Our networking class completed a lab that discussed the OSI Model and its purpose. We filled out a worksheet and it will be discussed below: Objective: Discussing and understanding the difference between the TCP/IP model and OSI Model and what each are used for. Questions: 1. If we already had the TCP/IP model, why was … Continue reading Lab 03 – OSI Model

Being very busy, I wasn’t able to complete the assignments for #ds106 to my full potential but I finished what I could and have added links to the blogs I had completed for this week: Daily Create – Twelve of Something https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/daily-create-twelve-of-something/ Daily Create – International Dot Day https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/daily-create-international-dot-day/ Daily Create – Different Planet https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/daily-create-different-planet/ … Continue reading 9/19/2016 Weekly Summary

Scott Kelby is a photographer who created the book “The Digital Photography Book, Part 5: Photo Recipes.” In his book, he explained multiple techniques to create better photography images. Being a nature lover, I went out and took some images of the natural world using some of his photography recipes. The first technique I tried … Continue reading Photography – The Scott Kelby Way

Jim Richardson is an artist who lives in lindsborg, Kansas. He worked thirty years for National Geographic. Casks filled the distillery courtyard when I visited Ardbeg Distillery on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. Recent rains had left little pools of water on top of the thousands of oak casks soon to be sent to the … Continue reading Jim Richardson

Everyone who lives their daily life around media (Facebook, television, magazine spreads, etc.) has witnessed the “Photoshop Phenomenon:” however, are they aware of what it is? What ways it can effect our living and societies view of beauty? What is the Photoshop Phenomenon? Photoshop Phenomenon is referring to when media agencies take one image of … Continue reading Photoshop Phenomenon

This week, my Digital Media class was assigned to accomplish a few assignments of our choice that would equal up to 8 stars total (the difficulty of assignment is measured by stars; 1 being easy and 5 being difficult). Makeup Your Pet The first assignment I did requested for us to give our loving pets … Continue reading Assignment Bank Creations

Today #ds106 posted the challenge to post an image of things for different planets. I decided to post a comic of the Earth continuously accepting Pluto but then immediately denying the poor thing right after – Pluto is a planet and you all are heartless for taking him away from us. Heartless.  

International Dot Day was apparently a thing celebrated by #ds106 For this day, the Daily Create was in celebration of National Dot Day. We were assigned to create a dot and decorate it how we please. For mine – I decided to draw on the white board and doodle in some trees for decoration – … Continue reading Daily Create – International Dot Day

On September 12th, #ds106 had posted a daily create challenge to post a picture of twelve of something. Being the good friend I am, I like to pick on my friend from Digital Media class – Brianna. She was sitting across the room from me, telling a story (of which I don’t remember because I … Continue reading Daily Create – Twelve of Something

The week for Digital Media was filled with various activities, such as discussing technology in 1964, daily creates, and design assignments. Following are the links to each project accomplished this week for Digital Media:   Ds106 Assignment Bank: https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/ds106-assignment-bank/ Daily Create – Acrostic Poem: https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/daily-create-acrostic-poem/ Daily Create – Interesting Doorknobs: https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/daily-create-interesting-doorknobs/ Daily Create – Message … Continue reading 9/12/2016 Weekly Summary

For today’s daily create, #ds106 asked us to publish a message of hope in honor of 9/11. Above is the quote I published. This message is greatly well known through the Pantheist community and is used to show that there is hope for happiness even after our lives are through.

#ds106 daily create asked us to post an image of an interesting doorknob. For mine, I decided to honor my professor Jim Smith and state that this doorknob was interesting because it led me to his classroom. (If you look close enough, you can see Jim st...

