Contextual Essay – RecreAte

Project Summary: “RecreAte” is a website that I developed last year in BCM206, which began as a project to help first year students who have moved out of home find creative and simple ways to use up the leftover ingredients in their fridge. Since then, it has developed into a food waste initiative, which has

Where Do You Draw The Line?

Censorship has an obvious presence in almost all parts of society, particularly media. But when it comes down to your own usage and presence in the wired world, where do you draw your own line?  When I was growing up, I was absolutely infuriated with the fact we were forbidden to watch Home and Away.

“We Will Build a Great Wall(ed garden)”

I’ve always been quite conscious of my internet usage, and observant of how “Walled Gardens” such as Facebook use my metadata to create tailored advertisements. I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been looking at dresses online, and then open my Facebook tab to almost instantaneously find an ad from a related website. You

Me, me, media

My dad is a typical dad.  He enjoys rugby, family barbeques, and mowing the lawn on a Sunday morning. He also has not yet subscribed to social media of any kind. One thing he always asks is “If I get Facebook, can I just be anonymous? I don’t want anyone to know I’m here. I