These fast few weeks have been crazy hectic for me and I can’t believe that the semester is over half gone! Week 7 was all about me catching up from week 6 because of my computer malfunction. Then I immediately went to the Florida Everglades and was without my computer for spring break and couldn’t ...

We had to complete 6 Daily Creates over the last 3 weeks and these are the ones I chose to do! Write an epic ode to an underappreciated object So I decided to write an ode to my cat because she is underappreciated (mostly because she’s mean to us so we ignore her most of ...

The last time we did audio work I really enjoyed it and learned to appreciate it…these past couple of weeks I learned to appreciate it a lot more. These were very difficult for me and technology was not always being my best friend. I did really enjoy getting more acquainted with Audacity and I think got ...

So this week we looked at design and like I said in my previous posts, I never realized how difficult it was. I always look at objects and just think “oh wow that’s really cool” or “oh wow that doesn’t work well.” I never really thought to think about how they are made and the though ...

This week we had to do 15 stars worth of design assignments. This is what I meant by the hardest part of my week. I always thought I knew how to use Photoshop but I guess I was very, very mistaken. I used Photoshop because it is and extremely common program so it’s easier to ...

Design, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan. This definition completely encompasses the philosophy of ds106 and the concepts we learned this past week. I had a bit of trouble understanding the different concepts (and this week was by far the hardest for me) but in the end I ...

Last days with friends, a photo by fmaggio on Flickr. The assignment was to reperesent your fondest memory in a photo, drawing or design and do it in a nostalgic style. I chose one of the last days I got to spend with the awesome people I met in Italy....

I know that I’ve been saying this since the beginning of this semester but ds106 has honestly gotten me to be more creative! In the last week I have not only done all of my photo assignments and thoroughly enjoyed doing them, but I have also done art projects and been inspired by many pins ...

So for my last Daily Create of the week I decided to get balanced and focus on the rule of thirds. The assignment was to take a picture of something you made so I took a picture of the salad I made this morning! It was a spinach salad with chicken sausage, feta cheese, bell peppers with olive ...

So since everyone else was doing it (and I needed 3 more stars to finish for the week) I decided to do the Splash the Color assignment. It was actually pretty simple and really fun! I loved seeing a couple of my pictures come alive. I used the tutorial below to teach me how to color ...

I’ve always had the idea to create a poem out of song titles but I never got around to doing it so I was pretty excited this was one of the assignments I could choose from! I decided to make a love poem partially because it was Valentine’s Day but also because today, February 15, ...

This was by far my favorite assignment this week! I love taking pictures! I didn’t think I’d be able to stick to the guidelines given but I think I got some pretty awesome photos! I chose an absolutely gorgeous day to bench sit and walk around and capture some nice pictures! I hope you like! I chose Campus ...

This is going to be a 2-in-1 blog post! One of the assignments this week was to embed a flickr set into a post and write about why we chose those photos and what story they’re trying to tell. the other assignment I chose was to create a series of photos that represent a milestone ...

One thing I love just as much as the environment is Luna. She’s my roommate’s cat but she’s SOOO cute (most of the time), so I wanted to try to include her in my photos! The assignment: take a picture of something new. PURRRRRRRFECT!! Erin actually JUST got Luna about a week ago and she ...

My first daily create this week was to take a photo of someone other than yourself using your favorite technology. I loved this assignment because I just had to turn around and find someone I like a lot and get her to pose for me I chose to use the candid tip and surprise my roommate! ...

The first visual assignment we were told to do was create a caption for a cheesy Valentine’s Day card. I thought the cards were hilarious and was excited to do it! After trying (and failing) to create the caption on GIMP I decided to resort to Photoshop since I have it. The problem I was having ...

Hey y’all! I just found out how to create my own little icon for my website!! (I have a cute little panda) If you want to do your own just download the plugin: All in One Favicon. Then go here and either create your icon (which was too hard for me) or search for one! Save ...

What are you telling me? This week we worked a lot with sound. Sound is something that I find myself having a hard time grasping. I find it very difficult to pay attention to something without having a visual, whether it be words or pictures. This week...

Usually I don’t like to listen to radio stations because there is always a lot of talking and commercials and rarely ever any good music to listen to but ds106 radio was really interesting. There were a lot of powerful stories and poems, such as the Natalia Crane poetry I heard and some by a ...

These audio assignments are wearing me out!! But this one was pretty fun to make after I got the hang of it (which took a while). The assignment was to create a sound effects story using NO WORDS! (I hope laughing doesn’t count as words because I definitely used that). So I was thinking about it ...

The first assignment this week was to create your own radio bumper. I was quite intimidated but this assignment because I tend to have trouble editing anything but pictures. I get really agitated by the ups and downs of the audio editing and I usually ...

So to be honest I have never listened to anything on NPR, PRI or any other radio broadcast because I usually have a difficult time paying attention to a lot of words without visuals. But this week we were asked to listen to stories and write about them. I chose listen to This American Life and chose ...

Last week we talked a lot about the “new” form of storytelling that takes the form of digital media. This week we are harking back to the good ole days of the radio. Back to a simpler time of voices being transmitted over the wires into people’s homes…or so I thought. I never thought that ...

Another week come and gone and another week I learned more about the Internet! What is Storytelling? Storytelling: the conveying of events in words, images, and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment (thank you Wikipedia). I took this word pretty seriously when I was writing about it. It just seemed like something that people don’t do ...

       I am Josh. This is my camera. I read a lot with my black thick framed specks. I listen to indie music and only eat vegan food. Meat eaters are the devil. I only shop at Urban Outfitters and thrift stores. I find mainstream anything completely vile. I smoke American Spirits and ...

Looking back on previous ds106 work was a really fun experience! It helped me to see that I really could do this class and not die trying!! For the in[SPIRE] piece I chose to do linda3dots TDC86 assignment titled “Love Your Earth”:   I’m sure everyone knows why I chose this photo but it really ...

So I decided to think outside the box and tell you the story of the environment. I want to tell you this because I think that though the story looks like it is taking a sad dive into a pessimistic future that we humans can actually turn this around. Th...

Storytelling, do people still use that word? The connotation I have with that word is that of ancient people, Native American tribes, gypsies, mystics; to me it’s a mythical word. I imagine people sitting around a fire and telling tales of legend and adventure, stories that are told generation after generation. These stories can be based ...

So this week was pretty stressful for me because of many outside factors but surprisingly enough bootcamp this week wasn’t that difficult. Maybe it was because the actual blog was already set up or I don’t really know what but this week seemed so much simpler than last week. I guess I also managed my time ...

The first week of ds106 bootcamp is finally done…thank God! It was full of frustration and confusion but I’m glad I came out of it alive. Through all the mess of creating new accounts, websites, and videos, I actually came out with a renewed sense of the internet. I understand it more and appreciate the ...