Is the US government right to outlaw TikTok because it might share data with a foreign power, or is the security threat overstated? News outlets interviewed New Media faculty to get a different take on a proposed ban on the popular social media app.
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Organizations working to make a better world may soon get help from students with design and technical skills, thanks to a new initiative from Still Water, a lab at the University of Maine dedicated to studying and building creative networks,
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Knowing how to make mobile apps in 2020 is like knowing how to make a website in 2000: a skill much in demand but known by few. Now anyone hoping to learn to create apps for iOS or Android can take advantage of a free suite of interactive tutorials from the University of Maine’s New […]
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How has the boundary between art and non-art shifted in the Internet age, and what does that mean for design, activism, science, and other creative activities? This question is the subject of a Dario Moalli’s fall 2019 interview with New Media faculty and Still Water co-directors Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito in the venerable periodical […]
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Consumers are increasingly eager to eat local produce, but farm-to-table options in the cold season aren’t always easy to find in a northern state like Maine. That could change thanks to a new mobile app designed to help farmers optimize greenhouse conditions in the winter months, from a team led by New Media faculty and […]
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The purpose of this capstone is to engage one of the oldest communities in Maine in a new immersive technology, allowing for preservation of history and education. Keeping with the theme of connecting the old with the new, the plan with this project is to connect this new technology with antique machinery, making for a […]
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Arthur Hubbard is a fourth year New Media major with two minors in Studio Arts and Graphic Design. He considers himself a very curious person who loves to learn– namely digital and traditional art, UX design, illustration, printmaking, web design, and graphic design. In his free time he enjoys learning about prehistoric creatures, tending his […]
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As advancements in and access to technology continue to warp every area and sector of our modern world, our communication mediums to connect with each other are changing as well. We now have the ability to have access and contribute to an extremely vast amount of digital information on a global scale. This type […]
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At the core of every interaction between human, object, and space is an intricate relationship that continuously shifts and changes in the face of modernization and technological advancements. Everyday, humans develop new requirements and fresh needs that require improvements to build better experiences with technology as the most powerful driver for change. This […]
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COVID-19 came suddenly and with a wallop, forcing classes to operate remotely, canceling sports events, and leaving campuses empty last spring. Fortunately, New Media faculty and students have already been experimenting with digital tools for collaboration, like e-portfolios, web-based F2F classes, videoconferencing and discussion platforms like Slack.
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Colin Ingalls discovered New Media at the University of Maine after leaving high school uncertain about what he was going to do with his future. As both a tinkerer and a maker, Colin was always seeking a new skill to develop or a new project to tackle. The New Media program presented an opportunity for […]
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Eliza Bennett is a senior New Media student and currently a front end developer at Redfin Solutions in Portland, Maine. Her future goals are to still delve into her UX Design skillset and her artistic background to create art and experience on a vast variety of platforms. What is “Sounds of Maine”? Birds […]
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Austin Morin is a fourth-year New Media major and Marketing minor with a passion for digital marketing and design. Austin is in a Fraternity on campus, which he spends most of his time and work creating digital marketing assets and apparel for. In his free time he also plays club lacrosse for the school and […]
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Will is a senior New Media major and Electrical Engineering minor from the Class of 2020. In his time in the New Media program he became interested in design; focusing on how projects can best be built to suit the user’s needs. He has many hobbies, such as gaming, art, and music, and enjoys thinking […]
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How to Manage Your Loneliness April 20, 2020 New York Times The Cigna study indicated that 79 percent of those aged 18 to 22 considered themselves lonely. Among this group, heavy social media users were more likely to say they’re feeling lonely, Dr. Nemecek said, “so leveraging social media in the right way to make […]
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Digital Curation webinar focuses on saving the Web As more of our work and entertainment moves online, the challenge of preserving websites and social media becomes increasingly urgent. In an interactive discussion on 17 April 2020 entitled “Web Archiving for Everyone,” the latest guest speaker in UMaine’s Digital Curation program presents new tools and techniques […]
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As I initially sat down with Andrew, I noticed how carefully he placed down his laptop and his project. The simple action showed how much work he put into it and how much he valued it. I could tell by the wires the breadboard attached to it, and the many lines of code that it […]
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Most afternoons, Austin Thibeau can be found sitting in the IMRC working on homework or his capstone project, and researching recipes he could make at home and add to his virtual cookbook. Inspired by his interests in graphic design and baking, Austin is creating an engaging capstone focusing on a 3D modeled cookbook design featuring […]
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Tate Yoder is a senior in the New Media program with specific interests in being able to create visual content, whether that’s photography, videography, or graphics. Right from the get-go, he wanted to use those to create a skillset that he could bring to a variety of jobs, whether that’s in the film industry or […]
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I recently graduated UMaine with a double major in New Media and Social Work. After graduation I moved back to my hometown of Eliot, Maine, and have been engaged in freelance work. I volunteered with a nonprofit called “Pathways Thru Aging”, where I helped design a website, logo, and social media marketing plan for the […]
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When a student like Tanner says they are studying New Media, they could be talking about a multitude of things. New Media is not as specific or easily grasped as, say history or mathematics. While these degrees also have multiple aspects to them, New Media separates itself from other degrees by allowing more freedom of […]
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Wearing only a shirt in the cold but sunny March day, Matthew Marchewka can be classified as a typical Mainer. However, Matthew has Polish roots and was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He chose UMaine because he has relatives in Maine and also saw it as an opportunity to get away from his hometown. […]
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On a Thursday afternoon in the University’s Still-Water lab in Boardman hall you can find Bruce Wilson, twenty-one year old senior student and New Media Major, hard at work on his capstone project. The project? An unnamed short animation, set in a post apocalyptic world revolving around the struggle for survival of an unlikely duo […]
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Still Water Co-director Joline Blais was part of the team that helped organize the 2019 America East Hackathon, which focused on developing inexpensive apps and systems to sustain local farmers.
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New Media capstone students have developed capstone projects reflecting and extending a range of skills learned in the program including web and mobile app development, AR and VR applications, interactive educational video, and 3D design and printing of accessibility devices. Many of our students are working with outside clients and/or field testing new software platforms. […]
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New Media alumna Margaretha Haughwout invited Still Water co-directors Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito to explore the connections between different types of code and how they can be open-sourced, digitally and biologically, in a series of talks and workshops at Colgate University in November 2018.
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