Daily Creates!
This week I completed three Daily Creates! The first one was about words on the wall. I wanted to tie Bob Ross into this. The second one was about Facebook being down. The third one was about a dog creating a password.
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Wrapping up Week 6
Working with design this week was very interesting. There is design in all of our daily lives and choices. Some assignments I found more difficult than others this week, but overall I enjoyed all of my assignments. Daily Creates The first task I completed was to replace the word “love” in a song to “Monty … -
Spooky T-shirt
In this assignment, I designed a t-shirt! Since it is now October, I thought it would be fitting to make a spooky halloween themed shirt. Obviously, this is why I chose orange and black as my colors. I used Superimpose to put everything together. I started with the plain orange shirt, and then layered the … -
Vogue Cover
For this assignment, I created a Vogue cover. I remember a lot of people doing this on social media a couple years ago, so I was excited to try it. I chose a photo of myself that I really like. Instead of just typing “VOGUE” onto the photo, I used the app Superimpose to design … -
UMW PAC Show
For this assignment, I made a poster for an upcoming event. I am a part of the Performing Arts Company on campus, so I decided to make a poster for our performance that is soon. I am really proud of how this turned out. I decided to use purple because that is PAC’s color. I … -
Poetry Design
In this assignment, I chose a poem and designed the text and background to see how it changes the poem. The first one I designed has a childlike feel. I think that this design matches the poem the best. The colors are whimsical and so are the birds at the top. I feel as though, … -
DesignBlitz
Color The design of the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos displays the concept of color. I couldn’t imagine any other colors being on the bag. The warm colors just make sense since they’re “flaming hot”. The design decisions of this product just makes sense. Metaphor & Symbols The Old Spice shampoo and conditioner in the second picture … -
Graphic Design Intro
I guess I never realized how intricate and prevalent design is. It’s just something I’ve never given a lot of thought. The readings and videos provided so far have been very insightful. The themes portrayed in movie posters based on color is something I never really put together. It is so interesting that certain colors … -
Listen up! It’s time to wrap up week 5
I honestly did not expect to like audio storytelling week. However, I found myself really loving working on the assignments. When you close your eyes and listen to sounds, you can picture exactly what you’re hearing. I feel as though audio storytelling is often overlooked. Podcasts are a great example of audio storytelling that I … -
Radio Show Ideas
The idea of doing a radio show is a little intimidating, but brainstorming different ideas has been pretty fun. The first thing I automatically thought of is having an advice session. We could get people to submit questions, and then give advice. I like to think that I am a super great advice-giver, but in … -
chattery café
In this assignment, I created a place. I chose a chattery café. I feel like when you listen to the sounds, it really does sound like a café. I included jazz music, cups clinking, chatter, and doors opening and closing. I found all of the sounds on Freesound.org. I used Audacity to layer them. I … -
relaxation station
For this assignment, I layered and mixed some of my favorite relaxing noises together. I enjoy listening to ambience videos on YouTube while doing my homework, so I had some ideas in mind. I created a minute and a half of peaceful noises. I started out with ocean noises. Then I added some wind chimes, … -
Life is a rollercoaster
For my sound effects story, I decided to portray going to an amusement park and riding a rollercoaster. I’m not even sure how I came up with the idea, I just thought it would be fun. I used freesounds.org to find all the sounds that I used. The five sounds I got were 1. the … -
Radio Bumper
Creating a radio bumper was not as difficult as I thought it would be. First I went on to Freesounds.org to look for some background music and sounds. I just browsed and played options until I found something that I thought was fitting. I went on to Audacity to put it all together. I played … -
ds106 Radio!
On Wednesday, September 22 at 8PM, I listened to the ds106 radio! First, I really liked the bumpers that were played at the beginning of the show. They sounded like real, professional radio bumpers. The story that was played had strong auditory elements that moved the story along. The tone of the characters’ voices depict … -
Moon Graffiti and Audio Storytelling
When listening to the Moon Graffiti podcast, the sound effects and different audio elements added a whole new level of storytelling. The tone of the narrators’ voices, the sound effects, and the background music during narration really helped set the scene. The auditory elements made it easier to visualize and comprehend the story. I felt … -
Let’s zoom out of week 4!
Firstly, I hope you enjoyed my poorly executed photography pun as the title of this weekly summary. This week I got to complete some really fun assignments from the ds106 assignment bank. I love how creative and fun the options are. First, I am going to show my three daily creates from the week. Monday’s … -
Home Alone
For this assignment, I had to recreate an iconic movie scene. I chose to do the most iconic scene from Home Alone. With us soon to be approaching the holiday season, I thought this was fitting. I can’t wait to be watching holiday movies like Home Alone soon. It is my favorite time of year! … -
Double Trouble
In this assignment, I got a photo with me in it twice with no editing! To do this, I got my friend to take a panorama. I posed for the first Elizabeth on the left, when my friend had taken that part of the panorama, I ran around her and posed for the second Elizabeth. … -
Peaceful Places
For this assignment, I made a collage with five places where I feel at peace. I loved doing this because thinking of the places that make me feel at peace, brought me happiness. The places I chose were the beach, nature, on my little reading nook in my room, on stage dancing, and my bed. … -
Who’s that GIF? (it’s Jess)
I chose to make a few GIFs from my favorite TV show. I chose the show New Girl. I chose these specific scenes because I thought they were funny. They also could be used as reactions to texts or online. To make these GIFs I used the app ‘GIPHY’. It didn’t take too long to … -
Zoomed!
The next visual assignment I chose to do was to take a close-up picture of something. Everyone that sees this has to guess what it is! Once you guess, click here for the real answer! No cheating though! Although it is simple, I feel as though there is a story in every close up picture. … -
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Populating the Landscape
One of the assignments I chose to complete was populating one of Bob Ross’ landscape paintings. I loved the idea of this assignment. Bob Ross’ paintings are so beautiful and tell a story. Adding to his art changes the story. It is unexpected to see something out of place in his paintings. I immediately knew … -
Photoblitz!
I really enjoyed the Photoblitz challenge. I completed the first seven tasks it gave me. The first one was to “take a photo of your most valued (non technology) tool”. I took a photo of my screwdriver because it is the tool that I use the most. The second task I got was to “take … -
Becoming a Better Photographer
Selection This is not a photo that I took, but a photo of me. This picture was shot at the most perfect time. The photographer chose to take it then because he knew it was the peak of my jump. He knew this would be the best shot of the dance move. He knew the … -
Photography Experience
As an iPhone user, I oftentimes do feel like a photographer. Especially, with the latest version of the iPhone, the cameras are so nice and clear, that photos that I take come out looking great! However, I would not consider myself a real photographer. I don’t know how to use a real camera. When I … -
A Week of Writing
Today I put my writing skills to the test. I told a lot of stories in my writing. I had a little bit of a late start, but I was able to still finish everything. First, I did three Daily Creates. Here was mine for Monday. The task was to show something with the beginning … -
Twin Things
Growing up as a twin, everything included both of us. We always did everything together. We had the same friends, had the same closet, and had the same interests. As we grew up we started doing different things. We had always spent most of our time together, but when high school came, things changed. My … -
The Neighborhood Cat
All day and all night I roam the neighborhood in downtown Fredericksburg. I enjoy sitting on humans’ doorsteps and looking inside the houses. The interior of every house is so different! I imagine what it would be like to live in them. I do go inside my human’s house, but I like to spend most …
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