_cpzh4: Take a photo from the past that you took in a particular location. Return to that stop, and take another picture, “framing” the original within the current view. , _cre1l: Visual, _d415a: http://dearphotograph.com/, _d5fpr: Martha, _clrrx: 141, _cyevm: VisualAssignments141, _cztg3: VisualAssignments, _d180g: 710…

_cpzh4: Reimagine the scene in a road sign. What is going on outside the iconic depiction in the sign itself?

Find a road sign image online or photograph it yourself. Redraw it to show the rest of the scene you imagine, and show us the before/after on your blog., _cre1l: …

_cpzh4: Tell us where you are, where you’re from, or simply where you’d rather be and build a greeting card., _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/5373077131/in/set-72157612012225072, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: 137, _cyevm: DesignAssignments137, _cztg3: DesignAssignments, _d180g: 690…

_cpzh4: Make a movie trailer by taking a trilogy, or any series of movies (LOTR, Saw, Final Destination etc.) and combine scenes from all the trailers to make one trailer…, _cre1l: Mashup, _d5fpr: Zarar A., _clrrx: 135, _cyevm: MashupAssignments135, _cztg3: MashupAssignments, _d180g: 680…

Last night I finished up my segment for the Ds106 radio show “Dog Days of Summer” that my class will be broadcasting on Monday.

The Childrens’ Season by mburtis

Overall, I’m really happy with how it turned out. I used audio that Leslie and Jim submitted of interviews with their …

This week in Digital Storytelling, the class is working on a radio show in which each student is responsible for contributing 5 minutes of audio. The theme of the show is “Dog Days of Summer” (chosen by the class). We’ll be broadcasting it live next Monday during class. (If you’re …

We’re moving into the audio portion of Ds106 this week (and I still need to do a look-back on all the great design/visual work that the students have done!).

Last night’s assignment was to create a sound effect story, and I actually managed to carve out the time last night …

_cpzh4: Take a classic movie (or heck any movie you like), and rescript the audio of a key scene. You will want to re-write the lines to change the meaning or intent of the scene, delete the original audio, and record your own (this can be done many ways, voiceover …

_cpzh4: Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station., _cre1l: Audio, _d415a: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2011/01/ds106_radio_lock_it_in.mp3, _d5fpr: Jim Groom, _clrrx: 36, _cyevm: AudioAssignments36, _cztg3: AudioAssignments, _d180g: 185…

_cpzh4: Remix classic bumper stickers to promote the cause(s) of ds106, ds106radio, and ds106tv., _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2011/05/28/ds106radio-bumper-stickers/, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: 133, _cyevm: DesignAssignments133, _cztg3: DesignAssignments, _d180g: 670…

_cpzh4: Take stock of your digital identity and prepare for the inevitable. In a blog post submit your last will and testament, describe how you wish to be digitally remembered, and will your embedded digital ephemera to [less then]loved ones.

Inspired by:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html, _cre1l: Writing, _d5fpr: Michael Branson Smith, _clrrx: …

_cpzh4: Take one of the people from ds106 and make them a monster profile a la Gary Gygax’s classic 1977 Monster Manual. Make it a playing card, using a series of pre-defined qualities from the manual. You can see an example of this here: http://bavatuesdays.com/the-ds106-99-47-dds106-monster-manual-cogdog/ , _cre1l: Design, _d415a: http://bavatuesdays.com/files/2011/05/dds106_cogdog_front.jpg, …

_cpzh4: We think of creation as addition, but there is a form of creation by deletion (e.g. Newspaper Blackout poetry http://newspaperblackout.com/) In this assignment, you need to change, alter, enhance the meaning of a sign by cropping out parts of it. This should be doing in camera, but could also …

_cpzh4: Take clips from different songs and mash them up into something fun. Try to use random effects and cross music genres., _cre1l: Mashup, _d415a: http://jennak.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Pro1.mp3, _d5fpr: jennak, _clrrx: 128, _cyevm: MashupAssignments128, _cztg3: MashupAssignments, _d180g: 645…

_cpzh4: Create a video compilation of some of your favorite things you’ve made in ds106., _cre1l: Video, _d5fpr: Matt Martin, _clrrx: 113, _cyevm: VideoAssignments113, _cztg3: VideoAssignments, _d180g: 570…

_cpzh4: Find an image of a well known figure, add to it a famous quote by someone related in some way to the figure in the image and then attribute the quote to a third, related figure.

From the official site:

How It Works

1) Get a picture of someone …

_cpzh4: The logo is an important part of a company. For this assignment, you are to choose a company and re-brand them. Take their logo and remix it, or start from scratch and make it your own piece of art.
Need inspiration? Here’s a cool site (http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/) that blogs about …

_cpzh4: Find your name in the environment around you.

Look for your first name, parts of your first name, or even the individual letters that make up your name in the environment around you. Take photos and crop them together. Share. Enjoy!, _cre1l: Visual, _d5fpr: Chris Randles, _clrrx: 119, _cyevm: …

_cpzh4: Think of anyplace you spend money, and what you most often buy at that place. Then redesign their logo to incorporate your favorite product. Do as many as you want., _cre1l: Mashup, _d5fpr: ADRE, _clrrx: 120, _cyevm: MashupAssignments120, _cztg3: MashupAssignments, _d180g: 605…

_cpzh4: Take a short section of one of your favorite songs, and turn the song into a music video using only lyrics. The lyrics video will manipulate the size, color, font, shape, and movement of the lyrics showing on the screen to emphasize a theme, rhythm, pattern, meaning, or musical …

_cpzh4: So I wanted to submit a new visual assignment. All of us, most of us anyways, have a dream car. This is a simple assignment. Take a picture, or find a picture on the web of a car that you love. Then, write a description of how that car …

_cpzh4: Create an musical remix using different styles of music. Alter the sounds of them until they seamlessly go together, creating an all new piece of music that retains the art of the original artist. Sometimes music seems to be too narrow, intervene and open it up!, _cre1l: Audio, _d415a: …

_cpzh4: Take your favorite movie trailer and mash it up with a different trailer to completely change the meaning of the original trailer. For example, if you have a funny movie trailer, give it the sound of a terrifying movie; or vice versa. You may need to clip the audio …

_cpzh4: Take the name or title of your favorite band, song, movie, or tv show and display it in the form of photography. You can take as many pictures as you want, but have your photos capture the band, song, movie, or tv show you pick. Be creative and have …

_cpzh4: A WebStory on a missing report for Jim Groom, _cre1l: On/In the Web, _d5fpr: Brent, _clrrx: 127, _cyevm: On/In the WebAssignments127, _cztg3: On/In the WebAssignments, _d180g: 640…