Former Chief Technology Officer of Everbridge. President of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) from 2008 to 2013. Research professor at the MIT Media Lab.
                  
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                      Sep 20, 2022
                    
                  
                
                
              “The currency of the great bank of nature has left the gold standard: images are no longer guaranteed as visual truth—or even as signifiers with stable meaning and value…” —William J. Mitchell (1944-2010) / Bill’s 1994 book is the best historical record for would-be image makers
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              “You want to choose a difficult way sometimes. Some days it should be simple, but sometimes you’ve got to take chances.” —Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) / I was talking about the late actor with my mom today, and re-read his inspiring NYT obit to remember:
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