I went on another photo taking spree! This time, I was recognizing a few of the many design elements that there are. I found some really cool designs around my house that I actually have not noticed before. This definitely changed my perspective of patterns and words that are large parts of design. Rhythm: Just taking … Continue reading Design Blitzin’

For this daily create we needed to take a photo outside our window. This wasn’t fun since we’ve been having lots of rain, so outside my window wasn’t very pretty. I actually was surprised at how clear this photo was since it was shot through a window! #tdc1363: What can you see through your window? … Continue reading Daily Create 10/2/15

DS106 Bumper Sticker: Remix classic bumper stickers to promote the cause(s) of ds106, ds106radio, and ds106tv. (2.5 stars)  For this design assignment, I create a bumper sticker featuring #ds106: For this assignment, I designed my own bumper sticker by visiting Make Stickers. I was able to choose my template and then type what I wanted on … Continue reading DS106 Bumper Sticker: Honk If..

Movie Trading Cards: Design trading cards for your favorite movie. Grab a screenshot from a film of your choice to create a trading card in the spirit of the classic Star Wars movie trading cards. Also see the imagined trading card for The Shining here for some inspiration. This assignment was inspired by Sean Hartter’s … Continue reading Movie Trading Cards: Pirate Stare

This Assignment Is Suspect: Have you ever seen those crime shows that organize a case using a suspect board? Like Scandal or Blacklist? Well, that’s exactly what this assignment is. You will create a suspect board (or a board that connects different characters) to show interaction between the people. Feel free to add text, objects, … Continue reading This Assignment Is Suspect: Who took Fluffy?

It’s October! For today’s daily, we had to take a picture of something that represents daylight savings time that is soon approaching! I am using a gorgeous photo of UMW fall that represents us (minus Arizona) getting ready to turn our clocks back. #tdc1362: Daylight Savings Time @ds106dc #dailycreate #tdc1362 Fall is approaching. #fallbackwards pic.twitter.com/yzcN5l0C3k … Continue reading Daily Create 10/1/15

Love at First Shot: Take/Find a picture of a couple who are obviously in love. Use the picture to tell a story. Give the story some background and maybe even create a dialogue between the two or tell the story from each point of view. Just give it some detail and create a background to … Continue reading Love at First Shot: Ty the Knot

For today’s daily create, we had to turn something upside down and take a photo of it. #tdc1361: Upside down day! @ds106dc #dailycreate #tdc1361 Upside down turtle…it could be a flower though! pic.twitter.com/qGJLVpHxo2 — miranda ds106 (@mirandabloggin) September 30, 2015 This is the original turtle figurine I have: —SALTY SKINN

In Vignelli’s booklet, he describes in detail about design and what it means to “design”. He talks about different design elements ranging from grids and rulers to color and texture. His training helps you take an advanced look into the world of design, but he proposes three important aspects that shape this world. First, he … Continue reading The Vignelli Canon

One Story/Four Icons: “The assignment is to reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up but do not give away the answer, let people guess! The challenge is to find the icons that suggest … Continue reading Design Assignment: One Story/Four Icons

For this daily create, we needed to combine 2 logos. I love Mexican food, and so choosing between Qdoba and Chipotle is always a hard decision for me. I just inserted the Chipotle logo underneath the Qdoba logo, and cut out the part that said “Mexican Grill”. #tdc1359: Combine your favorite logos. @ds106dc #tdc1359 Which … Continue reading Daily Create 9/28/15

My radio show name: 99.3 The Verge Give at least 2 blog comments to each person in your group. Comment on at least three people blog post this week. 1. Photo Blitzes that I saw were really interesting this week. I thought that they seemed to be a very spontaneous and fun assignment, added with some cool … Continue reading Weekly Summary #5

I learned some tips for my week through duChemin’s photography book. Look to the Light: I used this in my Photo Blitz. (#3) It was an open window, and the lighting from the window is the only think that is coming through. I liked this photo because not only can you see the light, you … Continue reading Photography Tips 101

I decided to use my apartment as my space. I did this because I thought I would find normal things to interpret and use them in the blitz. I liked this experience, it was easy and fun! I just ran around my apartment trying to create images with this blitz! I enjoyed finding 2 things … Continue reading Photo Blitz!

