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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designers must do the maths beyond graphics
If you ask a designer whether they consider themselves to be particularly talented at maths, the likely answer will be ‘no’.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Designers must do the maths beyond graphics
If you ask a designer whether they consider themselves to be particularly talented at maths, the likely answer will be ‘no’. However, the field of graphic design combines artistic talent with technological savvy to create images and messages that influence all aspects of our daily lives. Pursuing a degree in graphic design requires significant artistic training, yet understanding key math components is also necessary.
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Community fills the gap as school doors remain closed
A GROUP of community leaders and volunteers last week opened a temporary community school aimed at continuing the education of the students of all ages, while government schools remain closed due to the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew.
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THE BTVI STORY: Meet the Einstein of mathematics at BTVI
Once described as the “Einstein of math”, instructor Stanley Gordon, is highly regarded by students and alumni of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).
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BCSE: Status quo is unacceptable
In The Tribune of August 28th Dr Ruthmae Sears of the University of South FLorida stated unequivocally in her Letter to the Editor that the BGCSE annual “national average” is “merely an illusion...a poorly defined construct.”
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Entrepreneurship not precise science
SOME business graduates believe that everything coming out of Harvard Business School should be bowed down to, and that the right method always gets you where you want to be. However, there was a disbeliever at the University where I studied in the UK. She told me: "If it sounds convincing, look for reasons not to believe it."
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Education reform first step in ‘skills gap’ fight
CURRICULUM reform in the school system should be the first step in tackling this nation’s ‘skills gap’, a veteran educator arguing that the education system must shift to a model that requires all students to meet a certain standard before they can obtain a high school diploma.
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Students lose math fear via web-based learning
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) has been using Internet-based learning systems to reduce the fear of mathematics among its students. The subject has always been daunting for Darian Smith. Since high school, he always struggled w
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FIRST BAHAMIAN IN SPACE: Aisha Bowe will be sixth Black woman to cross Earth’s boundary line
BAHAMIAN-American Aisha Bowe will make history when she boards an upcoming Blue Origin flight that will cross the Kármán line - the internationally recognised boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. She will be the first Bahamian and sixth Black woman to do so.
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THINKING RULES MADE TO BREAK
By Deidre Bastian Have you ever tried thinking like a web/graphic designer? If you have, you would be forced to think deeply, logically and precisely. Why do you need to think like a web/graphic designer, especially if the client comes up with the idea,
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NHI secretariat criticised for ‘spinning’ support for scheme
DR SY Pierre, president of the Bahamas Medical Association, yesterday criticised the National Health Insurance Secretariat as a public relations campaign dedicated to spinning a narrative of support for the scheme despite glaring industry concerns.
