We finished up our 26 minute long radio show last night! I thought I was going to hate doing this project, but it ended up being really fun. I was expecting for my computer to explode or something, but I ended up having no issues while recording and mixing the show. We met earlier this … Continue reading Final Radio Show Update!

This week was good because we mostly just worked on radio show stuff. Here is what I created this week: Progress Memes flyer Fictional commercial, Onomotopoeias, Memes bumper 4. @ds106dc #tdc1733 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/M0zwTlyvec — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) October 6, 2016 https://t.co/52Dxm0iJ6n via @giphy @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1731 — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) October 5, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1734 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/gRdoLhyeLm — Kristin … Continue reading Weekly Summary

Week 1 of production of our Memes radio show went well! We created a Google doc because we were not able to meet in person this week, but hopefully we can meet up over the weekend or early next week to create a more solid game plan. There are 4 of us in the group, … Continue reading Radio Show Update

For my last assignment, I chose to do a 2 star audio assignment called Onomotopoeias. First, I decided to tell my favorite joke. Then I found sound effects (“What?” elephant noise, laughter) on http://freesound.org. I wanted everything but the joke to be not in my voice, which was kind of difficult. I especially had a hard … Continue reading You got jokes?

My next assignment was a radio show bumper for our radio show, which was worth 4 stars. To do this assignment, I first went to http://freesound.org and searched for fun background music. I chose “Loading…” by Sirkoto 51. I then faded the music in for the first few seconds and out towards the end of the bumper. Then I recorded … Continue reading Memes Bumper

For my first audio assignment, I created a fictional radio ad worth 4.5 stars that could be played during our broadcast. I chose to do an ad about this because of the creepy a$$ clowns that have been terrorizing the country, and there was one on my street yesterday. I am not happy with it. Because there has … Continue reading Clown PSA from Chief of Police

To create this flyer, I used Canva. However, to make it a little more unique and creative, I made the flyer from scratch rather than using a pre-made template. Although we have a funny topic, I wanted to ironically make a serious and informative flyer, hence the gray and black color scheme and the serious … Continue reading Meme Radio Show Flyer

This week was alright for me. It would have been more fun, but I have been dealing with my flooded basement so I put off a lot of work until today, which was stressful. Here is everything I did this week: Thinking about design Design Blitz Show Your Work 2.0 Daily Creates: @ds106dc #tdc1727 #ds106 … Continue reading Weekly Summary

It was nice to revisit Show Your Work now that we are 5 weeks into the semester. I kind of forgot how motivated I felt the first time after reading this work, so it was fun to read it again. The two chapters we looked at have been very helpful every week so far. Sometimes … Continue reading Show Your Work 2.0

 –Rhythm: this mug includes a repeating pattern/color scheme  –Color: this painting uses blue/green pastel colors that creates a very soothing mood  –Minimalism: I like this journal because it is a very simple and easy pattern, but it is nice to look at all together   –Typography: Uses of font and symbols

Before reading the Vignelli Canon, I never really thought about how important typography, semantics, size, etc. is to graphic design. People only see the finished product of graphic design: they don’t see the hours and hours of work the designer put into the final product. Reading the canon, reading the Stranger Things (which I am … Continue reading Thinking about design

For my last assignment, I made a Word Cloud explaining what ds106 is in a few words or phrases. To do this assignment I used http://www.wordclouds.com/, which was very user-friendly and easy to use. All I had to do was type the words I wanted to use in the text box, choose a shape, and it generated it … Continue reading What is ds106?

My next assignment was to make an event advertisement, which was worth 4 stars. I chose to make a flyer for an event that my club actually puts on every spring, which is a spring formal dance. To make this, I went to http://www.postermywall.com/ and chose a template that looked fun and springy. Then I altered the text … Continue reading Spring Formal Flyer

For another assignment, I made a Missing Person Ad worth 4 stars. I chose to use a character from my favorite show, Cristina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy. She left the show and I really miss her. I want her to come back. To do this assignment, I first had to find a missing person ad template. It … Continue reading Missing: Cristina Yang

For my first assignment I chose to tell a story using 4 icons, which was worth 3 stars. I was inspired to use these icons based on a tattoo that my friend has. Can you guess what story it is?? I think the hardest part of this assignment was coming up with an idea. Once … Continue reading Four Icons, One Story

This week went pretty well! I have never used Audacity before, but after a few tries recording and editing, I got the hang of it. Reflecting on Sound Daily Creates @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1718 https://t.co/jfVleQGQGo this bootcamp will change your life — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) September 22, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1717 #ds106 my blog is called "5 least … Continue reading Weekly Summary

Here is my radio bumper! First, I logged onto Freesound.org to find some jazzy music. I imported it into Audacity, turned the volume of the music down, and recorded my voice over it. I think it turned out pretty well.

