The RadioLab episode I chose to listen to was “Ghost Stories” S.10 Ep.9. The episode created a haunting, creepy atmosphere for me as I listened. I felt absorbed into the stories being told and eager to find out more. I believe the audio was effective for many reasons.This RadioLab episode explores four different spooky stories from […]

When a person relies only on audio to tell a story, the techniques used to captivate the audience can be quite different.   Ira Glass, host of This American Life, displays his craftsmanship for audio storytelling in these short videos:   This first video, Ira Glass speaks on the “building blocks” of audio storytelling. He breaks these […]

  The second week of Digital Storytelling was fun but challenging for me. I really found all of the topics extremely helpful and rich in credible information. The requirements this week did not stress me out as bad because I gradually got over the initial shock and learned more about the subjects and the flow of […]

@ds106dc #tdc1638 A Trip to Mars! pic.twitter.com/uooRAEvX2c — amanda (@paceamorebella) July 3, 2016

@ds106dc #tdc1637 if you're bored and like horses you should definitely visit my town.. pic.twitter.com/t7RhnnBKaW — amanda (@paceamorebella) July 3, 2016

@ds106dc there was a boy who fell in love with a girl that moved away. finally she found him later and lived happily ever after #tdc1635 — amanda (@paceamorebella) June 30, 2016

By lion around!   The design assignment for this post is Are We There Yet?. This was definitely my most challenging assignment and the most time-consuming. I am going to apologize now for my not-so-good attempt at photoshopping but it was my first time! In all honesty I spent hours messing with the software and editing […]

In the booklet The Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli, his design principles discussed opened my eyes to the realm of graphic design. He delves into three important aspects that are imperative in design: Semantics, syntactics and pragmatics. Learning about these three principles made my mind wonder with the way in which one approaches design. Semantics, […]

  This is my second GIF post. I chose the assignment, The Music of GIFs. This assignment asks for a GIF that suggests music or dancing in some sort of way. Luckily, I found a cat that obviously has “puuuuurrrrfect” hearing and good rhythm. Take a look at my little furry friend. He enjoys listening to […]

For this design assignment, I chose to Create a T-Shirt. This assignment is rated 3 stars. The main objective is to obtain a T-shirt template and add anything you want to it. I chose to keep it simple yet comical with my design. What I enjoy about my design is that it has two meanings: one […]

For the following design assignment, I chose Create Your Own DS106 Wallpaper! The rating for this assignment is four stars. For this assignment, the main goal is to show your love and appreciation for DS106 by creating a personal wallpaper. The great thing about this assignment is you can personalize it however you wish. I really like […]

The design assignment I chose for this post was Favorite Movie Quote. The objective was to choose an all-time favorite movie quote and insert the quote over a scene from the movie. Average Rating: 2 Choosing a quote was very difficult for me. However, after much thought and consideration, I turned back to one of my […]

For this design assignment, I decided to choose One Story/Four Icons. It is a total of three stars and challenges you to create a picture with four icons that represent a movie you choose. Thinking of the right icons for my post was a little challenging, but I figured it out! I really like assignments […]

This weeks assignment was to create a design blitz. Before enrolling into this class, I used to photograph objects, people and places without ever really understanding or researching the different concepts of design. I found it extremely helpful to learn more about design concepts and to take pictures with understanding. While photography is in many ways […]

A one-of-a-kind gun maker used in the Cold War. This rare find will only go fast! 1milUSD. Act now @ds106dc #tdc1631 pic.twitter.com/1nvQR2dzCN — amanda (@paceamorebella) June 26, 2016

Even though I'm terrible at art 😂 @ds106dc #tdc1630 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/WTqtMm8OSD — amanda (@paceamorebella) June 25, 2016

@ds106dc #tdc1629 a photo I took a few days ago of the sunset 😍 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/7CLR2rgJLj — amanda (@paceamorebella) June 24, 2016

Larger Than Life The Visual Assignment I chose to do this time was called Larger Than Life. You can find the link to the original post here. Looking at this normal bottle of shampoo, one might think it is regular size. However, this is travel size bottle of shampoo which I made look larger by directing […]

My first week in digital storytelling was exciting yet challenging. The beginning felt very overwhelming and intimidated me initially. However, once I got a better understanding of what was required and the assignments themselves, I felt better about completing the work. Unfortunately my grandmother passed away and the funeral was this week so I felt […]

(Regina on left, me on right) This is my visual assignment for creating a Spubble. This was really fun to do! The reason I chose this photo and the captions is because of a reoccurring thing that always happens to my friends and I when we go out- we get approached by people we just […]

BLACKMAIL For this Visual Assignment, the main objective was to take a picture of something recognizable but manipulate the lighting and movement to make it unrecognizable. (You can find the original assignment here). I chose to do this assignment because since the photo safari assignment challenged me to utilize this technique, I have fallen in love with […]

This is my first Visual Assignment. For this work, I had to take a close up picture of something and see if you all can guess what it is! Hint- I use this everyday when I am getting ready. This item usually sits out on my vanity and it completely one color. It can get […]

  <a data-flickr-embed=”true”  href=”https://www.flickr.com/gp/142805383@N08/G2VrQ5″ title=”Photo Safari”><img src=”https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7326/27879561195_b602ecf85a.jpg” width=”375″ height=”500″ alt=”Photo Safari”></a><script async src=”//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>   I chose my bedroom to do my photo Safari. I initially thought it would be a great place to do this assignment because I have many different objects and textures in my room. However, this assignment was a lot harder […]

The tip I chose to utilize for this assignment is: Create Depth: Look for ways to add dimension of visual depth in your 2 dimensional images- play with foreground, lines, use of wide angle lenses, use of dark backgrounds (How to Be a Better Photographer, suggestions from TEN: Ten Ways to Improve Your Craft. None of Them Involve […]

Hi everyone welcome to my blog! I am going to apologize in advance for those of you who might not find this the most intriguing or helpful blog, but I can assure you I will try my best to keep it interesting! I am an all-time girly girl. For many years, I have had a […]