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by @kasc96

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments1090, ds106, Syndicated
June 2, 2018

For this assignment I decided to go back to one of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone. I wanted to keep the creepiness of the image and mesh it with Dr. Seuss because the characters in his books can easily be made scary. I went in to MSPaint and first cropped the image to focus […]
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Congratulations

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, canva, dailycreate, dailycreates, ds106, Syndicated, tdc2335, twitter
June 1, 2018

Today`s daily create was a lot of fun! We had to make a card for a new married couple. I used a template from Canva and found a marriage quote from Parade Magazine. I am a big lover of using quotes, so I wanted to put a quote in the card for more emotion and sentiment. @ds106dc Read More
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Yet another book you don’t want to read…

by @Darth_Pipe

| ds106, Syndicated
June 1, 2018

Using tips from the Canva tutorial on fonts and weight, I started with the title, “La Armada Espanola.” I knew I wanted it large, the most dominant feature. I chose a fitting font style and increased the size to fit the page. The sub-title, …
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Design on my own

by @kasc96

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2255, ds106, Syndicated
June 1, 2018

First off, this was so fun but also really frustrating. I have no experience with any type of design software so this was a real learning curve for me. I used Pixlr to create my alternative history and the software itself was difficult to figure out. In thinking about my alternate history being about British colonization, […]
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Catchy Slogan

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, alchemy, dailycreate, ds106, font, slogan, Syndicated, tdc2334
May 31, 2018

In today`s daily create, we had to come up with a catchy slogan. This daily create reminded me of the TED talks from earlier this week, especially the TED talk given by David Carson. Looking at this image makes me think of fun and bright festivities, so I wanted to come up with a slogan Read More
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Creating Alternate History

by @kasc96

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments1324, ds106, Syndicated
May 31, 2018

What would the world be like if the British never colonizes The Americas, India, or Australia? My book aims to explore this idea through the eyes of a teen who went from our universe to another. Creating this cover and description was a long process with my indecisive mind juggling multiple ideas. First off, […]
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Font Fun

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, dailycreate, ds106, font, Syndicated, tdc2333, twitter
May 31, 2018

With this daily create, we had to look up the font of an advertisement and then make a new ad. I pasted all this in a Word doc after using Font Squirrel to find out what font is on the bottle. #ds106dc #tdc2333 Brand font. pic.twitter.com/hjcSaVIuWe &...
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Midweek 2

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, color, dailycreate, dailycreates, design, designblitz, ds106, Instagram, midweeksummary, summary, Syndicated, twitter
May 30, 2018

This has been another eventful first half of the week. I first completed 2 daily creates. The first was Fonts Matter. I had take a message and change the font to create a new meaning, so I changed the phrase “the sky is the limit” from a light and happy to thought, to a little Read More
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What Would You Change?

by @tabbycat07

| ds106, history, questionoftheweek, Syndicated, troy
May 30, 2018

We all know the story of the Trojan War. Great warriors, such as Achilles, the unrivaled beauty Helen of Sparta, and the famous wooden horse. What if the Trojans never accepted the gift from he Greeks? Troy would never have fallen and Aeneas would never have founded Rome, one of the mightiest empires of the Read More
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How Do You Play?

by @tabbycat07

| background, canva, color, design, ds106, Play, Reflection, Syndicated, TedTalks
May 30, 2018

Recently I have watched two TED talks, one of Paula Scher and the other of David Carson. Scher offers a great view on how she incorporates serious and play into her design. Playing with designs and colors allows us to get creative and see images in a new light. Carson talks about the emotional response to Read More
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MidWeek 2 Reflection

by @JordanC61692137

| design, ds106, question of the week, Reflection, Syndicated, Weekly Reflection
May 30, 2018

This week the Ted Talk videos along with the Canva tutorials helped me in several ways to reconstruct how I look at tackling design. This week when completing the DesignBlitz challenge I was able to see the aspects of design that was shown in the materials come […]
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Design Video Reflection

by @JordanC61692137

| canva, design, ds106, graphic design, Syndicated, TedTalks
May 30, 2018

The following video is of Paula Scher presenting at the Serious Play conference in 2008. During this video the key point being made was in the difference between solemn and serious play. The idea of being ignorant to things creates serious play/work. Serious play is something […]
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I’m halfway through understanding design!

by @kasc96

| ds106, summary, Syndicated
May 30, 2018

This week we are learning about design. I have done multiple assignments that have taught me to appreciate all of the little steps that go into advertisements and other objects. I have worked on two daily creates that allowed me to express some creativity in design. The first one was to put a face onto […]
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DesignBlitz

by @JordanC61692137

| designblitz, ds106, Instagram, photography, Syndicated
May 30, 2018

“Graphic design is a highly sought-after skill.”, says Amy Copperman in her article 8 Basic Principles of Design. There are a few key factors that help graphic design look well organized and thought out. These 8 basic principles are Alignment, Hierarchy, Contrast, Repetition, Proximity, Balance, Color, […]
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Font Matters

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, ds106, font, Syndicated, tdc2332, twitter
May 29, 2018

Another daily create. I had to take a saying and give it a new meaning by changing the font. This was pretty easy to make with the help of Canva. #ds106dc #tdc2332 Font faze. pic.twitter.com/ZkYLibxpPH — Abby Brock (@tabbycat07) May 31, 2018
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¿Qué pasa si la Armada española perdió?

