As promised, this week I’ll be talking a little bit about the Land of Oz’s ruler, Queen Ozma, and her role in my story. Fair warning, this post is about to get very nerdy. You’ve been warned! The Land of Oz is a governed by a Monarchy, and despite the fact there are different regions …
Author Archives: Henry Nahurski
Oz Update #2
Ok for this week’s Oz Update, I’ll be reviewing some of the important details I’ve read, and tell you a little bit about the land of Oz. Notes When Dorothy lands in Oz for the first time, it is not Glinda who meets her, but the Witch of the North. Which is confusing, because in …
Oz Update #1
Over the course of this project I’ll be sharing weekly “Oz Updates” with you every Sunday. It’s a way for me to share what I’ve been doing, ask for feedback, etc. Hopefully these posts will be interesting, and if there is anything I’m working on specifically that you’d like to hear more about, please ask! …
Project Oz
A teacher of mine once taught me that to create great art, you have to find what inspires you and pursue it—that you have to harness that energy and put it into your work. Over the past four years, I’ve learned a lot about what doesn’t inspire me—surveys, interfaces, and advertising. But more importantly I’ve …
Regina’s Candies Rebrand
[nggallery id=35] About the Project This four month class project began by picking a brand to redesign and develop a new marketing strategy for. I chose Regina’s Candies, a local business that sells handmade candies. The project was divided into 4 main phases: Discover, Define, Design, and Develop. Discover In the Discover phase, I did …
Earthworks Website
This Earthworks project was a web and interface development project that I did for a client working on a collaborative project. Digital Watershed and Ohio State University were collaborating as a part of a HASTAC competition to create a universal system for online badges. The website I created had to explain what the competition and collaboration was, …
Sketch of the Day
This project began on Jan 1, 2011 with the goal to create a sketch every day for a year. The idea was to try out many different ideas, techniques, and media—a sort of scattershot approach to idea generation and learning. From type studies and logo redesigns to illustrations of hands and sea horses, each sketch …
Fortify: iPad App for Forts
Description Fortify is an “augmented imagination” app that serves as a sort of command center for the forts that kids have created. There are several modes available including military, pirate, safari, underwater, outer space, princess, and more. The each mode has several action buttons that relate to the theme of the mode. For example, military mode …
Beauty in Simplicity
[nggallery id=32] During my time abroad in Japan, I took a seminar called “Philosophies of Wellness: Holistic Healing In Japan”. While I was less than enthused with the idea of taking a holistic healing course, I was happy just to be visiting Japan—something I’ve always wanted to do. The truth is, I’ve been facsincated …
Springtime Photograph
Took this photo after a little April shower. Beautiful apple blossoms in the birdbath.