The sound of cut grass on campus

The sound of cut grass on campus

by @lper0581

| AudioAssignments2118, Syndicated
October 10, 2019

For this audio assignment that makes you create a place with sounds, I chose not do make a mix of audio clips from freesounds.org but instead to make a mix of sounds from campus. Particularly, I used the sounds of campus staff members cutting grass with lawnmowers, weed wackers, and leaf blowers. I used these … Continue reading The sound of cut grass on campus
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Weekly Summary 6

by @lper0581

| Syndicated
October 4, 2019

This week was all about design and design elements. I liked the week a lot because design is something I really love messing around with and I’m also comfortable with doing so. I completed 15 stars of assignments…. I Completed 3 daily creates… I did a blog write up about 2 design articles… I did … Continue reading Weekly Summary 6
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Article Reflection

by @lper0581

| designthoughts, Syndicated
October 4, 2019

This week I read the Vignelli Connection and A Kids Guide to Graphic Design. Th Vignelli Connection mentioned syntactic consistency, clarity, and the importance of design elements to help aid the audience in understanding a piece. Design is meant to aid and to enhance the thought of something but more often now I feel like … Continue reading Article Reflection
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DesignBlitz

by @lper0581

| designblitz, Syndicated
October 4, 2019

For this design blitz I took pictures of the following: This poster has information on both the left and rights sides of it. While I like it and I like the clip art style picture at the bottom, I think that this a a poster with a lot of information on it. It’s a bit … Continue reading DesignBlitz
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Made a maze

by @lper0581

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1753, Syndicated
October 4, 2019

For this design assignment I created my own maze. I first searched around on google to see what ways I could make this. I found this website that allows you to customize a maze, name it what you want, and make the pathways different. I wanted to create a classic escape maze where you start … Continue reading Made a maze
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Super motivational

by @lper0581

| #DesignAssignments2075, designassignments, Syndicated
October 4, 2019

So for this anti-motivational poster design assignment I created an 80’s themed poster. For the background I used a vague scifi pink and purple plane. These are such common backgrounds for posters from the 80’s I feel like they’re used entirely as jokes now. What I liked about this assignment though is that it was … Continue reading Super motivational
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Cool lettering

by @lper0581

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2101, Syndicated
October 3, 2019

For this design assignment I used a cool background font and design to write my name. I use Pic Collage for this because I wanted to add a background and a design of my own. I put a black background up and then put my name in white blocked letters. I liked the contrast and … Continue reading Cool lettering
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Find! Martha’s! Hat!

by @lper0581

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2195, Syndicated
October 2, 2019

For this “Find Martha’s Hat” design assignment I made a poster to help Martha find her hat. I’ve made it extremely clear that everyone needs to be looking for Martha’s hat and that if they find it they need to find Martha and give it to her. We hope that Martha’s hat can be found … Continue reading Find! Martha’s! Hat!
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Greetings from!

by @lper0581

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2059, Syndicated
October 2, 2019

For this post card design assignment I created a post card from New Zealand. I was so very fortunate to have been in New Zealand last semester and so I was able to use one of my own pictures from my own collection. The photo I selected was from the Rob Roy Glacier hiking trail … Continue reading Greetings from!
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Memology

by @lper0581

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1918, Syndicated
October 2, 2019

For this design assignment, I created a Memeoji. This is an emoji based through iPhone based on how you look. You’re supposed to be able then to send certain expressions and use your own face as a type of emoji. I first made one that I thought looked as close to myself as I could … Continue reading Memology
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Weekly Summary 5

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
September 27, 2019

This week was all about audio! We recorded edited and told and listened to stories through sound and sound effects. I’ve always been someone who uses their words and prefers stories with a long narrative and so these assignments were refreshing changes (especially the ones where I couldn’t use words!) What I found is that … Continue reading Weekly Summary 5
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Tweet along

by @lper0581

| ds106radio, Syndicated
September 26, 2019

I participated in the DS106 radio tweet along on Wednesday night. Professor Bond kicked off the show with a few radio bumpers (which gave me a good idea of how I wanted to do my own!) and then began the show tweeting: What I immediately found, since I had not listened to a radio show … Continue reading Tweet along
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Radio intimacy reflections

by @lper0581

| #audioreflection, Syndicated
September 26, 2019

Jad Abumrad’s videos cover a few topics in relation to radio. Some of the things I found particularly important are as follows: the job to create a circle of connection creating a dream-state new technology enhancing old storytelling ideas familiar sound landscapes radios lacking of picture allowing for the invention of imagined pictures that connects … Continue reading Radio intimacy reflections
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Bumper

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments36, radiobumper, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

Here is my DS106 Radio bumper! The original assignment can be found here. I used just the ery beginning seconds of one of my favorite songs, Dark Love by Sam Evian. I wanted a bit of background noise as well as an interlude and outro- this was perfect for it! I just played this song … Continue reading Bumper
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The sounds around

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2142, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

