Week 1 Curation

My life has changed! I have always kept multiple tabs opened to keep track of my online sources which made my browser really congested. As a science major, I have to write several formal lab reports, and each lab report requires multiple sources to introduce the topic and the hypothesis in question. Once I found appropriate scientific papers, I never wanted to close the tabs because I feared that I would never find the article again! Therefore, I kept all of my tabs opened all the time until I turned in my lab report. My "solution" to the problem was to copy and past the URLs into a word document. Then I'd open the word document and click on all the links again in separate tabs. However, I felt like this solution caused me to do more work, so I went back to keeping all of my tabs opened...UNTIL TODAY! All I have to do is bookmark my sources and organize them in their appropriate bookmark folder. I already have a lab folder created for my future bookmarks! For the first time, my browser doesn't have 20+ tabs opened. This is my first experience with a curation technique, and I was not disappointed!

Never in my life did I expect that Pinterest would be part of my homework! My favorite Pinterest board is titled Imagination. It includes a whole range of art such as street art, surrealism, photography, sculptures, watercolor and anything that captures my attention. Here is one of my favorite Imagination pin:

Harikrishnan Panicker and Deepti Nair create cut paper shadow boxes, illuminated with battery powered lights. Source.

I find it fascinating that people can take a simple material, such as copy paper, and transform it into a delicate artwork! I never really been a social media person because it can be distracting, but I enjoy Pinterest since it focuses on sharing ideas rather than updating statuses.