The top 10 mistakes of Web design
By Tristan Loper There was a time when simply having an online presence was enough: businesses and creative people followed an “if they build it, customers will come” mentality. Today’s dynamic web is...
View ArticleFive great videos shot only on iPhones
By Tristan Loper Video cameras are everywhere these days—and no, I don’t mean the kind that monitor your every move (though they’re everywhere too). I’m talking about the ones that fit in your...
View ArticleFocus on photography: What’s your favorite lens and why?
We asked a few of your favorite photography instructors about their preferences in lens use. Here’s what they had to say: “I should choose some cool, funky fisheye, but my students would know I was...
View ArticleHow UC San Diego Extension supports a growing game design industry
By Tristan Loper With mobile device use skyrocketing worldwide and a multi-billion dollar economy springing up to support those devices, it’s only natural that tech-savvy people would want to get in on...
View ArticleGetting personal with animation instructor Eric Van Hamersveld
How often do you have the opportunity to learn from someone who has worked with animators like Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng, helped to bring the classic animated feature “How the Grinch Stole...
View ArticleRight place, right time: The art of iReporting with Tony Perri
What do Mickey Mouse, David Lynch, and the Dalai Lama have in common? They’ve all worked with Emmy-award winning producer/director Tony Perri. Perri made San Diego his home following a pioneering...
View ArticleUC San Diego’s Revelle Forum presents Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor highlights and praises the influence of technology on the political process Revelle Forum welcomes Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California and former mayor of San Francisco,...
View ArticleFocus on instructors: Leland Foerster
“You photograph with all your ideology.” — Sebastiåo Salgado (Popular Photography, March 2008) We invite you to take a moment to get to know Leland Foerster, a fine art photographer who has taught for...
View ArticleFocus on instructors: Elia Locardi
About 100 years ago, renowned American photographer Lewis Hine said, “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” In this day and age, it’s a little easier to do both — and...
View ArticleTips & techniques: How to make a music video
There are a number of important skills that are required in order to make a good music video. Learn the art of creating an entertaining music video, along with how to record the music, plan the...
View ArticleFocus on instructors: Al Whitley
“As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.” ~ Norman Foster Al Whitley has taught for UC San Diego Extension for 25 years,...
View Article50 Voices of the Future: Blair Thornley on finding artistic inspiration
In honor of UC San Diego Extension’s first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years. The best...
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