After spring break, my mind is stuck in California. It was still a great week. The weather was beautiful, and I picked up my cap and gown for graduation. Crazy! We didn’t have a big work week, but we did complete a Radio Show this week. We were very prepared and we didn’t have any problems completing […]

Radio Summary 2 This week, we got down to it really quickly. We were already very prepared from the week before.  All of the group members have completed their commercials and their bumpers. During spring break, we all agreed that we would finish writing out certain parts of the script. That way, by the time […]

@ds106dc #tdc1522 Flying Pig Farm pic.twitter.com/5qvlnezy4n — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) March 9, 2016 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1524 She is definitely dancing to purpose by Justin Bieber. https://t.co/7Tyu5bH5yh — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) March 11, 2016 Starting off the week, I did a daily create using the random farm generator. I liked the name “Flying Pig Farm”, so […]

Weekly Summary 7 This week was another audio week, which did not make me happy whatsoever. I would say that the audio assignments are by far my least favorite. However, there was design assignment thrown in there this week so that spiced things up a little. We started off the week by working on the Radio […]

30 Second Date Assignment: Celebrity Speed Dating Assignment Description: “You were just introduced to your favorite celebrity. You now have 30 seconds to tell this person anything you want and at the end of the conversation they will decide if they want to hang out with you again or not. Use soundcloud to record a short […]

Daily Create Week 7 #tdc1506 #ds106 #dailycreate #damn #daniel #back #at #it #again #with #the #white #vans pic.twitter.com/yCQEJE84Yh — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 23, 2016 #tdc1507 #dailycreate #ds106 every time is cat time pic.twitter.com/vIAWkg49MW — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 23, 2016 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1509 Trust is Key : Gary Cooper, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott […]

  I made a bumper sticker for the Radio show, “Rodeo Radio” I put a picture of a bull in the middle to display that that’s what were all about, bull riding! I thought I did a decent job of making it look western, but it wasn’t a difficult task. I completed it on Microsoft […]

Roooooodeo Raaaadio Assignment:Radio Bumper 3 stars Assignment Description: “Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station. What is a bumper? It is a short recording that identifies the radio station with signature music or an expression that makes sure the listeners know what they […]

Just Another Day Assignment: Day in the Life of Your Character 2 Stars Assignment Description: Record a day in the life of your host character. Using your character’s voice and Audacity, explain what happens during their typical day. Where do they work, what do they eat, who do they live with? Try to make it at least […]

Just Nine Ninety Nine Assignment:Make Your Own Radio Commercial 3 Stars Assignment Description: When you are driving in the car and a radio commercial comes on you might start to tune the radio out. But, if you were the person selling what the commercial was offering would you want people tuning it out or listening intently? […]

Our group had gotten off to the rodeo real quickly. We named our group “Rodeo Radio”. The topic is us commentating on a Rodeo like an announcer would commentate on any other sports event. This week, besides getting the group together, we started off by coming together and creating an outline about how we wanted […]

Week 6 Summary I started off the week with the longest assignment of all of them, reading Vignelli. I didn’t particularly enjoy this assignment because I don’t like reading all that much, but I can say that I still learned a decent amount about design from it.  It was a bit repetitive, but it was an […]

Daily Creates Week 6 #ds106 #tdc1501 #dailycreate Definitely food and sleep pic.twitter.com/D359JAqbTi — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 17, 2016   I think this is the cutest photo of a cat and a baby. Also, I completely relate to the fact that food and sleep is all I need in life. #tdc1502 #ds106 #dailycreate seeing both […]

Design Blitz Clemonlemon: This week, me and my roommate found a clementine that was shaped like a lemon. This is a great example of minimalism because it is simply a clementine on a napkin, and it is only 2 colors. Snowy Sunset: Earlier in the week, it snowed and it was a picture perfect moment when […]

Cheshire Cat Assignment: Minimalist TV/Movie Poster Assignment Description: “Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography.” You’ve Gone Mad: My all time favorite movie is Alice in Wonderland, the Tim Burton Version. Also, my favorite character in this movie is the Chesire Cat. Therefore, naturally, I made […]

