I’m Jake, the new intern. Tim asked me to throw this blog together today so that the Order has something to write on beyond BaseCamp. It seems that social networking is increasingly a part of everything, everywhere, so here we are, following suit.
About me: I’m going to be here all summer, but normally I live in Milwaukee. When I’m not there I go to school at RISD, where I study graphic design. The first project I’ll be working on is for Cabrini Connections/Tutor-Mentor Connection, a nonprofit group headed by Dan Bassill. The groups’ missions, as I understand them so far, are to prevent impoverished Chicago kids from making criminal choices by showing them the value of education. Currently, this is done through a Gordian knot of webpages, maps, and flowcharts. Careful information design will be the sword here.