Happy birthday, Brian Immel
Let’s pause a moment to offer the happiest of VizEds birthday wishes today to Brian Immel, a multimedia producer for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash.
Brian Immel. Photo from
his Facebook profile.
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A gifted photographer and programmer, Brian is perhaps best known for co-creating — along with his pal, Joe Barrentine — the CollegeFrontPage web site. Brian graduated last month from Washington State University.
Joe, by the way, is also a web producer for The Spokesman-Review.
A few samples of Brian’s photo work for The Spokesman-Review and for his college paper:
See more in Brian’s personal page at CollegePageDesigner.
In his final column for the Washington State Daily Evergreen, Brian confessed his addiction to technology:
For those of you who know me, I am a tech-head. A nut. A gear junkie. I have many names, and I am addicted to technology. There I said it. After years of counseling and hours of self-affirmations, I can admit it.
I like the way rubber buttons feel on a good keypad. I smile when software is functional, yet efficient. Hell, I sometimes just let out a big schoolgirl laugh when something works so well it’s just cool.
Brian’s graduation day. Photo by Joe Barrentine.
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…Technology isn’t about materialistic toys, gizmos or gadgets. Although that’s what I generally prefer to talk about. It’s about change, new ideas and new ways of thinking. It’s the direct result of the knowledge gained in the world we live in. Sure, there have been some fads a long the way, but overall I think technology has benefited us all in the long run.
…We’ve been through a lot, you and I. We’ve watched the tech landscape transform before our eyes, but this is just the beginning I tell you. This technology thing is here to stay.
Read more of Brian’s columns for the Evergreen here. Find The Spokesman-Review web site here and CollegeFrontPage here.
Brian shares a birthday with political figures Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dick Cheney, singer Phil Collins and actors Gene Hackman and Christian Bale.
Plus, today is Escape Day. Hmm. Does that mean we need to order Piña Coladas?
Best wishes for a happy birthday, Brian!
