@angelk1208

Too Dark

by @angelk1208

| designblitz, ds106, Syndicated
June 2, 2019

This is the sign of a restaurant called East Ocean. I decided to use this photo to talk about the design concepts, Color and Typography. The letters are in dark blue. I am assuming that the designer of the sign chose to make the letters blue because of the name of the restaurant. Though I […]
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LALA

by @angelk1208

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June 2, 2019

For my second Animated GIF assignment, I completed the “DS106 Reacts” prompt. The other day, I was scrolling through Instagram and I saw a video post of Lala, the yellow Teletubbies dancing, someone made a meme of it. That, for some reason, inspired me to watch the show again. I found short clips and even […]
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Daily Create – May 31, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 31, 2019

Here is my daily create response for the 31st of May 2019.
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Harry Styles GIF

by @angelk1208

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May 31, 2019

I decided to do the “Favorite Musicians GIF” prompt for my first animated GIF assignment. For the longest time, I was a huge One Direction fan. Now that they’ve disbanded, I don’t particularly follow up with any of the members, except for Harry Styles. To this day, he remains one of my favorite artists of […]
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On the Moon?!

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments1668, ds106, Syndicated
May 31, 2019

For my fifth design assignment, I completed the “Are We There Yet?” prompt. I had a candid picture taken of me by a friend, of me looking up at a tree that had fairy lights tangled around them. As I was deciding on what to do for the edit, I thought, “hey, why not go […]
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Long Hair Like Rapunzel!

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments1538, ds106, Syndicated
May 31, 2019

For my fourth design assignment, I chose to do the “Advertisement Using a Cartoon Character” prompt. I decided to count this one as the assignment worth 4 stars or more! Growing up, I was absolutely in love with Disney Princesses. My favorite princesses has got to be: Ariel, Rapunzel and Jasmine! For this design, I […]
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Metaphors and Symbols

by @angelk1208

| designblitz, ds106, Syndicated
May 31, 2019

Earlier this week, I went to an ice cream place called, Moo Thru. The name title on the building reminds me of the Metaphors and Symbols concept. The main symbol of the sign is the cartoon cow’s head. Its eyes resemble the O’s in “Moo”. The bottom of the U in “Thru” has a cow […]
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Thoughts on Vignelli Canon

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated, Thoughts & Ideas, Vignelli
May 30, 2019

As I read Vignelli Canon by Massimo Vignelli, I realize that it is fairly complex. Many things go into the process of creating a design. Vignelli mentions that he focuses on the three main concepts: semantic, syntactic and pragmatic. For semantic, he explains that understanding the purpose and the intention before creating a design. This […]
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Postcard from Paris!

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments2059, ds106, Syndicated
May 29, 2019

For my third Design Assignment, I picked the Destination Post Card prompt. I have never been to Paris, but it has been a dream vacation. Going to France in general would be such an incredible experience, especially visiting all of the well-known tour sites such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. I have been […]
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Daily Create – May 29, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 29, 2019

Here is my daily create response for the 29th of May 2019.
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UMW Rock

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments1742, ds106, Syndicated
May 29, 2019

For my second Design Assignment, I chose to do the Decorate UMW Spirit Rock prompt. Walking around campus, I have always seen the spirit rock so beautifully decorated, I am glad that I can get a chance to decorate it myself with this assignment. I decided to take a personal approach with the decorations, personal […]
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Daily Create – May 28, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 28, 2019

This is my daily create response for the 29th of May 2019.
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Being a Fashion Designer

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, design, designassignments, designassignments2217, ds106, Syndicated
May 28, 2019

My first design assignment that I chose is the “Designer Duds” prompt. The prompt says to create an outfit for a character from a movie or a book, or even “your DS106 character”, which in this case is me, Angel! There are two outfits displayed: one for at-home and one for going out. When I […]
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Daily Create – May 27, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 28, 2019

Below is my daily create response for the 27th of May 2019.
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Weekly Summary 1

