Weekly Summary-Week 6

Weekly Summary-Week 6

by @justzaying7

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
October 5, 2018

Hello! I’m not going to say it. I’m not going to say that this semester could not be passing more slowly. I’m not going to say it, because I think I’ve said that in every weekly summary post. This was probably the most fun I’ve had this semester. I think that the design elements forced … Continue reading Weekly Summary-Week 6
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Design Let-up

by @justzaying7

| designblitz, Syndicated
October 3, 2018

Did you know the antonym for “blitz” is “let-up”. Yeah me either. Let’s get right into this weeks design blitz! Here’s my first photo: So I wanted to go right along with the hero theme for this semester, and post a picture of my favorite Captain America shirt. To me this perfectly fits the design … Continue reading Design Let-up
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Kai Reimagined

by @justzaying7

| #DesignAssignments2115, designassignments, Syndicated
October 1, 2018

This is a reimagining of Malachi Gray. I stuck with the same theme of black, given the heat and energy retaining properties inherent in the color. Additionally I designed the character to be large, and physically intimidating due to his years working on an Astrobark farm, picking up large and heavy sheets of Astrobark. The … Continue reading Kai Reimagined
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Black and Steel

by @justzaying7

| designassignments, designassignments2217, Syndicated
October 1, 2018

This is a picture of my character’s, Malachi Gray, typical outfit in an ordinary day. Typically everyone on his planet wears black out of necessity due to the temperatures on the world generally being cool, and black absorbs more heat for their body. The jacket is abrasion resistant for working in the Astrobark fields, as … Continue reading Black and Steel
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4 Pics 1 Slide 1 Movie

by @justzaying7

| designassignments, DesignAssignments358, Syndicated
October 1, 2018

Any guesses? This is an easy one! I want to give you a hint…but I’m not going to. Figure it out. This was the first assignment I will have completed in the design section for week 6! It was definitely challenging to put together the picture (I’ve never done anything like this before) but it … Continue reading 4 Pics 1 Slide 1 Movie
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Digital Designing of a Story

by @justzaying7

| designthoughts, Syndicated
October 1, 2018

This week will definitely be an interesting one. I’ve said repeatedly that I have about .2 artistic bones in my body. I have a feeling this will be exploited this week. After reading The Vignelli Canon, by Massimo Vignelli, I feel that I stand a fighting chance. There is so much information inside of this … Continue reading Digital Designing of a Story
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Summary of Week 5

by @justzaying7

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
September 28, 2018

Well this was another long one. Does anyone feel like we’re doing more work lately? Anyway despite feeling like there was more assignments this week I actually preferred these assignments due to the auditory nature of them. I had fun creating the music and the sound that I did. The first audio assignment I did … Continue reading Summary of Week 5
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“Piece of dark meat hanging from his mouth”

by @justzaying7

| ds106radio, Syndicated
September 27, 2018

Hey! Super interesting activity! I’m not at all surprised that I enjoyed that. As soon as the static started indicating the beginning of the real show, I immediately settled in to let myself fall to another time and place. I mention the static because I think that is the feature of the cast that makes … Continue reading “Piece of dark meat hanging from his mouth”
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ClubX

by @justzaying7

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2227, Syndicated
September 27, 2018

Kai stands outside hearing the thrum of the music. It’s the middle of the day but the party doesn’t stop for the Blue’s. The sun beats down on Kai and despite what he’s about to do he feels his foot tap a little bit in rhythm with the thrumming sound. Hello! For my … Continue reading ClubX
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Wavy Seashells

by @justzaying7

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2298, Syndicated
September 27, 2018

Hey all! For this assignment (Assignment 2298) I decided to create something using a sound from freesounds.org as my basis. The name of the original sound is “Drums Trap Beat”. I downloaded this song from the website and then opened up Audacity. Audacity is very easy to use, and the more I use it the … Continue reading Wavy Seashells
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That Sounds Painful

by @justzaying7

| #AudioAssignments, #AudioAssignments70, Syndicated
September 23, 2018

Check this out! For audio assignment 70, I utilized Audacity and also freesounds.org to put it all together! I had the idea of creating the soundtrack for someone who is tired coming home, and then opening the closet door to put his bag down at which point everything came falling down from the closet onto him. … Continue reading That Sounds Painful
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Staaaay Classy

by @justzaying7

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments36, radiobumper, Syndicated
September 23, 2018

Hi! So after getting frustrated enough to want to drop kick my MacBook across the room, I finally had fun! This was a cool assignment, and my wife says that I have a future in radio so there’s that. I obviously began by getting familiar with Audacity. I remembered using it in high school (to … Continue reading Staaaay Classy
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Brilliant!

by @justzaying7

| #radioshowideas, Syndicated
September 23, 2018

Hello! So this post will address the ideas that I have come up with for our radio show. I think that the best idea I have come up with is making a radio show based on our superheroes. Possibly a show that covers recent events in the superhero worlds, and we each make radio sessions … Continue reading Brilliant!
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A Penny for your Sound

by @justzaying7

| #audioreflection, Syndicated
September 23, 2018

Hello all! Now I’m excited for this week…this is right down my alley. I think that if I’ve ever had a talent for anything it would be a talent for sound. What’s amazing is sound comes in so many different ways. I’ve always been able to play instruments generally from ear. This meaning that if … Continue reading A Penny for your Sound
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Week…uhhh 5000?

