Harebrained News is the blog of Maija Graham, an artist, educational media developer, graphic designer, and schemer.

The Carrot Rustler

carrot_rustler-thumbMom says she was pretending to be Dale Evans. Based on a photo taken by my grandfather.

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Robin Arseneault: Curios

robinswarm-thClick here to see Curios in action.

Robin told me she wanted to add a section to her site where she could post new things but she didn’t want a blog. So I came up with this swirling 3-dimensional cloud of non-linear randomness.

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Snow Flourish

snowflurrish-thSnow Flourish, 2009
Digital
For the ongoing Threadless t-shirt design competition

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Rollover interactives

Roll over interactivesClick here to see examples of a rollover interactive

Rollover interactives are a compact way to show more information about a diagram than will fit in the space available.

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Here be Drag 'n' Drops

Here be drag-and-dropsClick here to see the four versions of the drag-and-drop exercise

Drag and drop exercises have been used frequently in the online courses I have collaborated on because they can be used to quickly self-test knowledge without a lot of keystrokes.

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TRICKSTER

TRICKSTERSTRICKSTER, 2009
Digital
For the ongoing Threadless t-shirt design competition

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The Picnic

The PicnicThe Picnic, 2006
Digital
For the Threadless t-shirt design competition, Fast Food Nation

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Gesture of Protection

Gesture of ProtectionGesture of Protection, 2006
Digital
For the Threadless t-shirt design competition, Peace and Hate

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