Assignment Rework

Assignment Rework

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, ds106rework, Syndicated
March 22, 2019

This week I took a look back at some of the assignments I have completed for the course. I knew I wanted to rework a visual assignment, so I figured my visual assignment to make a movie poster silly would be a perfect fit. The original directions for that assignment: “Take an existing movie poster
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Weekly Summary #8

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
March 14, 2019

This week my group (Rogue Agents) met for the first time, planned out our radio show, recorded, and finished a day early! This has been quite the week, so let’s dive a little deeper! Daily Creates As I have stated before, daily creates are my absolute favorite. They allow me to be creative and are
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Rogue Agents Present: Radio Show Update #2

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, radioshowweek2, Syndicated
March 14, 2019

This week, my amazing group met for the first time in person. We met in the library on Monday to organize and plan out our radio show. Our meeting was very successful, we were together for nearly two hours. We finalized our idea on having our spy characters participate in a game show. We knew
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Daily Creates

by @JasmineAlanis2

| Syndicated
March 14, 2019

As always, I started my week off right… with some daily creates!! My first daily create challenge was to show the view outside my window. Honestly, I didn’t have a great view that I wanted to share, but the week before was spring break, and I had many views I could share. Over Spring Break,
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Weekly Summary #7

by @JasmineAlanis2

| Syndicated
March 1, 2019

I started off my week with the daily create challenges: Daily Create 1 #tdc2602 #ds106 #dailycreate Reading all the books, having my friends over for long chats, & teaching myself how to draw/paint! — Jasmine Alanis (@JasmineAlanis2) February 26, 2019 Daily Create 2 #tdc2605 #ds106 #dailycreate pic.twitter.com/ULazXAjYxe — Jasmine Alanis (@JasmineAlanis2) March 1, 2019
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Sounds of my day

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments1524, ds106, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

Directions for this assignment were: Record different sounds throughout your day. It can be as long or as short as you’d like. When you finish, combine them into one long sound of your day! Upload it to SoundCloud Throughout the day, I managed to record a few sounds such as: running into a friend, my
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How about a tongue twister?

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2119, ds106, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

For this assignment, I shared a tongue twister and added some fun background music to it. Take a listen: I recorded the audio on audacity and then paired it with a fun beat I found on freesound.org
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Jess Carter’s Real Houswives Tagline

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments1725, ds106, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

For this assignment, I decided to make my secret agent the new star on the Real Housewives series. I included her slogan “every artist starts out an amateur” and altered it to fit the show and making her a bit arrogant. This was really fun! I added some background music that I felt was similar
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Radio Show Design Project

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, radioshowpromo, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

This week, we began brainstorming our radio show! My group decided on creating a Mr. & Mrs. Smith type encounter with our spies, and we will have them play two truths and a lie. All spies will be acting “undercover” and must try to avoid having their cover blown. My radio show poster: I created
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Daily Creates

by @JasmineAlanis2

| dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

Daily create 1 This daily create didn’t require an image but instead was asking me to share what I would do with a month away from all tech in a cabin in the woods. Here was my response (it didn’t take me long to figure this one out): #tdc2602 #ds106 #dailycreate Reading all the books,
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Radio Show Progress

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, radioshowweek1, Syndicated
March 1, 2019

Meet our team: Jasmine Alanis, Hannah Duncan, and Morgan Roane Spy characters: Scott Wilton, Megan “Flaire”, and Jess Carter Weekly update: This week our teamed formed and we started our google doc to brainstorm ideas and contribute our parts. So far, our main idea for our radio show is to have a character meeting: Have
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Weekly Summary

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 22, 2019

I started my week off the way I always start my DS106 weeks: I made some daily creates and shared them on twitter. Here is a recap of my daily creates: #tdc2594 #dailycreate #ds106 Was it ever a secret how much I loved The Iron Giant? Probably not. But I secretly decide if we’re going
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DesignBlitz

by @JasmineAlanis2

| Syndicated
February 22, 2019

Typography: The image was created by TekstArtist. I actually own this poster, so when I saw the category for typography in the designblitz, I knew I wanted to include it! The image is entirely made up of letters. It actually is made up of letters from the this quote: “To move, to breathe, to fly,
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Charity Ad

by @JasmineAlanis2

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2202, ds106, Syndicated
February 22, 2019

Directions: Create an ad to inform people about a charity and encourage them to donate. It can be a real charity or you can make one up! I created this poster on Canva. I found a layout that was already advertising for cancer research, and I used that as a template for my own poster.
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Missing: Jess Carter

by @JasmineAlanis2

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1888, ds106, Syndicated
February 22, 2019