Assignment: One Story/ Four Items 3 Stars Assignment Description: “This idea was first suggested by Tom Woodward and has been a long standing popular ds106 assignment. The assignment is to reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up […]

Homer Meets Budweiser Assignment: Ad Using A Cartoon Character 4 Stars Assignment Description: “Have you ever thought a particular cartoon character would make a great advertiser? Well here’s your chance. Take an existing product or even a regular item and have a cartoon character do their best salesman impression.” “Homer no function Budweiser well without…” WOOHOO: Homer […]

A Few Examples Via Doing Indy This first example is from Georgia O’Keefe’s collection. It refers back to Vignelli’s use of the grid. The image seems to symmetrical, but not so exact that it seems inappropriate for the drawing. O’Keefe also uses a wide array of color in this artwork. It especially stands out because the […]

Wanted: Dead or Alive Assignment: Most Wanted Outlaws ds106 Style Assignment Description: “For this assignment, students will create a Wanted poster for some of the most wanted outlaws/groups of the Wild Wild West. While it may seem like a basic assignment, I think it will be fun and perfectly fitting for this course! Here is a […]

The Vignelli Canon The Vignelli Canon was written as a guide to design in every shape and form. It is interesting to see how great design comes to form, even if you don’t have the talent for it. Part 1- The Intangibles Starting off with Semantics, it describes how we design whatever we have to […]

Weekly Summary – Week 5 This week was one of the easiest and hardest weeks I have completed so far.  It was one of the easiest because this week, I planned out my blogs/time the best I have from the previous 4 weeks.  However, it was the hardest because I came into this week knowing […]

Daily Creates for Week 5 I would invent a self-cleaning room tool cuz who doesn’t hate cleaning. It would sell for $500 #tdc1493 #dailycreate pic.twitter.com/x96A1erwdu — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 10, 2016 #ds106 #tdc1494 #dailycreate Mary Wash Express…Postage by eagle! pic.twitter.com/AxwSLpG6BF — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 11, 2016 #ds106 #tdc1496 #dailycreate The movie Cowboys and […]

Brainstorming Radio Show Ideas Here are just a few ideas that we could hold our radio show around. This is just a rough draft, and input/ other ideas are greatly appreciated! Sports Event: There is always radio broadcasting for big basketball games, football games, and other big sports events, so why not have a radio broadcast […]

Radio Bumper Assignment: Create a DS106 Radio Bumper 3.5 Stars Assignment Description:“Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station. What is a bumper? It is a short recording that identifies the radio station with signature music or an expression that makes sure the listeners know […]

I’ve Got Bills I Gotta Pay Assignment:Dramatic Reading Remix 4.5 stars Assignment Description:”For this assignment, take a song that you love, and record yourself doing a dramatic reading of the lyrics. Then take another piece of music (obviously without lyrics) and set your dramatic reading to it. This should result in something that sounds very different […]

DS106 Radio Show The drama is increasing in this movie on #ds106radio !! #western106 — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 10, 2016 The music makes it sound like theres about to be a big fight! #ds106 #western106   — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 10, 2016 Where did that chorus come from? #western106 #ds106 — Christina Gaul […]

Audio in Storytelling Sight without Sound:When watching a movie, seeing a play, or even experiencing every day life, sometimes it is hard to realize how much sound impacts your emotions. Even if you can only hear the music/audio, it can still evoke feeling in you the way visual would. Maybe even more! A great example […]

“You Don’t Have to Try so Hard” Assignment: What a Song Might Mean to You 4 stars Assignment Description: “Lots of people have a particular song that reminds them of certain situations, I know I do! Embed the video of your particular song and a short recording of why you really like the song, or what makes […]

Sound Only Assignment: Sound Effects Story Assignment Description: “Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least five different sounds that you find online. The story can be no longer than 90 seconds.” Not Playing Nice: My background with editing audio is exactly zero. However, I […]

Weekly Summary #4 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1487 made the decision to finish a bag of chips today pic.twitter.com/sCLYvSTjjE — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 3, 2016 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1486 “first thin’ we do, let’s beef all the lawyers.” https://t.co/3iW1JUN7dG — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) February 2, 2016 #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1485 Cactus or person with chicken pox? pic.twitter.com/kZgoI6knc6 — […]