Although this week’s assignments took longer to complete than last week’s, I feel like I have much more knowledge on design concepts and how they are implemented. Each assignment I created I was happy with the outcome. I even surprised myself with how well some of them turned out. I used GIMP, and I did …

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Choose one of your favorite movie quotes and insert the quote over an image from the movie you chose. Some of my favorite movies ever are the Harry Potter series. There isn’t one I don’t like. ABC family frequently runs Harry Potter marathons, especially during the summer. So when I chose this assignment for 3 …

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I know, the title of this post strikes fear into the hearts of even the strongest women. But alas, taking a summer class means this sometimes. This week was tougher than last week because I was away for part of it, but I didn’t let that stop me from daily creating! Although there were more …

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Reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up but do not give away the answer! I clicked on this week’s suggested assignments because it was late and I needed inspiration. When I saw the …

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Here are the connections I made with my classmates this week. I gave some tips and admired work, and responded to comments I received.

I wanted to first learn a bit more about design, so that’s why I opted to do my design blitz later in the week. After reading through and listening to some of the materials provided, I had a better understanding of design concepts and what makes a good design. I tried out some techniques in …

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I chose the Minimalize Your Philosophy assignment, worth 2.5 stars, because I wanted to try my hand at designing something from scratch. I wanted to take into consideration Vignelli’s points as well. I focused mostly on choosing the right font and keeping the spacing of the design aesthetically pleasing. At first I wasn’t even sure …

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This 4.5 star design assignment piqued my interest by the interesting logo that was designed; it combined McDonald’s and Burger King. I immediately wanted to do this assignment because of the cultural relevance of the project, and because creative thinking is required. I love Starbucks and sometimes go to Dunkin’ Donuts, but I am biased towards …

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This week’s mandatory assignment was very daunting to me. I am not proficient at extensively editing pictures, so I needed some guidance. I found a tutorial using GIMP, which is what I use, on another blog. This made me feel much less overwhelmed by the project by giving simple, step by step instructions. I did do some things …

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Today’s daily create was easy, fun, and unique. By using the website provided, the webcam is turned into an ASCII image automatically. This makes the process simple, as long as you don’t mind taking a picture of your face. The image made of text characters is interesting to look at, although not very detailed (which …

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I have a very talented friend who goes to Parsons…you know, the prestigious design school in New York City? Well she has always had an eye for design, something that I do not necessarily have. This unit has been harder than the photography unit because I have not practiced design as I have practiced photography. …

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I am on vacation so when I saw today’s daily create was a picture from the beach, I thought it would be fitting to complete it. I first attempted to use GIMP, but it was being so finicky and I didn’t have time to waste, so I went ahead and used trusty old Powerpoint. I …

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While listening to the “We Are All Artists” broadcast I picked up some design tips I hadn’t thought of before. The first one that stuck with me was get uncomfortable. If you are playing it safe and not taking risks, the designs created won’t be anything spectacular. Along with that, thinking outside the box is …

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I LOVE today’s daily create! My favorite color is pink so it was easy to show my “pink appreciation.” I had so many pictures of me dressed in pink. I included pictures from different points in my life to show how my appreciation for pink has never wavered. From my youngest days to just yesterday …

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Take an actor’s mistake and turn it into an animated GIF. I found this assignment , worth 2 stars, on someones else’s blog, and was inspired to create my own version because I love blooper reels. I frequently spend time on Youtube looking at my favorite show’s blooper reels. Making this project was the most fun …

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My motto for this week and for this daily create is “keep movin”. Dancing is such a fun way to express yourself. I chose the Horah as a dance that represents me. I feel a strong connection to my traditions and the Horah is a perfect embodiment of tradition and fun.   I used the …

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Choose your favorite musician, and then head to Youtube and pick one of their videos to make an animated gif of. This assignment seemed like an easy and fun way to make my first-ever GIF. This is a GIF of my favorite artist, Marina and the Diamonds. I was originally not excited about making a …

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I enjoyed this week’s assignments once I got into the swing of things. It was overwhelming at first, but once I sat down and knocked out a few posts I felt better about it. I feel like I completed the assignments to the best of my abilities, although the visions I had for my final …

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This week’s visual assignments each posed their own challenges and triumphs. The spubble was easy enough, but I forgot to screenshot my steps, so I had to go back and recreate each step after I had already finished the modifications. That was just an annoying oversight on my part. When I was making the blog …

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For my final visual assignment I chose Switch Up The Mood, worth 2 stars. Change the mood or tone of a photograph by altering the contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, exposure, etc. You do not have to change all of those things about the photo, but you can if you would like to. Experiment. Don’t be afraid …

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Take a close up picture of something as see if people can guess what it is. Try doing the skin or outside of something that would make it hard for someone to guess! The That’s Not What I Expected visual assignment (3 stars) grabbed my attention because of the cover photo it used in the …

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Creating a blog is the easy part. Customizing it is a whole other ball game.   I had a blog for another class last semester and we had to blog once a week. For this class I have blogged at least fifteen times this week, probably more. So, when I truly realized how much time …

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My first tip is accredited to the article by Maria Popova. I was inspired by the story she told and how close the world was to not receiving this iconic photo at all. One of the best points I took out of this article is that photography can be used to help others, especially those in …

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For my second visual assignment I chose Can You See What I See, worth 3.5 stars. I followed one of the tutorials already posted on the ds106 site. I used all the steps for canva.com, then I used GIMP instead of photoshop for the rest of the process.   I knew when I saw this …

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Grab a picture of yourself in which your body language, actions, gestures, etc. suggest one thing and then play off that using a speech bubble. I had a photoshoot before I graduated high school, as many teens do. I decided to invite my best friends along because they were such a huge part of my …

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For Friday’s daily create – Make a Song Boring – it took me a while to find a song title that I could make boring. I did start working a little earlier than usual this morning, so maybe that’s why my creative juices weren’t flowing. I picked a song (Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae … Continue reading Don’t Call Me Maybe

For my photo safari I just took pictures in my house and some on the front porch. I chose these areas because it was convenient and I figured there would be lots of material to capture. I read the list of photo ideas before starting and immediately thought of a few things that I could … Continue reading NOT Doing it for the ‘Gram

Week one of DS106 and I am slightly overwhelmed with the amount of work it seems to be. Setting up each account was kind of a pain because I wanted new accounts specifically for this class, and navigating new sites like Flickr and Soundcloud were more time consuming than I thought they would be. Luckily, … Continue reading First Impressions

For my multimodal introduction I decided to use each platform for the different words of introducing myself. On Twitter I simply searched for a gif using the key word “hi”. Then I went about recording my first audio clip on Soundcloud. I downloaded GarageBand and recored my less-than-one-second clip of me saying “my name” and … Continue reading This Post is Busier Than a Bee

While procrastinating and realizing the week is almost over and I have only completed one daily create *shrieks*  I decided I must complete today’s task… and I had no inspiration. While looking at other people’s replies I realized, I want to crop something out of one picture and paste it onto another, but I don’t … Continue reading Hats off to You