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated
September 21, 2018

Hello folks! This week was a long one for me, a lot of firsts due to it being focused on visual assignments. I had fun with it though! I would say that I struggled the most with purely the creativity aspect of it. I don’t want to say that I forgot how to be creative … Continue reading Week…uhhh 5000?
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Abnormal

by @justzaying7

| #photoblitz, Syndicated
September 21, 2018

So this 20 minute photoblitz was very interesting!! It didn’t take me 20 minutes though… I got a pretty fun list, and thankfully I was able to do everything right from the desk I was sitting at. I had to get creative, but isn’t that the point! Below is the list that I got. … Continue reading Abnormal
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Kai’s Collage

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated
September 20, 2018

This is my collage that I made for Kai! These are all things that describe my character and the time that he is in. The clothes showed in the upper left corner are an example of fashion currently. In the top middle you see a lightbuld which just embodies what it means to be … Continue reading Kai’s Collage
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Batman V. Superman

by @justzaying7

| ds106photography, Syndicated
September 20, 2018

I’m going to analyze the movie Batman Vs. Superman in order to find examples of different points from the readings assigned in Week 4. I chose this movie because (while the storyline was abysmal) the cinematography was extremely intriguing to me. I never really knew why until I looked at it paired with the information … Continue reading Batman V. Superman
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A picture from Kai’s world

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments18
September 19, 2018

In the year 3033 things were very rough for simple astrobark farmers. Below is a picture of an abandoned astrobark storage shed. On it you can see the gang tag of the local gang found in Kai’s town, the “Blue”. The Blue are an extremely violent gang that has slowly grown due to a lack … Continue reading A picture from Kai’s world
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*wakes up and looks at time* *goes back to sleep*

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2167
September 18, 2018

Hello!! I spent at least a half an hour trying to figure out what in the world I was going to do for this assignment. I eventually just decided to make a parody of “fighting the good fight” and staying awake at work! Check out the Flickr link below, I’m sharing it that way because … Continue reading *wakes up and looks at time* *goes back to sleep*
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Fotografia

by @justzaying7

| photoreflection, Syndicated
September 17, 2018

Hello all! First post for week four. Is it just me or is this semester dragging by? Probably a severe case of Senioritis. Anyway if you haven’t already figured it out, this post is about photography. My title is simply photography translated to Italian. Why did I choose to make it in Italian? Because I’m … Continue reading Fotografia
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Sigh,

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2152
September 17, 2018

I would like to introduce, Emma! Emma was my first and so far only dog that I’ve ever had. She was a part Jack russel terrier and part Rat Terrier. Cutest dog ever. This picture was taken one day when my dad and I were outside working on my car. We always used to joke … Continue reading Sigh,
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Week 3 Summary

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated
September 14, 2018

I really enjoyed this week. As you may have read before I’m not big when it comes to writing or creative artistic type things. Obviously this class by design is causing me to go outside of my comfort zone which i’m finding is not an entirely bad thing. This week was a lot of … Continue reading Week 3 Summary
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You Have Got to be Kidding me

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2163
September 13, 2018

BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICE YOU ARE AGREEING TO GET ROYALLY F***** IN THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOW. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEATH, MAIMING, DISFIGUREMENT, INJURY, EMOTIONAL SCARING OR ANY OTHER SUCH INJURY THAT RESULTS IN HEROIC OR NOT HEROIC ACTIONS TAKEN ON THE PARTICIPANTS PART. ALL RESCUES THAT RESULT IN YOU … Continue reading You Have Got to be Kidding me
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Heights Smeights

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2235
September 12, 2018

Honestly I don’t understand what the fear of me is. A young human had ventured too high up onto a rock, and as he looked down into the valley of the mountain he was climbing he could see the distance he had come in proper prospective. The trees looked like toys, and the rocks below … Continue reading Heights Smeights
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A Bat for Free

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
September 11, 2018

It was a hot day in the beginning of June, 2015. Daniel Fields was nervous, he could feel his heart jumping up and down inside of his chest like he had just drank three Monster energy drinks. Two days prior he had been told that he was being pulled up to the majors, from the … Continue reading A Bat for Free
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Malachi Gray (Kai)

by @justzaying7

| Character, Syndicated
September 10, 2018

Malachi Gray (Kai) is a sixteen year old male that grew up on the planet Destre (Des-Tray), which is in the same orbit as Earth and appeared there after the “Cosmic Shift” that occurred in the year 3033. How that all happened is not relevant to Malachi however, and may be explored later. Kai is … Continue reading Malachi Gray (Kai)
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Heroism or Humanity

by @justzaying7

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
September 9, 2018

Today I read the story of the Forty-seven Ronins. I thought this story was very well written. It made good use of elements of storytelling, outlined in Kurt Vonnegut’s telling of the shape of stories. It began with the introduction with the telling of the victim in the story, who was forced to commit ritual … Continue reading Heroism or Humanity
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Roger-Year 2156

by @justzaying7

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2178, Syndicated
September 5, 2018

https://frequency2156.com/signal/40 Alright I don’t know why but I used the name Roger yet again for another assignment. I guess it’s just the name of the day. I chose this assignment because I was looking for something that would slowly introduce me into the audio assignments category. This was the perfect introduction! I started by visiting the … Continue reading Roger-Year 2156
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The Year of the Slam Dunk

by @justzaying7

| AnimatedGIFAssignments, AnimatedGIFAssignments1780, Syndicated
September 3, 2018

2017 was a very exciting year for me as a basketball fan/athlete. I’ve had to stop playing competitively myself due to work, school, and family. But I still watch it when I have time. There’s always been athletes who dunk. But to me this year was something special for everyones favorite way to score in … Continue reading The Year of the Slam Dunk
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