Tery Spataro shares her memories of getting online, learning to code, and developing her first corporate website, for Reebok in 1995. She gives praise to the women and men that inspired her, had the patience to teach and believe in her. Among the people she is grateful for helping her along the way is Caroline Kavanagh, Jerry Nevins, Courtney Pulitzer, …
First memories: Courtney Pulitzer
Courtney Pulitzer remembering the early days of digital, technology and the internet. Courtney talks about getting online, and her first experience coding. She pays tribute to Stacy Horn, ECHONYC and Aliza Sherman.
Suzanne Romanick Lainson
When did you first get involved with digital? First online in 1993. Why did you first get online? I was getting my masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communications at the University of Colorado/Boulder. One of the electives was a class being taught at the Apple Media Research Lab, which was in Boulder. We were required to get modems and get …
Courtney Pulitzer
Why did you first get online? I got online because I had to! My boss at the time, David Boorstin, went to a conference at the AIGA and came back the next day saying, “We’ve got to get online! We need a website! We need to get Netscape!” I was his only employee so it was up to me to …
The Reasons – Tery Spataro
I have so many reasons for wanting to make this project come to life. First let me tell you a bit about my own story. I got involved with digital back in 1986. I was a struggling traditional graphic designer. My friend, Caroline Kavanagh showed me how to use a Mac in exchange for teaching her how to spec type …