Hello! My name is Aiden Johnson, and I am a Junior Computer Science Major from Rochester, Minnesota. I am involved on campus in many ways. I am the Creative Director and Treasurer of Carleton’s Cowprint Magazine, Outreach Coordinator for Carls with Artistic Taste (CAT), and a member of Carleton’s Swim and Dive Team! (I specialize in the 200 Butterfly).
As someone who is equally interested in Digital Art as I am in Computer Science, being a Digital Humanities Associate was an obvious choice. One thing that was brought to my attention from Miriam Posner’s How Did They Make That? The Video! was how Digital Humanities can transform user understanding of concepts in ways that are much more accessible than traditional print media allows. One such example being the Green Book Digital Humanities project, which included a digital map that made processing the locations in the Green Book much easier to understand. Strengthening my skills in data presentation through Digital Humanities in mediums such as ArcGIS is a big goal for me this year. I hope to assist in making information more accessible as a Digital Humanities Associate this coming school year!