For a daily create, I was to write an Acrostic poem (the first letter of each word spells out a word). This is what I came up with: Trash Racoon Under Mass Poop #ds106

This week, our Digital Media professor asked us to complete a few assignments on the #ds106 website. We were allowed to choose which ones we would complete, as long as we did a total of 8 stars (the difficulty of the assignment is rated by stars 1-5 – one being easy and five being the … Continue reading Ds106 Assignment Bank

Objective: a.) Learning how to connect a twisted pair cable to an RJ45 data jack. b.) Learning how to attach an RJ45 connector to a twisted pair cable and get it to connect a network to a workstation. Equipment List: a.)  Twisted pair cable RJ45 data jack Punch-down tool b.) Crimp tool Wire cutter CAT5 … Continue reading Lab 02 – Network Cables

This week, the Digital Media crew discussed the topic of copyright. Copyright was a very unique topic and I published a few articles to help discuss how I view it: The Internet and Copyrights – https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/the-internet-and-copyrights/ Copyright of Left Shark – https://kyliedeeart.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/copyright-of-left-shark/ Along with the copyright topic, we were assigned to complete at least 3 […]

In the article, “‘Left Shark’ legal row heats up: Does Katy Perry hold Copyright?,” Christ Taylor discusses the incident of Katy Perry’s backup dancer, known as Left Shark, not knowing the dance choreography and becoming an internet meme. After the fame of Left Shark grew, a sculptor wanted to add the dancer into his collection […]

In my digital media class, we watched a video called “Rip! A ReMix Manifesto” that talked about how far copyright laws have come and if they should be less strict due to remix and creativity. In the film, the creator discussed how difficult it would be for him to make this documentary due to copyright […]

Recently, I completed two more daily creates for #ds106. One of them was a crossover from a music artist – we were to add a video to one of his new songs. Due to complications, I was unable to attach the video to this post; however, it can be found on my twitter @KylieHeronemus. The […]

#ds106 has asked it’s users to design their own Pokemon for today’s daily create. Being a Pokemon fan, I was excited to create something. I searched for the site that allows you to create your own Pokemon card and I thought to myself *what could I do?* BUT THEN I read the default Pokemon type […]

Objective: Building a Direct Current motor to understand the flow of electricity to create energy. Equipment List: Tape, Scissors, Magnet Wire, Two Paper clips, Magnet, Cup, Battery Source Notes and Observations: To begin building our motor, the group had to create a base for the magnet wire to spin on. We created a base by […]

In one college course – Page Layout and Type – we are learning about the anatomy of typeface. Our professor then assigned us a project to create a poster that dissects a word of our choosing and to label and explain each part. This was a unique project for me due to the fact I’ve […]

Throughout this week, college classes had started up again, allowing me to reconnect with old friends and get my media sites more interesting. This week, I have already experienced new things and have decided to share them for #ds106: Monday and Wednesday – learning how to label certain parts of a serif font. Thursday – […]

Technology has always been a part of my life – my generation was born into the age of technology and have since grown up with television, laptops, smart phones, and the internet. Though the internet has always been around during my lifetime, I wasn’t introduced to it until kindergarten. Before this age, I liked to […]

For our Digital Media II class, my professor has requested for us to get connected through social media and find new ways to interact with others and then make a blog about it for #ds106 – here are the links to my sites! Feel free to follow and join me on this adventure. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KylieHeronemus […]

Recently, I created a video showing my process of Posterizing an image in Adobe Illustrator using only the pen tool. Here is the before and after image: My friend, Peter Barnes, allowed me to use one of his images from his photography business – Intrepid Visuals. http://www.intrepidvisuals.com/ Hope you enjoy the video and I will […]

This weekend, I had the pleasure of spending my free time doing something I love: painting. It took me close to six hours to draw and then paint this artwork. I have created a video for all to view of the process to create the image featured above. Enjoy!  

Listed below are a few examples of soundboards I have found that I believe are interesting and can be used as inspiration for a future soundboard I will be creating. 1. Portal 2 Sounds The Portal 2 Soundboard was created by Frustra Software Design, based on the Portal 2 game. This soundboard interests me because […]

The following blogs listed are the top blogs that I follow to find inspiration in my daily life and my designing. Felicia Day – Geek and Sundry Felicia Day is a well-known actress, appearing in Supernatural, The Guild, and more. She is also an author, a gamer, and a co-founder of the hit YouTube Channel Geek […]

Most people have been to a 3-Dimensional movie. Families would gather together with their 3D glasses and watch as a movie came to life before their eyes as characters started to pop out of the screen. This was an amazing new experience that came out in 1922. What if I told you it’s become even […]