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummaries
May 26, 2019

I have always liked taking photos, but I never really thought about the different elements that went along with it. I enjoyed learning about the tips and tricks into making me a better photographer. I was having trouble trying to make a photo gallery on Flickr. I figured that to put my photos from the […]
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Daily Create – May 26, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 26, 2019

Here you will find my daily create response for the 26th of May 2019.
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Becoming a Better Photographer

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated
May 26, 2019

First, I watched a YouTube video going in depth about Visual Literacy. I learned that every photo has a meaning behind it. I learned that a single photo can be interpreted differently depending on the person looking at it. Each photo also raises the question of why it was originally taken and the photographers intention […]
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Let’s Recreate Titanic!

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Visual, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1914
May 25, 2019

For my fourth visual assignment, I picked the “Recreate A Famous Movie Scene” prompt. The scene I chose is from the famous movie, Titanic. My friends and I, for some reason, would always recreate random movie scenes, and Titanic is one of them! First I asked my friend if he wanted to help me recreate […]
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Photo Safari and Reflection

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated
May 25, 2019

In under 15 minutes, taking photos that fits all kinds of different criteria was harder than I expected. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to complete the whole list, but I got a good bit. I used Flickr to organize all my photos into one album. Here is an overall view of my Photo Safari and the […]
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Daily Create – May 23, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, ds106, Syndicated
May 24, 2019

This is my daily create response for the 23rd of May 2019. (#tdc2689)
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Daily Create- May 21, 2019

by @angelk1208

| Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
May 24, 2019

Here is my daily create response for the 21st of May 2019. (#tdc2687)
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Daily Create – May 20, 2019

by @angelk1208

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May 24, 2019

This is my daily create response for the 20th of May 2019. (#tdc2686)
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What’s in my Bag?

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Visual, visualassignments, visualassignments1556
May 24, 2019

For my third Visual Assignment, I chose the “What’s in Your Bag?” prompt. I keep my everyday backpack pretty clean and simple, or at least I try to! The main essential things that I carry with me are: Wallet Besides my cards and money, my set of keys are attached to my wallet, so that […]
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A Close-Up

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Visual, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1882
May 23, 2019

For my second Visual Assignment, I picked the Close-Up Photo. Here is my mysterious close-up picture. Can you guess what it is? Comment if you got an idea! It took me some time to figure out what to take a photo of, because there are so many choices! Once I decided on the object, I […]
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My Very Own Spubble

by @angelk1208

| #VisualAssignments190, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Visual, visualassignments
May 23, 2019

After reading the prompt for this speech bubble, I immediately thought of this photo of me. I decided to make my speech bubble say “Did I really just dropped my croissant?” because I thought it was silly and fits with the sad expression I was making. In general, isn’t it always the worst when you […]
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Bucket List!

by @angelk1208

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, Visual, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1759
May 23, 2019

For my first Visual Assignment, I chose to do the Bucket List. My bucket list consists of: Graduating college This is obviously part of my bucket list, as it would be such a great accomplishment to finish school and get my degree! Visiting Switzerland I once did a project on Switzerland for my French class […]
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Mid Week 1 Summary

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated
May 22, 2019

I am glad that this class required us students to make and/or use our websites. During my freshman year, I heard that students of UMW are able to create their own websites through the school for free! I was going to make my website, but never got around to it until now. Even though it […]
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All These Different Platforms!

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated
May 22, 2019

I had a fun time creating new accounts for these new social media platforms. At first I was confused while creating some of the accounts because I was not familiar with them except for a few. For Twitter, I already had an account where I keep up with music artists and other celebrities. However last […]
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This is ME!

by @angelk1208

| ds106, Syndicated
May 20, 2019

Welcome to my site… TA DA! My name is Gracia Angelita, but you can call me, Angel. For this site, I will be posting anything and everything that my heart desires. A little bit more about me: I am 19 years old and a rising junior at University of Mary Washington. My major is Accounting, […]
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