For this audio assignment about relaxing sounds I decided to record the sounds around me while I sat in the UC. Sometimes I find that background noise can be quite relaxing. I recorded myself writing as well to capture the noise of my pencil on paper. This is a recording that can be looped and … Continue reading The sounds around
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Talkin like TED

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2211, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

For this audio assignment I spoke as if I were speaking in a TEDx Talk. This gave me some more practice with my speaking skills and learning where to pause, how to pause, and use inflection in my voice. Yet, I am also already very familiar with this because I have had many speeches during … Continue reading Talkin like TED
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Half and Half

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2126, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

For this audio assignment called “going halfsies” was really fun to do considering I immediately knew what song I wanted to do which also went with our 80’s theme! I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew is a pretty popular 80’s song with many covers of it already done- BUT Lakyn Heperi, … Continue reading Half and Half
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A morning commute

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, #AudioAssignments70, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

For this audio sound effects story assignment I decided to take clips from Freesound to make a mash up of sounds that told the story of a morning commute. First we have the person taking out their keys, they then lock their door behind them and begin their walk. They walk through a neighborhood with … Continue reading A morning commute
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Hum that tune (hum that tune)

by @lper0581

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2136, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

For this “humming away” audio assignment I decided to hum an 80’s tune that’s quite popular in hopes of it being maybe a bit more recognizable. What I quickly realized is that A-ha has a much different vocal range than I do! Take a listen to see if you can guess what the tune is… … Continue reading Hum that tune (hum that tune)
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Radiostorm

by @lper0581

| #radioshowideas, Syndicated
September 24, 2019

When I was brainstorming ideas I first came up with the idea that I wanted to create a radio show similar to a made up one in the TV show Parks and Recreation. The show was really funny to me because the radio show hosts spoke slowly and softly and played soft jazz. It was … Continue reading Radiostorm
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Week 4 Summary

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
September 19, 2019

This week was all about visual assignments and I began the week by reflecting on my past photography experiences. Here is my blog post about it, “My Relationship with my Cannon.” I also read the assigned reading and reflected on both the types of pictures the 80’s highlighted and elements used in 80’s photography comparing … Continue reading Week 4 Summary
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Photoblitz!

by @lper0581

| #photoblitz, Syndicated
September 19, 2019

This was a weird assignment more so because I guess I wasn’t expecting what to take pictures of and I decided to do it after arriving at my apartment after a long day. What I should have done was started the assignment on campus where I would have had a much wider range of items … Continue reading Photoblitz!
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“As the Sun burns”

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1971
September 18, 2019

So I’m a huge fan of Game of Thrones so this GOT themed Visual Assignment got me excited! The site allowed you to create a house banner of your own with your own house name and moto. This was really enjoyable trying to figure out what I wanted the banner to look like and say. … Continue reading “As the Sun burns”
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Why so sad?

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1973
September 17, 2019

For this visual assignment, I had to rearrange a billboard. I found a billboard picture online of Justin Bieber but instead of adding my friends or family’s face on it, I decided to add Zach Morris from the T.V. show Saved by the Bell. For this I was able to use photo editing software I … Continue reading Why so sad?
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The 154

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1921
September 17, 2019

I made a collage with many faces of myself and my roommate for this Brady Bunch Assignment. I had a lot of fun doing it because we used some pretty funny pictures. In some of the pictures our faced are contorted by a Snapchat filter which just adds to the silliness. I named us the … Continue reading The 154
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Phototelling

by @lper0581

| ds106photography, Syndicated
September 17, 2019

While reading “Becoming Better Photographers” I considered some of the “good photography points” that I had already implemented in some of my own pictures. These kind of things like considering foreground and background, depth, lighting , ect. are things that I have typically considered because of my background in photography. The thing I continue to … Continue reading Phototelling
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My relationship with my Cannon

by @lper0581

| photoreflection, Syndicated
September 16, 2019

I love photography, always have always will. I think that even before I took any photography classes I was always on family vacations trying to take pictures of the environment around me. I’m very much the type of person who wants to save the moment and I feel by taking pictures I can look back … Continue reading My relationship with my Cannon
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Weekly Summary 3

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
September 13, 2019

This week was all about writing and thank god! I am a writer. I really enjoyed everything I wrote about. I never find it too hard coming up with things to write about anyway. The thing I found the most difficult though was when I completed an assignment that limited my word choice. While I … Continue reading Weekly Summary 3
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The interactive online

by @lper0581

| Syndicated
September 13, 2019

For the reading assignment section this week I read Zacharias Szumer ‘s hyptertext piece “I link, therefore I am” I thought this was a very interesting read. At first I didn’t understand what “hypertext” was or how it would be important/entertaining. While the writer used the connection of Netflix’s “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” it was really helpful … Continue reading The interactive online
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A picture is worth… a short story at least

by @lper0581

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1763
September 8, 2019

“Your task for this assignment is to find a picture and write a background or short story for it. It can be a photo you took yourself or found on the internet. This story could be based on a true event if the picture is from your personal collection, or completely made up if you … Continue reading A picture is worth… a short story at least
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