Week Six Summary

Week Six Summary

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Six, WeeklySummary
September 30, 2021

This week we focused on graphic design. We learned about the different principles that go into how to make an engaging and informative design. I had a slight theme of coffee this week starting with an event poster I created. For all of my designs this week I used Canva,
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Design Blitz

by @grace_long88

| designblitz, Syndicated, Week Six
September 29, 2021

For my design blitz, I tried to focus one items or designs that are in my everyday life. I thought it would be fun to look for the design elements in things I see daily. The first photo is the tv poster for the show Gilmore Girls. This show is
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Breakfast Cereal

by @grace_long88

| #DesignAssignments1735, designassignments, Syndicated, Week Six
September 29, 2021

For this assignment I created a breakfast cereal box and I of course made it Bob Ross’s cereal brand. I created the design using Canva, a free graphic design platform. There was not a template for cereal boxes so I started with a blank template. I added a photo of
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Daily Reminder

by @grace_long88

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1887, Syndicated, Week Six
September 28, 2021

This is my favorite inspirational quote and I try to live by it. I 100% believe if you put enough work into something, you are able to do it. However, this does not mean doing the work alone. You should never be afraid to ask for help. To create this
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The Coffee Bean

by @grace_long88

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2002, Syndicated, Week Six
September 27, 2021

It is probably very evident by now but I love coffee. So for this assignment I decided to create a logo for a coffee shop. I thought of a fun name for my company and used Tailor Brands to create my logo. Tailor Brands is a great tool because it
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Coffee Hour

by @grace_long88

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2472, Syndicated, Week Six
September 27, 2021

I work at the Career Center on campus and we frequently create event signs for local businesses. We either post them to social media or put them up in our office. They are a great way to inform students of events where they can learn about different companies and talk
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The Importance of Design

by @grace_long88

| designthoughts, Syndicated, Week Six
September 26, 2021

Before reading these articles I did not know how much thought went into design. I did not know different genres of movies typically use different colors in their movie posters. In addition the use of white space, and the quality of the images can tell so much about what a
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Week Five Summary

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Five, WeeklySummary
September 23, 2021

This week we focused on story telling through audio. I started the week listening to a story about the Moon Landing. This story was told remarkable well – so well I almost forgot it was just a story. Their use of sound effect and how they edited the audio made
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My Radio Show

by @grace_long88

| #radioshowideas, Syndicated, Week Five
September 22, 2021

If I have the right co-host I can honestly talk about anything for hours. But I have been thinking about what I would want to talk about on my radio show and I came up with a few ideas. Conspiracy Theories: I love talking about conspiracy theories with my friends.
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Radio Bumper

by @grace_long88

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2616, radiobumper, Syndicated, Week Five
September 22, 2021

For my radio bumper I recorded my voice saying the radio title and slogan. I then played around with echo, amplifying, repeating, and other attributes until I liked how it sounded. I then when to Free Music Archive from WFMU “It’s not just free music; it’s good music” to find
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Friday = Movie Night

by @grace_long88

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2142, Syndicated, Week Five
September 21, 2021

Growing up every Friday my family had movie night. But we weren’t like normal family watching Disney another cartoon. My parents always put on old black and white films. Their favorites were with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, all with beautiful songs and dances. We also used
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Cooking Dinner

by @grace_long88

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2615, Syndicated, Week Five
September 21, 2021

Tonight for dinner was sesame chicken with rice and broccoli. I like to watch videos to learn new recipes and I have always thought the sounds of cooking have are so interesting. Tonight I took sound clips while I cooked my dinner and edited them together to create a story
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Ocean Beat

by @grace_long88

| #AudioAssignments, audioassignments2366, Syndicated, Week Five
September 21, 2021

In this assignment, I used different water sounds from freesound.org, one was a dripping faucet and the other was ocean waves. I wanted to make a water theme because it is the last day of summer and I was thinking about swimming and going to the beach. At first I
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ESC Radio

by @grace_long88

| ds106radio, Syndicated, Week Five
September 20, 2021

Listening to the radio show tonight was very interesting and enlightening. The way to producers used layered sounds and their voice to entertain the audience was amazing. I thought the use of music added a great eerie or suspenseful aspect to the story. And the movement of the sounds out
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Moon Landing

by @grace_long88

| #audioreflection, Syndicated, Week Five
September 20, 2021

I am a little embarrassed to admit I had to look up the July 20, 1969 moon landing to convince myself that Moon Graffiti was just a story. Matt Evans and Ed Herbstman used different aspects of sound to create a very realistic dialect between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
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Week Four Summary