For this daily create, we had to create our own road sign!   #tdc1358: Design your own road sign.     Of course, me being an ice-cream lover, I decided to create one about an ice cream truck. I decided to make my sign from a real Traffic Signs site. This was cool because you … Continue reading Daily Create 9/27/2015

Apophenia: Find something in your house. Take a picture, let your imagination churn. Make as many different augmented versions as you can think of. Help others see what’s in your head. (3 stars) I looked on my desk immediately, and decided I would use a bottle of nail polish. It was close and handy, and I … Continue reading Visual Assignment: Apophenia

Me and Bae: For this assignment, we were told to choose a picture of a famous couple and crop their faces out. Then, I had to crop the faces of myself and my “bae”, insert these faces into the photo, and add a funny description. (2.5 stars) Original photo of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds: Changed photo … Continue reading Visual Assignment: Me and Bae

Today, we had to add something new into an old picture for our daily create. I was thinking of technology and something that definitely “juxtaposes” the older days. A selfie stick helps people with phones take selfies with only a push of a button on an extended rod. I used Preview, which is a nifty app … Continue reading Daily Create 9/24/15

For this daily create, we had to add something into our coffee!! I added a french fry. #tdc1354: Latte Art today! #dailycreate #coffee @ds106dc #tdc1354 There's a french fry in my coffee. pic.twitter.com/4YTAccF1Vg — miranda ds106 (@mirandabloggin) September 23, 2015 —SALTY SKINN

For this visual assignment, our task is to remove color from a photo, and then restore color to something in the photo. I took this photo over the summer, where there were only dead grass and weeds around. Then, I came across these small daisies. It was so random to see them sprouted, so I had … Continue reading Visual Assignment: Splash the Color

For this daily create, we were told to add icons or images all over ourselves today! I chose the chocolate icon and went chocolate galore! tdc1352: Print all over me! #dailycreate @ds106dc #tdc1352 Who doesn't love chocolate!!! pic.twitter.com/E8IVQpvuSM — miranda ds106 (@mirandabloggin) September 21, 2015   —-SALTY SKINN

Summarize the key points you learned about audio storytelling from the Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad videos. Audio is another great form of storytelling that creates a lot of imagery in your mind in a different way. I really enjoyed learning about audio and how people use it to engage other listeners.This week, I was nervous … Continue reading Weekly Summary #4

For this audio story, I chose to do “So and So’s Greatest Hits”. I was supposed to choose my favorite band, artist or musician, and then choose 5 of their greatest hit songs. With this, we are then supposed to create an audio track with a mash-up of these songs! I really liked this assignment … Continue reading Audio Story: So and So’s Greatest Hits

For this daily create, we had to make another 5-card story! This was easy since we have already done them! I created a story about a Halloween party I hosted. #tdc1351: Five Card Story My Five Card Flickr Story: It's a day http://t.co/Gitu7iw9Wh #ds106 @ds106dc #tdc1351 — miranda ds106 (@mirandabloggin) September 21, 2015   —SALTY SKINN

So for my next audio challenge, I decided to choose one with cool sounds and combine them all to make an entire track. I really enjoyed this one because it sounded so great at the end! I did the “Emotions Through Sound” Assignment where I needed to convey a certain emotion using 4 sounds. My … Continue reading Audio Story: Emotions Through Sound

For this assignment, I had to create an audio tagline that represented me if I were on Real Housewives. This was my first ever audio assignment, and I was learning how to use Audacity. I first recorded myself, then I had to export it to SoundCloud. It was pretty easy. I was nervous at first, … Continue reading Audio Story: Real Housewives Tagline

For this daily create, we had to doodle our own picture onto a woman. Using Sketchbook, I gave her a pretty dress, and she accidentally dropped her purse. But not to worry, she’s picking it up. #tdc1348: Dumb doodle pad Art @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1348 Doodling a woman picking up her dropped purse. pic.twitter.com/i7wMDVXUKL — miranda … Continue reading Daily Create 9/17/15

I listened to the “Ghost Stories” on RadioLab. The stories that I listened to were so interesting and drew my attention, which I didn’t expect from audio. I did not only use my ears during the audio stories, I used my imagination. The multiple audio effects, noises, and voices all sparked imagery in my mind. Unlike … Continue reading Listening to Stories

For this daily create, I had to make a photo look super old. I used this by finding a photo that I thought would be a photo in the olden days. I found a picture of my best friend and I walking away from the camera in the woods. It’s a little eerie, and I … Continue reading Daily Create 9/16/15