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The evolution of George Washington the bodybuilder

Posted on December 19, 2025 (December 19, 2025) by Tom Woodward

When I was teaching 6th grade history back in the very early 2000s1 I made this image to make some connection between George Washington’s strength and some SOL fact. It was silly. It’s just a thing to help it stick in their minds, make a boring fact visual, and maybe make a kid laugh.2 At […]

Like Fish in Water

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Tom Woodward

This Ted Nelson quote seemed like a fun one to try to visualize. I was inspired by this set of minimalist quote posters and found this DS106 assignment that fit the topic pretty well. I used white circles over a blue square to make the waves. Not mind shattering, but a quick easy way to […]