My final assignment, What’s the story morning glory? was worth 3.5 stars. Good luck figuring out my morning routine! This assignment was pretty simple. I walked around my house recording what I usually do in the morning on my laptop in Audacity, then I cut and paste the separate sound clips together into one, long clip. Then … Continue reading Good Morning

The first assignment I did was called “May I take your order?” which was worth 1.5 stars. I used my best southern accent, which was pretty easy for me since I am from Southwest Virginia. I also used the McDonald’s website to go through all of the menu items. I first recorded this on SoundCloud, but after … Continue reading Welcome to McDonald’s, may I take your order?

My third assignment was the sound effects story, which was worth 3.5 stars. I told a story of a typical morning at the office. I found this assignment to be pretty simple, now that I have experimented with Audacity enough. It was a little frustrating at first trying to find a tutorial because most of the … Continue reading Morning at the Office

My second assignment was to Have a Phone Conversation by Yourself, which was worth 4 stars. In order to do this assignment, I used a very helpful tutorial. This assignment was fun, but time consuming. It took me at least 5 tries to finally get everything right, and I had a pretty difficult time because this is … Continue reading You have the wrong number

The first assignment I did was called “May I take your order?” which was worth 1.5 stars. I used my best southern accent, which was pretty easy for me since I am from Southwest Virginia. I also used the McDonald’s website to go through all of the menu items. Here is the finished product!  

Here are some rough ideas I had for our 20-30 minute radio show pertaining to our theme of the internet: -The history of the internet: where it began, when it began to be a necessity, where the internet is going -Privacy issues on the internet: how safe are we on the internet? What are the … Continue reading Ideas for Radio Show

Sound is an incredibly important aspect of all types of storytelling. Whether it be audio or visual, sound is almost a necessity for a successful story. Sound clues the audience in on how they should react to a certain scene or situation. It can also give clues to what is going to happen next. For … Continue reading Reflecting on Sound

Me + Photography Analyzing Photos Visual Assignments: Queen B + Jay-Z ; Cat-Breading ; Art ; The Feels Daily Creates @ds106dc Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that #tdc1708 pic.twitter.com/U8kLBA0XUL — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) September 12, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1709 #ds106 a dozen puppies pic.twitter.com/PGgRsakFJY — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) September 12, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1711 #ds106 she's probably listening to this #work pic.twitter.com/mnmbOxDtyB … Continue reading Weekly Summary #3

–Start time –Get close! Photograph an ordinary object from as close as you can manage –Take a picture that represents wildness –Two contrasting things (black & white) –Perfect lines –What does disappointment look like? –Take a picture of a printed newspaper –Make a creative photo of a fence or wall –Get a shot of something … Continue reading Photoblitz

For my last assignment I chose a 2 star visual assignment called My Favorite Lyric. I immediately thought of my favorite song, Murder in the City by the Avett Brothers. My favorite lyric in the song is referring to his family, when he sings: “Always remember there was nothing worth sharing like the love that let … Continue reading The Feels

Another assignment I chose was worth 3.5 stars and was called 4 lines, 5 dots, 1 curve: where I had to draw a picture using 4 lines, 5 dots, and 1 curve. First, I sketched a few ideas in my planner before drawing it on my computer. Once I was sure that I followed the … Continue reading Art

I chose to do a goofy, 1 star visual assignment called: cat breading. All I had to do was frame a cat’s face with a slice of bread, which proved to be harder than expected. I think I have mentioned before that this cat and I do not get along, and this assignment did not … Continue reading Cat-Breading

My first visual assignment is called “Me and Bae” which is worth 2.5 stars. Here’s me and my “bae” as Beyonce and Jay-Z. I used Face in Hole because I have used it before and it’s very simple to use. As soon as I read the assignment I knew that I had to use Beyonce & … Continue reading Queen B + Jay-Z