Glasco, Laura L. Kahler, Melinda L. Edwards, Brandon C. Smith, Mariah Asbell, Cabell Edmunds, Amelia D. Perry, Alyssa Hayes, Irina Boothe, Perry Bason, James Early Apr 2014

Volume 06, Kristen Gains, Amanda Willis, Holly Backer, Monika Gutierrez, Cara O'Neal, Sara Nelson, Sasha Silberman, Jessica Beardsley, Jamie Gardner, Edward Peeples, Matthew Sakach, Tess Lione, Emily Wilkins, Kelsey Holt, Jessica Page, Jamie Clift, Charles Vancampen, Gilbert Hall, Jenny Nehrt, Kasey Dye, Amanda Tharp, Jamie Leeuwrik, Ashley Mcgee, Emily Poulin, Michael Kropf, Nick Pastore, Austin Polasky, Morgan Glasco, Laura L. Kahler, Melinda L. Edwards, Brandon C. Smith, Mariah Asbell, Cabell Edmunds, Amelia D. Perry, Alyssa Hayes, Irina Boothe, Perry Bason, James Early

Incite: The Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Introduction from Dean Dr. Charles Ross

Caught Between Folklore and the Cold War: The Americanization of Russian Children's Literature by Kristen Gains

Graphic Design by Amanda Willis

Graphic Design by Holly Backer

Prejudices in Swiss German Accents by Monika Gutierrez

Photography by Cara O'Neal

Photography by Sara Nelson

Edmund Tyrone's Long Journey through Night by Sasha Silberman

Photography by Jessica Beardsley

Photography by Jamie Gardner and Edward Peeples

The Republican Razor: The Guillotine as a Symbol of Equality by Jamie Clift

Graphic Design by Matthew Sakach

Genocide: The Lasting Effects of Gender Stratification in Rwanda By Tess Lione and Emily …


Patrick Scott’S Work For Signa Design Consultants, Mary Ann Bolger Jan 2014

Patrick Scott’S Work For Signa Design Consultants, Mary Ann Bolger

Mary Ann Bolger

This essay examines Patrick Scott’s work as a designer in mid-twentieth century Ireland. It focuses in particular on the work of one of Ireland’s first modern design consultancies, Signa, where Scott was the general design consultant. The paper argues that Signa’s designs provided an early model for a design vocabulary that could be, in the words of the British design critic Herbert Read, both “Irish and contemporary”.


The Star, National Airlines, Dinner Menu Postcard, National Airlines Jan 2014

The Star, National Airlines, Dinner Menu Postcard, National Airlines

Airline Menus

No abstract provided.


Horizon House Restaurant, International Airport, Houston, Texas, Houston International Airport Jan 2014

Horizon House Restaurant, International Airport, Houston, Texas, Houston International Airport

Airline Menus

No abstract provided.


Pan American Airlines "Happy Landings!" Breakfast Menu, Pan American Airlines Jan 2014

Pan American Airlines "Happy Landings!" Breakfast Menu, Pan American Airlines

Airline Menus

No abstract provided.


Carte Des Vins Et Liqueurs, Arnaud, Nouvelle Orleans, Arnaud's, New Orleans, Wine And Spirits Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's Jan 2014

Carte Des Vins Et Liqueurs, Arnaud, Nouvelle Orleans, Arnaud's, New Orleans, Wine And Spirits Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Arnaud's, New Orleans, A La Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's Jan 2014

Arnaud's, New Orleans, A La Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Arnaud's, New Orleans, A La Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's Jan 2014

Arnaud's, New Orleans, A La Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Cochran House, Estate Of Charles F. Hendershot, Newton, New Jersey, Date Unknown, The Cochran House, Estate Of Charles F. Hendershot Jan 2014

Cochran House, Estate Of Charles F. Hendershot, Newton, New Jersey, Date Unknown, The Cochran House, Estate Of Charles F. Hendershot

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Crawford's Sea Grill, "On The Shores Of Puget Sound," Seattle, Washington, Date Unknown, Crawford's Sea Grill Jan 2014

Crawford's Sea Grill, "On The Shores Of Puget Sound," Seattle, Washington, Date Unknown, Crawford's Sea Grill

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Restaurante Del Paseo, Chafing Dish Luncheon Menu, Date Unknown, Restaurante Del Paseo Jan 2014

Restaurante Del Paseo, Chafing Dish Luncheon Menu, Date Unknown, Restaurante Del Paseo

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Broussard's Napolean Patio, New Orleans, Postcard, Date Unknown, Broussard's Restaurant Jan 2014

Broussard's Napolean Patio, New Orleans, Postcard, Date Unknown, Broussard's Restaurant

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


The Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Placemat, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner Jan 2014

The Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Placemat, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


The Charleston Garden, B. Altman & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York, Date Unknown, B. Altman & Co. Jan 2014

The Charleston Garden, B. Altman & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York, Date Unknown, B. Altman & Co.

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.


Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner Jan 2014

Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.