Ryan Dowling ’24 (Management and Business, Studio Art) unpacks the evolving design and culminating experience of his first website to broadcast his art, music and skills to a wider audience ultimately positioning him to begin a career in UX Design.

Exploring the history of denim in America, the making process, and denim’s impact on the fashion industry both regionally and globally, Annabelle Oates ’21 narrates how multimedia and the open web seamlessly integrate with her art history honor’s project.

Zia Foxhall ’25, Willa Flink ’25, and Maitreya RavenStart ’25 debrief on the creation of a new student-run magazine and website that features literature, art, fashion, cultural critique and more. 

Rooms with some views

Madeleine Ward-Schultz ’22 details the backstory of her Art History capstone and website that showcases the Thorne Miniature Rooms exhibition in the Chinese traditional room at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit itself presents complex aspects of Asian-ness on display and aims to contextualize the room within time, space, and wonder that surrounded its original reception.

Alex Carney ’22 (Physics) breaks down the development of his datahub project to improve in-class group work and vastly speed up real-time calculations of large datasets that leverage innovative cloud computing and open access astronomic data Skidmore Extragalactic Catalog and data streaming API. 

Sten Leinasaar ’23 (Computer Science) recounts his DIY journey and approach to lifelong learning drawing on experiences with blogging, LinkedIn Learning and the open web to become a web developer pioneer.