Happy New Year

The reluctant fundamentalist

Nov 30, 2008

I just finished reading "The reluctant fundamentalist" a novel by Mohsin Hamid over the break. (I had mentioned this novel in another context here). It is a tight, powerful novel, structured as a monologue, (reminiscent of Camus' The Fall, a fact that few reviewers...

Educational Change by Design: A school for the future

Jan 15, 2021

How do we design a school for the future? This recent article seeks to capture (in the form of a case study) our recent experience in designing such a school. The design process was a collaborative process involving a partnership with a local school district and the...

Creativity, risk-taking, education

Jan 3, 2021

EduSummIT is a global community of policy-makers, researchers, and educators working together to move education into the digital age. The last EduSummit (2019) was held in Quebec, Canada and I was a member of Thematic Working Group 3 (TWG3) on Creativity for Teachers...

A year of blogging

Jan 1, 2009

It was exactly a year ago, on the first of January 2008, that I began blogging (see first posting here). When I started I wasn't sure how well this blogging thing would work out. Now 12 months and 376 posts later - I have to say that I have truly enjoyed this. I had...

EPET @ SITE in New Orleans, the video

Apr 4, 2013

Sandra Sawaya has created a video from photographs taken during our recent sojourn to New Orleans for SITE2013. I think it captures a bit of what we did over there - lots of photos of food and friends, and some presentations. Enjoy.

TPACK & Games @ Drexel

Jan 25, 2011

I am headed to Drexel University to give a talk at the Drexel Learning Games Network seminar series. The DLGN is the brainchild of Aroutis Foster, former graduate student, now rising star academic and researcher. As the DLGN website says The Drexel Learning Games...

Friday the 13th

Nov 13, 2015

A design for Friday the 13th (shamelessly building on an original idea from Nikita Prokhorov) Enjoy.

New optical illusion: An oscillating visual paradox!

May 13, 2018

A design for the word "illusions" inspired by a design by Scott Kim. I have been obsessed with optical illusions for for a long time. This interest has played out in many ways: from the hundreds of ambigrams I have created to the new year’s videos we create as a...

Origin-al Interface snafu!

Apr 27, 2017

The Origins Project at ASU is an attempt to explore humankind's most fundamental questions about our origins. As the website says, This project brings "together a diverse collection of the world’s leading scientists, scholars, and public intellectuals...

14 Comments

The Riddle Guy on May 10, 2011 at 11:11 am

Cool video Punya, I need to learn how to do that!

Subhash on April 25, 2011 at 10:54 am

awesome

Ryan on February 14, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Great post, that is fantastic. I love doing stuff like this with my family. It creates a great bond. In fact, for Christmas we learned how to draw portraits for our family Christmas card.

waterproof mp3 on January 10, 2011 at 11:31 pm

Nice video. I initially though that you were going to set up a domino chain reaction. By the way, was the “Happy 2011” on the table a real shadow effect?

Punya Mishra on January 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Thanks for kind words. And yes, it absolutely was! It was exactly the shadow you would find when the entire setup was lit from the back!
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Punya Mishra on January 10, 2011 at 9:37 pm

Thanks April, always nice to hear from you. ~ punya

April Niemela on January 10, 2011 at 8:12 pm

what a gentle reminder to share ourselves with others, to utilize even the tiniest gift we have, to see with new eyes! thank you for sharing 😉

Argawa Manushabom on January 9, 2011 at 8:21 pm

Very cool…very cool. Happy New Year, mate!

NatashaW on January 5, 2011 at 7:19 am

Amazing idea, made my New Year Happy! Most creative

Steve on January 1, 2011 at 10:01 pm

Loved it, Punya & co.!

In fact, I’m going to steal … ummm, adapt … the idea for one of my classes next year.

Happy New Year to you all.

Steve

Alicia T. on January 1, 2011 at 9:21 pm

Amazing work Mishra family! I was truly surprised by the outcome! Art (and creativity) outwits me at times in compelling ways! Happy New Year!!!

Qaiser Malik on December 31, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Punya,
You are simply outstanding and I feel so great to have worked under your dynamic and innovative guidance.
Wish you a very happy new year and hope to remain in touch.
Qaiser

Ara on December 30, 2010 at 7:10 pm

Punya

Great creativity using shadows.

Even silence can be a powerful language if used appropriately. Even shadows can throw light if used creatively.

Wish you the same

ara…

goodparent101 on December 29, 2010 at 10:46 pm

Artistic and Awesome! Family activities help create a strong family life. Keep it up!

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