Designer Dash

Designer Dash

by @laasarge

| blog posts, design assignments, designassignments, designblitz, Syndicated, Week 6
February 26, 2018

This week we were tasked with a design blitz, the sequel to the ever popular photo blitz. I luckily went to the grocery store this past weekend, which gave me the perfect material to snap. There were ads, signage in the store and products that […]
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The Beginning of the End 2018-02-25 20:31:31

by @laasarge

| design assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2188, Syndicated
February 25, 2018

Addison Cruz in her natural element: passing by peoples’ eyes while she documents their every moves. She likes to be on the streets, in the action and capturing moments in society, big or small. An amateur journalist, she considers herself a ‘documentarian’ in her own […]
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Design is Adult’s Play

by @laasarge

| blog posts, media reflection, Syndicated, Week 6
February 25, 2018

This week I absorbed two Ted talks by famous graphic designers who have done work for the The Met Opera, Quicksilver and more. I’m not sure if this was how it was meant to be taken, but to me the two speakers seemed like two […]
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Week 5: Barely Alive

by @laasarge

| blog posts, Syndicated, Week 5, week reflection
February 20, 2018

As you can probably tell by the time stamp from this post, this week has been one of the harder ones for me. Time management went flying right out the window and everything got shoved into a few quick days of work. Would not recommend. […]
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E.T. Phone Home

by @laasarge

| #AudioAssignments, Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments2194, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

In this audio assignment worth a whopping 5 stars, I created a phone call from the perspective of a character in Philip K. Dick’s short story, The Defenders. This assignment was the perfect one for doing what we were assigned to this week: weave in something […]
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Rise and Shine Audio Adventure

by @laasarge

| #AudioAssignments, Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments490, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

We all have our particular sounds of the morning, afternoon, and night. The bang of a door or squeaky board in the floor may be familiar to us but jarring to others. In this audio assignment, I explored that blurry line of familiarity and alienness […]
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S.O.S.: Save Our Sounds

by @laasarge

| #AudioAssignments, Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments2178, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

Frequency 2156 is an awesome sight that collects different audio posts from all over the world and compiles them into one gigantic audio narrative. The idea is that the apocalypse has come and people worldwide are attempting to reach out and communicate with someone, anyone. […]
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Open Your Ears

by @laasarge

| blog posts, media reflection, Syndicated, Week 5
February 19, 2018

When I took Intro to Theatre last semester, we discussed the origins of theatre. Theorists said that the art had a few possible roots: ritual, acting and storytelling. Each piece was feasibly an origin of theatre but only together did they make up the complete […]
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Mother May I: Apocalypse Character

by @laasarge

| design assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments1680, Syndicated
February 18, 2018

“In a child’s eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.” -N.K. Jemisin Meet Addison Cruz. You can […]
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Week 4: Seeing Through the Eyes of the Apocalypse

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, Syndicated, Week 4, week reflection
February 12, 2018

Our focus for this week was on the visual elements of storytelling, especially photography and film. I had tons of fun exploring this side of narrative development and this has probably been my favorite week so far. Between the daily creates, photoblitz, visual assignments and […]
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Gif or Jif?

by @laasarge

| blog posts, Syndicated, Visual Assignments, visualassignments, visualassignments2
February 12, 2018

Some may claim it’s pronounced Jif but Graphics Interface Format files, or Gifs will always be Gifs with a hard ‘g’ to me! This week we were given the task to make our own gifs using the apocalyptic film we chose to watch. I watched […]
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This Class is a Terror

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, Visual Assignments, visualassignments, visualassignments2
February 11, 2018

For my second visual assignment (1 1/2 Stars to add to the 5 of my barcode assignment), I chose the 106 Horror! assignment. The instructions were: create or modify an image of the number 106 that is in the genre of a horror movie. Make […]
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Scan Your Code to Purchase the Apocalypse

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, Visual Assignments, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1986
February 11, 2018

Train to Busan, only $9.99 at your local apocalyptic retail! This week I chose Train to Busan as my apocalyptic film to watch and although my reaction to it will come in a later post, I’ll tell you right now that this movie gave me […]
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How to Train Your Camera

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, photography, Syndicated, Week 4
February 9, 2018

I’d like to think I have a natural eye for what looks good visually. Take one look at my Instagram feed and it appears to be otherwise. Luckily for me, this week we got a whole guide of tips on how to take better and […]
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Week 3: Total Burnout, Dude

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, Syndicated, Week 3, week reflection
February 5, 2018

Another week, another 5 billion words coming out of my wee little brain. Last week I decided I needed to be more organized and follow a schedule. Did I follow through? No. Will I still try again next week? Yes. When I compound all my […]
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Zombie Sweetheart

by @laasarge

| #WritingAssignments1883, Syndicated, writing assignment, Writing Assignments, writingassignments
February 5, 2018

Dear Future Husband, In these trying times, I often think of you to get through the days. Will you be tall or short? Will you have brown eyes or blue? Will you eat hot dogs or brains? Simple questions like that run through my mind […]
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10 Seconds of Being the Blandest Person

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, writing assignment, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments753
February 5, 2018

To start off my evening of writing assignments for DS106 I decided to do this 10 seconds of thanks prompt because there’s nothing like rushing to say all the things you’re grateful for to wake you up. Here’s what I managed to pull together, including […]
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The Re-Ending of the World

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, Week 3, writing assignment, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1552
February 5, 2018

An alternate ending to The Defenders by Philip K. Dick. The tube back to beneath the surface had been sealed. Moss, Franks and Taylor shared a look between them that communicated sheer panic and a loss of words. There was no way back to their […]
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Products of the Apocalypse: A Handy Dandy Mirror

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, writing assignment, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2161
February 4, 2018

Yes, this IS product placement. I made this purchase on Amazon, not expecting it to be one of the BEST decisions I ever made. Check out my review here and get your own mirror to start living it up like I did! So I decided […]
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A Rusted Future

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, media reflection, Syndicated, Week 3
February 4, 2018

This week I had the pleasure of reading two post-apocalyptic short stories. The first of these was There will come soft rains by Ray Bradbury. From the get go, this story drew me in with a full immersion into the destroyed post-apocalyptic world that it took […]
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Week 2 Roundup: Tech Epiphanies and Struggles, YeeHaw

by @laasarge

| blog posts, Syndicated, Week 2, week reflection
January 29, 2018

Man, I love lengthy titles with colons. Anyways. Week 2 was more intense than week 1, which I for some reason did not expect. Despite strictly planning out when I was going to do what so I wouldn’t be stressed out, I did not end […]
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Tsunamis, Pandemics and Bots, Oh My!

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, media reflection, Syndicated
January 29, 2018

This week found me being fully initiated into the world of Science Fiction and Apocalyptic media. First off, I watched the cheesy and plot hole-ridden TV special, End Day. It was an easy to digest series that followed repetitions of the same day culminating in […]
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Tell It/Tweet It Assignment: Eyes Wide Shut

by @laasarge

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2160
January 25, 2018

The end of the world came not with a bang, but with a white, blinding light. And with that came a new way of life. Expose your eyes to the naked light on Earth and not only will your eyes burn up but the rest […]
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Week 1 Reflection

by @laasarge

| Blog Post, blog posts, Syndicated, week 1
January 22, 2018

This week was a bit of a blur. I’ll be honest, when I first took a look at our initial assignments, I was a little overwhelmed. Twitter, Instagram, YouTube; I could handle all of those. Those were platforms that I used every day. But immediately […]
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Hello world!

by @laasarge

| Syndicated
January 22, 2018

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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