Directions: Create a missing posters flyer for a fictional movie/show character, made-up person, animal, or a real person. Be sure to include a picture, the name, characteristics, and last seen date and place. Let your imagination do the talking for this poster! I decided to include my secret agent for this missing poster. If Jess
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Minimalist Poster

by @JasmineAlanis2

| designassignments, DesignAssignments43, ds106, Syndicated
February 22, 2019

Directions: Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography. I decided to create minimalist posters for Wall-E! Both images with created in Canva. With the first image, I wanted to stress the need to recycle and also keep the recognizable Wall-E movie font. But I also
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Suspect: Jess Carter

by @JasmineAlanis2

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1657, ds106, Syndicated
February 22, 2019

Directions: Create a suspect board and explain the story behind. I decided to include my secret agent character in this design assignment. I created the image on canva. I found the cork background on their elements page, and started including images I found by typing in “art,” “museum,” “money,” “new york,” and “phone.” I reused
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It’s all by design

by @JasmineAlanis2

| designthoughts, ds106, Syndicated
February 22, 2019

The reading by Maria Popova and Massimo Vignelli were really insightful and helpful in thinking critically about design. The most impactful part of the article by Maria Popova that I wanted to re-share was: Graphic design needs your willing mental participation, even if it’s subconscious. Graphic design is message-sending into the brain. It is a
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Daily Create x4

by @JasmineAlanis2

| dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
February 21, 2019

Creation 1 Directions for this daily create were to share literature, music, or a motion picture that I secretly love. This was a no brainer. Anyone and everyone around me knows I absolutely love the movie, The Iron Giant. I like to bring it up in conversation early on when I meet people. I do
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Weekly Summary #5

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 15, 2019

This week was so cool because I was able to step out of my comfort zone: audio editing. Wow was I nervous about this week, so let’s take a recap on my journey. Daily Creates This week I started off with the daily creates. Here are my creations and the post explaining my process is
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Sick Beat

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, audiotutorials2366, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

Directions: Make a sick beat, using whatever you can find on freesounds.org, and whatever you can record around you! I don’t care how long it is, just get groovy dood. So I honestly thought I was going to be better at this… I dont know why. I have never in my life created music. I
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Jess Carter Voicemail Interview

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2371, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

Directions: We’ve all had to create characters, now it is time to tell their stories. Tell a story pertaining to your character. This can be either from your character’s point of view or it can be told from the perspective of a narrator. Record yourself telling the story and add sound effects or music to
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Tongue Twisters

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2119, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

Directions for this assignment were as follows: Say any tongue twister as fast as you can and include a background sound to layer it. “Betty Botter bought some butterBut she said the butter’s bitterIf I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitterBut a bit of better butter will make my batter
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Ds106 Radio Bumper

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, radiobumper, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

This was so much fun! The assignment was to “Create A Ds106 Radio Bumper” I decide to keep the dialogue simple and to the point, thank the audience for listneing and state the radio name. I found the music on https://freesound.org by typing in “spy music.” This sounded the most festive and on theme, and also like
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Sound Effect Story

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #AudioAssignments, #AudioAssignments70, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

For my sound effect story, I wanted to continue off of another assignment I did earlier in the semester. That assignment had me tell a story through five pictures, so I told the story of how I make coffee. For this assignment, I told the same story but with sound effects I found from https://freesound.org/
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DS106 Radio Reflection

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, ds106radio, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

For the first night of the DS106 Radio, the two episodes had very contrasting sound quality. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to tweet along for any of the days, because I was working, but I was able to listen in. Something I found really interesting about this first listening experience was that sound not only was
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Radio Show Ideas

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #radioshowideas, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

Professor interviews: Have professors discuss how they ended up at Mary Washington, their journey, and then have them prove that they aren’t actually a secret agent using “Professor” as their cover story. They can also share the time they suspected someone was a secret agent, and how they handled that. Review Bond Movies: This was
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Audio Storytelling

by @JasmineAlanis2

| #audioreflection, ds106, Syndicated
February 15, 2019

How does sound drive stories? I think that sound plays a huge role in diving stories. Moon Graffiti does such a great job of this. The crashing noises to in indicate a much harsher impact of the landing on the moon. The crackling white noise that makes you feel as though the audio is old
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007’s Daily Creates

by @JasmineAlanis2

| dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
February 12, 2019

This week, I accomplished three of the daily creates! These daily creates are becoming my favorite part of the class (so far). The first: “Siblings singing.” #tdc2587 #ds106 #dailycreate pic.twitter.com/j2ui3r9K5n — Jasmine Alanis (@JasmineAlanis2) February 10, 2019 The directions for this daily create: “Take a famous, iconic image as shown above and redescribe it in prosaic words.”
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007’s Weekly Summary #4

by @JasmineAlanis2

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 8, 2019

This week was so eventful, let’s take a look! I started my week by creating my daily creates(to read more about the process click the link!): #tdc2582 #ds106 #dailycreate Olivia Fig Newton John! pic.twitter.com/6TwORRyLUH — Jasmine Alanis (@JasmineAlanis2) February 6, 2019 #tdc2583 #ds106 #dailycreate #Marvel pic.twitter.com/Ajn1rFym9r — Jasmine Alanis (@JasmineAlanis2) February 7, 2019 #tdc2585 #ds106
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