Blogs

I am curious in what ways blogging has had an impact on you as a designer, student or educator?
Do your students use blogs as a forum for design dialogue?
What are some of your favorite blogs and why?

Reading Critically

Has the notion of reading a text critically been undone by the skimming nature of the internet?
How do you guide students to read critically?

Thesis Projects

This question pertains to writing and thesis projects at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
How is writing utilized in both the process and final thesis projects?

books: Graphic Novels

What graphic novels have inspired you and why?

Notebooks/Sketchbooks

What kind of writing do you see and encourage in notebooks/sketchbooks?
Have you come across any interesting visual/written examples by students?

Books: novels

There are more and more novels that are incorporating image/text relationships within the story.
(the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is an example)
Do you have any recommendations?

Welcome!

Welcome to all of you who are new! I just want to mention a couple of things:
I think you will need to open a google account if you have not done so yet, as this invitation will expire after 2 weeks.
I appreciate everyones participation, and I will try to post questions a couple of times a week.

Onward!