Making U.S. Democracy A Little Less “Crazy” – Jamie Nola ’08
Confused about how an American democracy works? You are not alone. A new Web site – www.USDemocrazy.net – designed by Economist magazine cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, artist-in-residence at UMBC, aims to demystify and explore America’s crazy 50-state democracy in a fun and engaging way. Behind the scenes, recent alumnus Jamie Nola ’08, visual arts, spent the last year turning Kal’s black and white drawings into a colorful, interactive web experience, where talking fish discuss the economy and banners promising “crazy factoids” and “political mumbo-jumbo” are all the norm. “It’s really cool,” said Nola, who joined UMBC’s Imaging Research Center as… Continue Reading Making U.S. Democracy A Little Less “Crazy” – Jamie Nola ’08