Coding #GirlPower: Jessica Hische, Self Proclaimed Type Nerd

"You have to learn the tools to make cool stuff." - Jessica Hische

Stumbled upon these great thoughts from illustrator & type designer Jessica Hische (2012!) about why it's important to learn how to code. Total #GIRLPOWER. Love her work & delivery.



CHECK OUT HER OTHER CODING & DESIGN PROJECTS

• Don't Fear The Internet, Basic HTML & CSS for Non-Web Designers
• Jessica Hische: Thoughts
• Here's her new book, In Progress, See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process from Pencil to Vector reviewed by Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn on ALPHABETTES .

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  In Progress, See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process from Pencil to Vector

• designboom interview

Building & Sharing 21st Century Digital Literacy Skills With Mozilla

Dear MOZILLA, Thank You! I just signed up to work with my small crew of teen girls in NYC & attend a free online course (May 2 - June 30) powered by Mozilla. The initiative teaches 21st century digital literacy skills through making & learning together. Awesome!

"Teach the Web (#TeachTheWeb) is also the pre-game for the Mozilla Maker Party, which was announced earlier this week at the White House Science Fair. It's a global party to celebrate all the things we can make thanks tothe collaborative power of the web! Many Hive members and partners have already signed up to join this campaign that Mozilla is running with the National Writing Project and with support from the MacArthur Foundation." -from the Hive NYC blog, EXPLORE + SHARE + CREATE

I'll be tweeting (@cynthiajabar) & writing about it here on my storytelling blog. Join us! We're going to experiment, write & share our digital storytelling adventure.

You can join the Google + group here.

Mozilla Teach The Web Blog here

Mozilla Webmaker: Hackable Content / MentorMob here

twitter: #TeachTheWeb, @MozTeach

RELATED READING (suggestions welcome!)

How My STEM Project Led Me To The White House by Zainab Oni

Common Core Practice / Reading The Times and Responding in Code by Srah Gross, Jonathan Olsen & Katherine Schulten

5 Great Things About Webmaker V2 by Mark Surman

Why is it Important That We Participate In Helping To Shape The Enviroment by miguelc, Youth Voices

Thanks for reading. Come say HEY on twitter!