(“AJ William’s Buddy Photo.”  An assignment where you Find a little figurine or a stuffed animal that you can carry around with you. Use that “buddy” and take photos to document where you have gone together. ie: going out to lunch, going to the movies, etc. 2-stars/10) We started off in Centralia (I have a ...

Yesterday’s Daily Create on “Love sees no color” made me really aware of some things even if I didn’t do the assignment. Last week when I listened to “Words” on Radiolab, Jill Bolte Taylor spoke of her experience of having a stroke. Because it was such a small segment of the show it didn’t stay ...

I chose to work in my dorm room because it was the most colorful place I have ever been.  Our walls and desks are cluttered with color and possibilities.  I shot with Sheila again and that made it easier to adjust the lighting situation and my depth of field.  This was challenging because I was ...

The Prompt: Can graffiti be beautiful?  Let your photo make a statement. September 21, 2012 | Photography | 256 Graffiti for a grade. Advanced drawing students are taking over Melchers Hall with line drawings of non-traditional graffiti material. These materials range from threads and needles to tape on tape on tape. This trio of students ...

Earlier this week I posted a Star Wars-y post parodying parodies.  I don’t think that my views have been altered very much in the course of the week.  I think the things that I have changed a little on is my view of storytelling being digital by adding that, by going digital, you solidify its ... Continue Reading

The full story by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond. This is not just a story that I am familiar with but a story that I closely identify with. I guess I was at a crucial age where stories really took hold of my life because I am a cookie snob, get distracted easy ... Continue Reading

A Five-Frame Story.

A Collection of the Daily Creates I did for Week 3 of ds106. The Prompt: Take a picture of anger, or something that makes you angry. September 10, 2012 The Prompt: On this day, whisper a message of hope by candlelight (or flashlight). September 11, 2012 The Prompt: Sidewalks are great for people watching. Make ... Continue Reading

The problem with top-heavy weeks is that, since you have been off a computer for four solid days, that the return back to your computer is overwhelmingly distracting while trying to whittle down my assignment load and getting enough Zzz. I have wandered upon Caine’s Arcade with the help of Nirvan who works for a ... Continue Reading

The Prompt: Sidewalks are great for people watching. Make a photo of a sidewalk scene today. The Greatest Children’s Game Ever

A long, long time ago in a city far away… It is a period of civil war. Rebel students and professors, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil World Wide Web. During the battle Rebel spies managed to steal plans to the Web’s ultimate weapon – the Trojan and ... Continue Reading

The Prompt: On this day, whisper a message of hope by candlelight (or flashlight). Prayers for our world; for peace among the nations; for our enemies. Love the light, live the light.

The Prompt: Take a picture of anger, or something that makes you angry. I love this class, I really do!  But when I’m excited that my Weekly Summary didn’t take me until almost midnight to complete and submit and then completely forget to submit my summary.  Well then. Being late stinks. Also, too many pages ... Continue Reading

Daily Creates Time Spun Slowly: http://melindakumi.com/2012/09/05/time-spun-slowly-in-wait/ I had the most difficult time with this one because I didn’t want it to be a fan or the sun or something like that.  This one challenged me beyond reason.  And I liked it. Red Hot Chili Peppers: http://melindakumi.com/2012/09/07/beneath-the-marquee-of-her-soul/ This was an easy choice for me because you ... Continue Reading

wait what…?  Do you see what I see?

Now that’s what I’m talking about!  Creative Commons, the copyright that is easily understandable by the everyday creator just wanting to expand their minds and worlds.  Founded in 2001 and released in late 2002, Creative Commons has been largely supported by the Center for the Public Domain.  The company is not just to protect the rights ... Continue Reading

These chias are coming with me everywhere! The Prompt: Take a picture of something being worn as a hat that has absolutely no business being worn as a hat.

The Prompt: Draw a tribute album cover by reimagining one of from your favorite band. Yikes! Body forms are not my forte, but I still love me some Red Hot Chili Peppers. I have more albums from them than I’d care to admit online.

Remember when I was in my ARTS104: Digital Approaches to Art and had to have my own umwblog? I made GIFs in Creative Suite 5, I believe, and they were short GIFs from photos I had taken on a hike. Content here: Click to see full-sized, non-warped version. There’s something peaceful and yet beautifully frightening ... Continue Reading

Prompt: Take a photograph of a spinning object frozen in motion or blurred. (Note: I was kind of sad that I wasn’t the only person who thought of time being frozen via an analog clock.  Whoopsies!)