The assignment: “you will be intervening in the code and design of a website of your choice to tell a story. You are not to photoshop the design of the site (if you can), but rather intervene in the actual html and CSS of the site—though you can photoshop particular images on the site.” This ...

The assignment: “Develop your own fictitious character, give them a name and a bit of personality traits. Have that person leave comments on at least 5 blog posts by other students in our class, and where possible, they should interact with other characters there. Be interesting (do not be mean or rude!) and see how ...

Maybe it’s just me but the past few weeks have really flown by! Week one: regular schedule Week two: SPRING BREAK (and I did take a break) Week three: this week, back to regular schedule That’s where the weekly wrap-up comes in.  I’ll be talking audio and radio tonight. —————————————————– The assignment: Make Foley Sounds ...

What is Foley? According to dictionary.com: Fo·ley [foh-lee] adjective of or pertaining to motion-picture sound effects produced manually: a Foley artist. Origin: after Jack Foley,  sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s ———————————- The past week or so working on this project has been veeeeeeerrrry time consuming for me.  Figuring out what is going to ...

So in the last post I showed you the old-school daily creates I did, here are three up to date creates! ——————————— Spell “Create” using interesting materials/objects to form the letters. My sushi dinner   Pick a vowel. Write a one paragraph story avoiding words that contain that vowel.   And my favorite: Draw a ...

I took a few liberties with the daily creates over the past few weeks. I decided to hit the random button a few times.  So some of these are older ideas, but just as creative! ————————– Take a photograph that emphasizes the sky by placing the horizon very low or very high. from January 2012 ...

The Assignment: Over the span of this assignment stretch, you must complete 5 points of audio assignments from the audio category in the Assignment Bank.   Beat Craigslist ——————————————————– This assignment seemed so silly when I read it, I just HAD to do it. I was right. Silly. I interpreted “beat poem” as like a ...

The Assignment: Over the span of this assignment stretch, you must complete 5 points of audio assignments from the audio category in the Assignment Bank. Teenage Angst —————————————————– I googled ‘diary’; 1. A daily record, usually private, especially of the writer’s own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc. 2. A book for keeping such a record. 3. A book or pad containing pages marked and arranged in calendar order, in which to note appointments and the like. —————————————————- An excerpt from Beautifully_chaotic —————————————————- I really loved this assignment. Take an ...

The assignment: Sunday 2/24 (by midnight): As a group, settle on a theme and format for your show. One designated group member must write a blog post outlining these choices. Each student should design a proposed logo for their team. ————————– Digital Dynamite is:  Amber, Bellekid, Watkins, and ChaChaChelsea Oh, and me. Two Words.  WATCH. ...

  The Assignment: These projects all involve some aspect of re-editing existing content to change the meaning or making something new that visual represents an idea. The BIG Caption So I thought last week was a fail? Oh.  I was right. I apsatively. posalutely. forgot to share this with you. Didn’t post it. Didn’t link ...

The assignment: Visual Thinking and Symbols Do ONE of the following assignments: Learning By Design (*****) is an assignment in visual note taking. Because many of you expressed interest in the style of the Steven Johnson video form week 1, here is your opportunity to learn more about how this is done.   This TED ...

Fail.  This week was a fail.   Well not totally, but man when life happens.  IT HAPPENS.  Feel free to replace life with some other four letter word. And so I’m here late.  I may get no credit for this week. UGH.  but I’m not giving up.  I’m at least gonna show you what I ...

The Assignment: “Design Safari:” Carry your camera with you this week and take photos of objects, ads, signs, etc. that illustrate one of these concepts. At a minimum, provide an example of at least four of the concepts listed above. Share all your photos on Flickr and tag them designblitz. In addition, add a link ...

The Assignment: “Design Safari:” Carry your camera with you this week and take photos of objects, ads, signs, etc. that illustrate one of these concepts. At a minimum, provide an example of at least four of the concepts listed above. Share all your photos on Flickr and tag them designblitz. In addition, add a link ...

The Assignment: “Design Safari:” Carry your camera with you this week and take photos of objects, ads, signs, etc. that illustrate one of these concepts. At a minimum, provide an example of at least four of the concepts listed above. Share all your photos on Flickr and tag them designblitz. In addition, add a link ...

The Assignment: These projects all involve some aspect of re-editing existing content to change the meaning or making something new that visual represents an idea. Minimalist TV/Movie poster design   (How did I forget to put ^ that in!) “All women can do wonders if they’re put to the test.” Season 1 Episode 2   ...

The Assignment: These projects all involve some aspect of re-editing existing content to change the meaning or making something new that visual represents an idea. PSA Billboard This is silly, But I had fun making it, and figuring out how to say what I wanted to say.  PLUS!  I can’t even tell you how hard ...

The Assignment: These projects all involve some aspect of re-editing existing content to change the meaning or making something new that visual represents an idea. Six Word Memoir All I’m gonna say is this.  This is worth WAY more than 3 Stars.   A memoir in 6 words.  Sounds easy right?  Well, I guess it ...

Last week I had some pretty L.A.M.E. blog post titles, and basically confusing “point” assignments. Hell. They aren’t even points.  They are STARS!!!!   ↓ Updated Stuffs. Steve Loves Hamburgers * Troll Quotes ** A Valentines Day Card I NEVER Want to Receive ** Color Splashed, Kinda ** Games I Never Play ***

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I wish I could chalk these late posts up to me just being a slacker, but alas no.  I’ve been busy, AND I’ve been procrastinating. Yes, I admit it.  I am a procrastinator sometimes. But seriously I have been looking. This week was all about visual storytelling.  Chock full of adventures for my eyes! ———————————————————– ...

The Assignment: “For this week, you need to complete 10 stars worth of Visual Assignments — this could be doing 5 assignments rated 2 stars, etc. One of them is required by everyone, so we can all do the same one and compare our ideas, but beyond that, you get to pick the ones you ...

The Assignment: “For this week, you need to complete 10 stars worth of Visual Assignments — this could be doing 5 assignments rated 2 stars, etc. One of them is required by everyone, so we can all do the same one and compare our ideas, but beyond that, you get to pick the ones you ...

The Assignment: “For this week, you need to complete 10 stars worth of Visual Assignments — this could be doing 5 assignments rated 2 stars, etc. One of them is required by everyone, so we can all do the same one and compare our ideas, but beyond that, you get to pick the ones you ...

The Assignment: “For this week, you need to complete 10 stars worth of Visual Assignments — this could be doing 5 assignments rated 2 stars, etc. One of them is required by everyone, so we can all do the same one and compare our ideas, but beyond that, you get to pick the ones you ...

The Assignment: “For this week, you need to complete 10 stars worth of Visual Assignments — this could be doing 5 assignments rated 2 stars, etc. One of them is required by everyone, so we can all do the same one and compare our ideas, but beyond that, you get to pick the ones you ...

Take a picture of something you made, be it food, art, or something else. Take a picture of your greatest success or triumph. Make it creative and artistic! Okay, so it’s not very artistic, or creative at all.  BUT it is a great success!!  YAY!   Take a picture of something brand new. Like shiny.

“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” -Ansel Adams BUT!  There are tips. Tips. Tips. Tips. Here is the key I got from each of the resources I looked at, and I think you will find as well… they are all based on the BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. Seems simple ...

The assignment: Here is an exercise that is a fun way to try out your visual interpretation skills. Below are a list of subjects to capture in photos that you must try and capture within a 20 minute window of time. In this case it is less about capturing artistic images, but just doing what ...