@Tillysisland

Week 7

by @Tillysisland

| DGST395, Syndicated
March 6, 2022

To begin the week, we took a look at Colab, learning a bit more Python to create a Magic 8 Ball. Ultimately, the code is quite simplistic and understandable, but the real fun comes with inserting custom responses. For my 8 Ball, I’ll admit I approached it a bit immaturely
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Another Galaxy Explored

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 25, 2022

This week started off a bit slow but the ball started to get rolling around Wednesday when my group truly began communicating. Up until that point, we had been off brainstorming a bit on our own in hopes of coming together to create something great. Come Wednesday, the group got
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A Chronicle of Confusion and Pain

by @Tillysisland

| designassignments, ds106, Syndicated
February 25, 2022

This week, when thinking ahead about the kinds of things we’d need to create for assignments to contribute to the project, I couldn’t keep my mind off of the design aspect. Design has my heart and has for quite a while, but I often don’t find opportunities to use my
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NoseChap and a “Thank You” from the Cast

by @Tillysisland

| #AudioAssignments, ds106, Syndicated
February 25, 2022

For the digital assignments this week, I took it upon myself to learn some more techniques in Audacity. For the radio show, my group agreed that we’d like to start our segment out with a commercial followed by a bumper. At the end, we agreed to have a bumper and
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Establishing A Narrative

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, radioshowweek1, Syndicated
February 24, 2022

This week has been both extremely stressful and extremely exciting. Things started off a bit confusing for me, admittedly, as I was under the impression that the radio show assignment would be individual work. Because of this, I slotted myself into a group pretty last minute. After this, a few
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Another Bridged Gap

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 18, 2022

This week was a very special week for me as Wednesday, February 16th, was my 22nd birthday! Last year, in the midst of all the craziness with the pandemic and before vaccines were widely available, I wasn’t able to go out and celebrate my 21st. This year, I’m looking forward
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The Soft Truth About A Radical Week

by @Tillysisland

| DGST395, Syndicated
February 18, 2022

The readings and activities for class this week were very interesting and engaging, covering a wide variety of genres and topics. We read a short story called “The Soft Truth” this week, a story that fits into the “algowave” genre of writing. In the story, the main character works for
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The Scavenger Hunt

by @Tillysisland

| designblitz, ds106, Syndicated
February 17, 2022

During the pandemic, I’ve spent a lot of time inside. Saying that may even be an understatement, as it may be safer to say that I’ve spent the vast majority of my time indoors. Having high risk family members has made it a scary time and the state of the
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Love to Contradict

by @Tillysisland

| #DesignAssignments2075, designassignments, ds106, Syndicated
February 17, 2022

Any assignment that makes me chuckle upon reading the description of is one I’m definitely taking on, so here we are. I’ve seen plenty of images like these before and I’ve always found them hilarious, but unfortunately have never gotten around to making my own. I figured this would be
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The Joy of Painting Foundation

by @Tillysisland

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2202, ds106, Syndicated
February 17, 2022

I’ve always been one to seek opportunities to help others and make a difference where I can, while my family collectively often donates to charities in hopes of seeing some real change in our world. Because of this, when seeing this prompt I knew I had to pick it up
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Strike A Pose

by @Tillysisland

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2617, ds106, Syndicated
February 16, 2022

Earlier this week, I saw an inspiring post in the class Discord from someone else who had taken on this “Vogue Challenge” assignment. I loved the way they played around with the O, changing it to be a paw print to represent their dog. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a way
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Feeling Like A Kidd Again

by @Tillysisland

| designthoughts, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2022

Right off the bat this article caught my attention because of how it immediately brings up a fascinating point that most people probably don’t think about. We often fail to recognize that everything around us is designed and has principles and thought put behind it. This doesn’t just mean posters
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Week 5 – Algorithms and Bias

by @Tillysisland

| DGST395, Syndicated
February 11, 2022

While I may have had a poor understanding of what he was trying to say, I feel like I was able to make a real connection to Rushkoff’s SXSW talk. By referring to things like government and religion as programs, touching on the fact that we build new programs on
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Another Tour Completed

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 11, 2022

Working with audio creatively is not an area I’m particularly experienced in. While I consider myself a huge music guy, always listening to something and coming up with melodies in my head, I’ve never truly taken the time to figure out any programs to actually create something. I’ve played around
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A Future in Radio

by @Tillysisland

| #radioshowideas, ds106, Syndicated
February 11, 2022

I’ve always been fascinated by radio and podcasts, noting that it takes a lot more talent and charisma than someone may initially assume to do the job correctly and do it well. There’s a lot of nuance to both what people speak about and how they speak and it’s a
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I Apologize to Your Ears in Advance

by @Tillysisland

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2140, ds106, Syndicated
February 11, 2022