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Four, WeeklySummary
September 16, 2021

This week was very fun. I enjoy taking pictures and see other people’s pictures. I can spend hours on Pinterest or VSCO just looking at different photos for inspiration. I started the week with my photo blitz. I thought this was a very fun assignment because it got me moving
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Life Long Friends

by @grace_long88

| AnimatedGIFAssignments, AnimatedGIFAssignments1328, Syndicated, Week Four
September 15, 2021

I love taking home videos of my friends and family. When I decided I wanted to do this assignment I started to look through all of my videos. I choose this video of me and my friend Bridget. This was taken the last day of the summer of 2019 before
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Arrow

by @grace_long88

| AnimatedGIFAssignments, AnimatedGIFAssignments1789, Syndicated, Week Four
September 15, 2021

I saw this assignment and immediately knew I wanted to do it. A little over a year ago my brother and his fiancé got a little puppy, Arrow. It was in the middle of the pandemic and it was honestly the best thing that could have happened. Everyone in my
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A Cold Fall Day

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2072, Week Four
September 15, 2021

My apartment does not get a lot of sunlight so I thought it would be a fun challenge to find some cool shadows. In my kitchen we have this beautiful window that casts a light on the floor. I thought it was perfect. This picture makes me think about baking
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Analyzing My Photography

by @grace_long88

| ds106photography, Syndicated, Week Four
September 14, 2021

After I read Telling Stories in Photos I started to examine my own photos to see how I can improve them or how I used the principles described in the article. I have many photos so I decided to look at my photos from my trip to Europe in December
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My Photography

by @grace_long88

| photoreflection, Syndicated, Week Four
September 14, 2021

I have never had an eye for photography. My friends are able to take beautiful photos but when I try to take a photo of the exact same thing it turns out wrong. As a result, I do not try to take a lot of “artsy” photos. I normally take
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Life is a Blur

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2110, Week Four
September 13, 2021

This assignment made me realize sometimes we are moving so fast life goes by in a blur. It is important to slow down every once and a while to get a hold of things. I was thinking about ways you can slow down. You can have a nice dinner with
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Take a Guess!

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1882, Week Four
September 13, 2021

Guess what this is a photo of! Comment down below.
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photoBLITZ

by @grace_long88

| #photoblitz, Syndicated, Week Four
September 13, 2021

Fabric: we wear it, sleep on it, decorate with it. An interesting cloth design or texture. 2. Take a picture of fire or something that represents fire. 3. Make an abstract or literal photo that expresses how you feel. 4. Take a photo that includes a manufactured product and at
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Week Three Summary

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Three, WeeklySummary
September 10, 2021

This week was very busy. I was not feeling my best over the weekend so I did not do as much homework as I normally do and quickly fell behind. I also had a VERY difficult project due in my 400 level Computer Science elective on Wednesday so I was
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Story Time

by @grace_long88

| storyanalysis, Syndicated, Week Three
September 10, 2021

I do not have a lot of time during the school year to read for fun but during the summer I try to read at least one novel. This past summer I read Such a Fun Age. This story centered around a young black babysitter, Emira Tucker. It talks about
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Moving Day!

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Three, writingassignments, writingassignments1692
September 9, 2021

My move in day Freshman year was very scary. I had never stayed away from my parents and family for more than one night. I had never been to a sleep away camp or vacation alone. I was very nervous but also super excited. I wanted to meet new people
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A Letter Home

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Three, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1813
September 9, 2021

I wrote a letter to my Mom at home. I wanted to write to her because my younger brother just left for his freshman year at college. Also she retired from her job during Covid. I think that she might be missing us a lot right now and I miss
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A Parallel Universe

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Three, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1808
September 9, 2021

Everyone has many possible paths in life. Think about it! If you view your future you can view many different paths in which you would love your life and feel complete. In our twenties we are forced to start to choose the path we want to take. I started to
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Day in the Life of a Bunny

by @grace_long88

| Syndicated, Week Three
September 8, 2021

Hi, I’m Becca the Bunny. I live on Mary Washington campus on Ball Circle. Every morning I like to wake up bright and early while the campus is still calm and quiet. I run around and walk up my other bunny friends too. We all talk about the crazy things
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