Big Data eCourse

Together with Laudius and another teacher I made a Big Data eCourse in Dutch about what Big Data is, how to analyze Big Data and Privacy & Ethics in Big Data research. With the code: GUISELAINE 10 percent discount (Affiliate).

Index

Sketching

The Teken Vierdaagse (Draw Four Days) of the Betekenaar is just over. It makes me think. I like to try to sketch something very simple in the way that Betekenaar strives for. Unfortunately, I can’t do more than that. I always try, but always find that drawing is not in my genes. For a long time I even thought that I could not draw until I discovered the lessons of the Betekenaar and discovered that I can sketch with symbols.

Where Does This Conditioning Come From That I Can’t Sketch?

This must have started at kindergarten at Curaçao. My happy memories there are climbing a frame and a fair at school where I was allowed to pull a rope to find a gift at the other end.

My Drawings Were Called Jojogogo

My less pleasant memories are drawing. My drawings were called jojogogo at kindergarten. I made those circles and scratches as drawings at the time. Yet I have experienced a painting highlight at kindergarten. I was good at mixing colors with paint. This created a beautiful blue sky until I realized that it also needed birds. Bye beautiful blue sky, bye career as an artist! Welcome sketching!

Practicing Sketching

I now have a notebook with empty pages on the left and pages lined on the right. Perfect for practicing sketching, but I’m still scared and stick to words. Unfortunately ….

CANVA

I found CANVA and dulged into it in 2021. CANVA is a great tool, but be aware of Copyrights and Picture rights. I will return to my beloved Excel and use also PowerPoint, because of the copyrights. Otherwise CANVA is a great tool. There are a lot of alternatives for CANVA. I myself use Venngage, but most people prefer CANVA.