When it comes to doing work, whether its for a job, for a class, or to reach a personal goal, there will always be the good, the bad, and the ugly. Some assignments will focus a lot on the good, digging into your creativity and making you feel nothing but
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DS106 Radio with Ty Online

by @Tillysisland

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2616, ds106, Syndicated
February 11, 2022

This may have been one of the most fun and creative assignments I have ever done for a class. Considering I’ve been in school practically my entire life, or at least all of my life that I can remember, that’s a big claim. I’ve always been extremely interested in radio
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What Does A Happy Accident Sound Like?

by @Tillysisland

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2141, ds106, Syndicated
February 11, 2022

As someone who is quite inexperienced with audio manipulation software, this assignment was certainly going to be challenging. Despite the challenge ahead of me, I was able to very quickly think of a quote I love and a song that matches the tone of the message. This may be completely
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The Spill

by @Tillysisland

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2615, ds106, Syndicated
February 10, 2022

This assignment was extremely exciting to me at first glance. Honestly, I’m glad that it was assigned because I probably would have picked it anyways. When addressing this prompt, the first thing I thought about was setting. Where was this going to take place? Would it be in a diner,
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Explore in Peace, Rest in Peace

by @Tillysisland

| #audioreflection, ds106, Syndicated
February 10, 2022

I found myself easily getting lost in The Truth Podcast’s “Moon Graffiti,” an audio journey through interactions between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the moon landing. Similarly to how Jad Abumrad described sound and radio, I felt as though I had been given a paintbrush to paint this incredibly
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Birds, Beets, Battlestar Galactica

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, ds106radio, Syndicated
February 9, 2022

On Wednesday night, I tuned into DS106 radio to listen to stories about different iterations of The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, such as Alfred Hitchcock’s. While each story has the same basics, such as a fear of killer birds, the broadcast pointed out many differences in the audio from
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Another Valley Crossed

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 4, 2022

As usual, this week was another exciting, creative, and incredible experiences in this class. Graphic design is a passion of mine, especially when it comes to logo design and creating flyers and posters. Back in high school, I created the logo used by Rappahannock Aviation Outreach, which was essentially the
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Tips in Action

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, ThreePhotographyTips
February 4, 2022

After reading Becoming a Better Photographer, I found myself taking a lot of consideration throughout the week as to how I compose my photos and the elements that go into each shot. As a beginner, I feel like I’ve subconsciously used plenty of these tips before, but it’s always fun
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Emperor Zuck

by @Tillysisland

| AnimatedGIFAssignments, AnimatedGIFAssignments1353, ds106, Syndicated
February 4, 2022

The Metaverse is a concept that seems daring and like the next step in human evolution to many, while remaining a potential nightmare situation to others. Currently, I’m not sure where I stand. Fortunately, though, it’s always fun to joke around about The Zuck. For this assignment, I wanted to
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Bubble Blower

by @Tillysisland

| AnimatedGIFAssignments, AnimatedGIFAssignments1766, ds106, Syndicated
February 4, 2022

This week, though I feel more in my element with many of the potential assignments, I wanted to try to challenge myself with something new. I’ve never really tried animation that isn’t pixel art, but I’ve certainly never tried creating my own gif using sticky notes like this. I won’t
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Happy Campers

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1731
February 4, 2022

When I see the opportunity to create a fun and/or nostalgic poster, I jump at the opportunity. I’ve absolutely loved graphic design for years and recently started using Canva to create some professional looking posters. This assignment really spoke to me on a personal level for more than my obsession
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The Joy of… Pixels?

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments, visualassignments1879
February 4, 2022

There’s absolutely no way I was not going to do this assignment at some point. Not only do I love a creative challenge, but I adore pixel art. I’ve done my fair share, but haven’t really shared any of my work with anyone. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn
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Week 4 in Retrospect

by @Tillysisland

| DGST395, Syndicated, week4summary
February 4, 2022

This week was unlike most weeks in a semester, as the majority of it was spent on peer teaching. Initially, I’ll admit that I was nervous about the idea, but after looking more into it, and now in hindsight, I think it was an extremely productive experience. Firstly, teaching to
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On Photodonner and Photoblitzen!

by @Tillysisland

| Syndicated
February 3, 2022

What a fun activity! This one really had me running around and getting creative, for sure. At first, I was under the impression that 20 minutes was enough time to knock out all of these, but as you can tell, that was not the case. I had so many ideas
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Thinking Like A Photographer

by @Tillysisland

| ds106, ds106photography, Syndicated
February 3, 2022

When thinking like a photographer, it is important to address the story and emotion behind each photograph, but one should never lose sight of the technical aspects. As much fun as it is to create a full and fleshed out narrative for a photo, it is also important to assess
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