For this assignment, I had to combine the logo of rivals. I decided to do Popeyes Chicken and Chick-fil-a. I began by getting a picture of both of their logos. Then, the photos were imported into Adobe Illustrator. I removed the P from Popeye’s logo and replaced it with the C of Chick-fil-a’s.

Line The Railroad Crossing sign uses lines to share a messages. The two parts of the sign cross each other and the message being shared is that a railroad is crossing a path. Color Gambino’s Pizza sign uses the colors green, white, and red. These are the colors that are on Italy’s flag. So, thisContinue reading "DesignBlitz"

I’ve taken design courses in the past, so I am fairly familiar with it. The elements of design are: line color shape size space texture form contrast value typography symbols & metaphors balance rhythm unity & harmony Graphic design is purposeful planning that uses any combination of forms, pictures, words, and meanings to achieve one’s goal.Continue reading "Design"

For this week’s assignments I worked with audios along side my daily creates on twitter. I haven’t experimented a whole lot with audio, so I found these assignments fun and new. I first began with listening to a story and writing the blog Audio Story. I wrote about how the background sound effects and musicContinue reading "Week 5 Summary"

For this assignment I had to put two songs together into a conversation. I decided to do the songs Driver’s License by Olivia Rodrigo and Green Lights by Kyd the Band. To create this mashup I began by downloading the two songs and an instrumental version of Driver’s License. I then used Adobe Audition toContinue reading "Music Mashup"

I don’t listen to podcasts and audiobooks very often. I always forget how entertaining they can be. For this assignment, I listened to From Tree to Shining Tree. I think that the background sound effects, noises, and music adds a lot to the story. The music helps set the mood. Sound effects creates the tone.Continue reading "Audio Story"

I enjoyed this weeks assignments considering it was all about photography. I first read articles about photography tips and took pictures. My photos and thoughts on the tips can be find on my Reflecting Photography blog. I also worked with visual art on my Visual Assignment Bank blog. I then wrote The Art of PhotographyContinue reading "Week 4 Summary"

Colorize it For the Colorize It assignment, I had to adjust multiple colors in an image. I edited the photo using Adobe Lightroom. The settings I changed the colors to are in the photos above. Bob Ross says, “Isn’t it fantastic that you can change your mind and create all these happy things?” I originally wasContinue reading "Visual Assignment Bank"

I love photo editing softwares and I edit all of my photos. I think it’s okay to use photoshop to enhance people’s features, but not change who they are and how they look. There is a difference between photoshopping artistically and photoshopping for likes. A lot of people in todays world use photoshop to manipulateContinue reading "Photo Manipulation"

I have been familiar with the majority of these tips for a while now. Every time I photograph I always consider my subjects location, surroundings, and angles. On Thursday, I had a little photoshoot where I used these photography tips. I enjoyed this assignment Lines & Cropping These two shots are very similar. There areContinue reading "Reflecting Photography"

As much as I love taking photos, I prefer to live in the moment at events that are special to me. A lot of friends and family ask me to bring a camera, but sometimes I want to be apart of the excitement rather than snapping photos in the background. People are always trying toContinue reading "The Art of Photography"

This week, I created four new blog posts and connected with people through twitter and discord. First, I watched Kurt Vonnegut’s video and wrote the Shapes of Avatar blog over it. I talked about my favorite show and connected it to his shapes of stories. Next, I worked on Daily Creates. The first activity IContinue reading "Week Three Summary"

Dream It…Write It! I had a nightmare where I couldn’t get away from this scary girl with long black hair. The dream began at Walmart. I ran to my car but she still followed. I quickly drove home. When I went inside, she was standing outside my door. I hid in my room and closedContinue reading "Assignment Bank Part 2"

Show your shoes, September 8, 2021 Ds106 Tour Bus, September 9, 2021 Say something wrong on the internet, September 13, 2021 The color is actually named after the fruit.

In the video Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories, Vonnegut talks about the different structures have. I decided to connect these shapes with my favorite show Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a world made up of four nations. Each nation consists of different elements: water, earth, fire,Continue reading "Shapes of Avatar"

This Song Does Not Exist (Until it Does) Recently, I have seen a lot of AI creations on social media. People have been asking AI’s to create paintings and write stories. However, this was the first time I have seen an AI song write. I think this website was intriguing. I could regenerate and haveContinue reading "Daily Create Activities"

After reading the article Photographer Files $1 Billion Suit Against Getty for Licensing Her Public Domain Image, I learned about the struggles photographers might face relating to their creative property. Once an image is taken, the photographer instantly has copyright ownership of it. The photographer Carol Highsmith shares her work with the public domain. ThisContinue reading "Copyright"