After watching a video on the brief history of vaporwave, I followed the step-by-step Vaporarts 101: Visual Aesthetics Photoshop Tutorial. I really don’t know if I was on the right track or not, but this was my end result. According to Aesthetic Wiki: Vaporwave, “imagery associated with vaporwave includes glitch art, Renaissance sculptures, ’90s web design, outmoded … Continue reading "Vaporwave: I tried"

I don’t like politics. But this year, I paid attention. The news coverage of Donald Trump’s bigotry, racism, sexism, islamophobia, ableism, narcissism, and bullying made me (as well as most others who could care less about politics) pay attention… I’m a naturalized citizen, and I voted for the first time ever… out of fear, I suppose. … Continue reading "I don’t like politics"

I miss traveling. I miss going new places, meeting new people, witnessing unusual lifestyles, appreciating all the beauties of the world, and falling in love with new cultures… I miss moving. Moving to a new environment meant pressing the reset button and starting a new life. Sleeping in airports and sitting on aircraft were usually my transition periods to creating new … Continue reading "Maroon Breeze"

Several years ago I would record videos of myself singing at home or performing with local bands on stage and post them onto YouTube to share or keep simply for memories. Most of the songs belonged to famous artists; they were not our own. The performances were like singing karaoke on stage or performing a solo … Continue reading "Don’t copy anything, all right?"

She’s… she’s everywhere! Oh, yes. Yes… I am omnipresent. Today my classmates and I had a fun time experimenting with Panorama. In one of our photos, you see me (a double, actually) standing on the left. In the middle there are two of us, and then a trio on the right. It’s as if I had three … Continue reading "I am… Omnipresent"

You guys remember Seal, right? “Kiss from a Rose“… sold 30 million albums worldwide… used to be married to Heidi Klum… Well, wouldn’t it be kind of interesting if he and the amazing Adele did a duet together? Does Adele even do duets? Well, she does now… Check out this snapshot of Adele and Seal rehearsing a … Continue reading "Adele & Seal are doing a duet!! No, not Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel"

After taking a shower and blowing out my au naturale black hair, I decided to create this GIF by taking a fierce selfie with my Samsung cell phone. I edited the photo by using the Gallery’s built-in Vintage effect. Next, I used the Glitch! app, which I downloaded using Google Play. I used the 3D and Animation options simultaneously, then … Continue reading "Life’s a Glitch!"

One animated GIF assignment that I would love to learn how to do is the Cinema Mosaic in the DS106 Assignment Bank. The assignment requires that you choose a film and create an animated mosaic from a single image (like a poster) or gif (a single moment). The instructions suggest that you divide that image into a grid … Continue reading "Cinema Mosaic"

An assignment from the DS106 Assignment Bank titled Larger than Life encouraged us to “Take a picture of an everyday object and make it look larger than life.” This was an assignment I was easily capable of accomplishing. I selected to take a larger than life or close-up photo of highlighters by angling my camera phone … Continue reading "Larger than Life"

I love my dog. He truly makes me happy. And I love funny, cute dog videos. No matter how many times I’ve watched this particular clip in the past 5 years, I still crack up every time. This pup is so cute and his reactions hilarious. Kudos to whoever created this. Tweet Share on Tumblr

Not sure what I signed up for this semester, but I believe I can fly… Jump & Fly Tweet Share on Tumblr