Intro

Hello,

My name is Pauline Szczesniak, I am in my second year of the MI program, in the General Option stream (I don’t have a concentration). Last year I was enrolled in the Book History & Print Culture collaborative program.  I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University in photography.

It was actually through work that I ended up at the iSchool at U of T. I had been working as a product photographer for an auction company. I quickly became enamored with old and rare books, they were my favourite thing to photograph and naturally this led to an interest in the digitization of books. 

My interests have morphed a little bit, moreso into the digitization of objects as well. I am interested in scanning and imaging technologies and how they can be used to further digital humanities projects.  I am currently trying to learn 3D design basics and I hope to experiment with 3D scanning and printing.

P.S.: My love affair with books even extends into my travels. Over the summer while visiting the southern tip of England, I insisted on going to Wells Cathedral to see the chained library- highlight of the trip for sure. I literally geeked out and was filled with a giddy joy.