What is storytelling to me? In some ways that’s quite easy to answer. It’s the ability to take someone on a journey as seen through my eyes (or my mind). Such a succinct definition is wide reaching and perhaps not specific enough, then again, maybe that’s exactly as it should be. Like the reach of […]

Logo Splice

Assignment This is by no means a masterpiece, but it’s simple and straightforward. I’ll be honest, I feel like I understand how to make GIFs and had done so before this unit so I wasn’t as patient as I probably should have been. I’m probably trying to run before I’ve learned how to walk, #DS106 […]

Directions: “Make an animated gif from your favorite/least favorite movie capturing the essence of a key scene. Make sure the movement is minimal but essential.” 10 years ago I had a mild obsession with the movie “Party Monster.” In this scene the main character, Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) is a newbie in New York and […]

Japanese Juxtapose Old & New Challenge

Ideas: Obvious to us, amazing to Others. This was something I’ve long struggled with and it was nice to hear someone else verbalize it. It also made me realize how often this has been true in the context of my own work, however I do believe in “gut feelings”. My resolution for this year was […]

Concrete Poem Challenge

5 Card Flickr Instagram Story I aimlessly stab the pad thai on my plate as the TV blares in the background. After what seems like forever, perhaps it’s only a couple of minutes, I snap back to reality and see Taraji P Henson strut her fabulous self down the Emmy’s red carpet. I momentarily focus on […]

Inspired by the Noun Project‘s Idioms Challenge. Found myself “under the knife.”