by @Darth_Pipe

| ds106, questionoftheweek, Syndicated
May 29, 2018

Traduzca esta pagina (English) ¿Y si la Armada Española hubiera sido derrotada? ¡Quédiferente sería el mundo! Si de alguna manera Dios hubiera considerado adecuado permitir que esa maldita Elizabeth ganara en lugar de la poderosa España, el mundo entero sería un lugar diferente. ¿Quién hubiera colonizado América del Norte? ¿El Holandés? ¿El Inglés? ¿Qué …
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Noticing Design

by @kasc96

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated
May 29, 2018

In thinking about what I was going to do for the design blitz, I looked through the eight principles of design and tried to think about them as I went about my daily life. The first thing that I noticed was the cover of The University of Mary Washington’s alumni magazine, (which I helped make […]
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Understanding Design

by @kasc96

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated
May 28, 2018

Looking at Scher and Carson’s TED talks, although they were saying similar things. The way that they emoted changed the message that they were sending. Throughout Paula Scher’s talk she emphasizes the importance of working seriously but not solemnly. She claims that serious work is taking chances and designing in a way that the designer has […]
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End of the Week

by @tabbycat07

| collage, dailycreates, ds106, hercules, moviebarcode, mythology, Syndicated, twitter, VisualAssignment, WeeklySummary
May 27, 2018

It is the end of week 1 of ds106 and I have come a long way. This week was all about photography. Photography Infto by Martha Burtis and Nigel Harstaad is a great video of them explaining how you don’t have to have fancy equipment to take good photos, just an open mind and something to Read More
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End of Week One

by @JordanC61692137

| ds106, end of week, photography, story, Syndicated, Weekly Reflection
May 27, 2018

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY This week’s reflection will be short and to the point since a lot of my work has already been show in other posts. During this part of the week we focused on digital photography. To start the week I worked on a […]
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Storytelling with Photos

by @JordanC61692137

| cozy corner, divergent, ds106, photography, storytelling, Syndicated
May 27, 2018

Lactose and untolerable. This image is of the action movie Divergent. To create a humorous meaning to an intense and action filled movie, I added images of food items that contained dairy. Those who are lactose intolerant are unable to consume lactose due to their […]
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Romance in the Making

by @LeslieMiyazono

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated
May 27, 2018

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines romance as a “love story especially in the form of a novel.” This ties into the story genre selected for the class assignment. The picture below was taken in the car while waiting at a traffic light. It is considered to be a favorite photo because of its simplicity. There was no …
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Photography

by @JordanC61692137

| #photoblitz, abandoned america, ds106, photography, Syndicated
May 27, 2018

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS While reviewing David duChemin tips to create better photos, I found these tips to be very insightful when it came to extending my knowledge of photography. One of the tips that I use most regularly is to change my perspective. Doing this provides angles […]
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This week is complete.

by @kasc96

| ds106, summary, Syndicated
May 27, 2018

This half of the week has been filled with fun activities that allowed me to create fun stories and explore my photography. I first worked on some fun daily creates where I was able to use a new (to me) technology. It involved using Bitmoji in order to create a scene. I also had the […]
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Photo Time

by @tabbycat07

| #photoblitz, angle, cat, color, ds106, light, movingobject, necklace, orange, oven, scavengerhunt, shadow, shoe, Syndicated, tile, time
May 27, 2018

Above are all the photos I took for the photo scavenger hunt. I had 15 minutes to find the following: Take a photo dominated by a single color. Take a photo of an interesting shadow. Take a photo of something futuristic. Take a photo at an unusual angle, e.g. looking looking up at something or Read More
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Hercules

by @tabbycat07

| disney, ds106, greekmythology, hercules, mythology, Syndicated, VisualAssignment
May 26, 2018

The other visual assignment I chose was making a movie barcode, which is when you upload movie images and then compress them together. I used the image generator provided by Professor Zach Whalen of the University of Mary Washington. I made a barcode for Hercules, the 1997 film made by Walt Disney. I could have selected Read More
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A-Z Mythology Collage

by @tabbycat07

| a-z, chinesemythology, collage, ds106, egyptianmythology, greekmythology, japanesemythology, mythology, Syndicated, VisualAssignment
May 26, 2018

For one of my visual assignments, I have created a collage of mythological characters, since my favorite type of books are mythology. The mix consists of mythological characters from Japanese, Chinese, Greek, and Egyptian mythology. The process was really easy, I Googled for a photo collage maker and I found Befunky, a really straight forward collage maker Read More
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Thinking about Photography

by @LeslieMiyazono

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated
May 26, 2018

This week was challenging and educational, with lessons focused on enhancing critically thinking as it pertains to photography. The class was asked to review various suggestions on improving photography skills, with the goal of telling a story in a visual form. After reviewing “tips for better photography,” a few points that resonated were: Pay attention …
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A DS106 Thing: GifMeme Creative Workflow

by dogtrax

| ds106, Syndicated, Technology Resources
May 26, 2018

via GIPHY I haven’t often written about my daily creative wanderings for the #DS106 Daily Creates (or at least, not in some time) but this morning’s call to make a meme out of a music video got me thinking, I should at least explain my process. First, check out the Daily Create prompt. This had […]
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Clairvoyance

by @tabbycat07

| @ds106dc, App, clairvoyance, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated, tdc2328
May 25, 2018

Today’s daily create was to make an app of our own. My app would be an app that would give the user the power of clairvoyance. The user would be able to view all possible outcomes of any decision they come across.
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Yet another book you don’t want to read…

Design on my own

Catchy Slogan

Creating Alternate History

Font Fun

Midweek 2

What Would You Change?

How Do You Play?

MidWeek 2 Reflection

Design Video Reflection

I’m halfway through understanding design!

DesignBlitz

Font Matters

¿Qué pasa si la Armada española perdió?

Noticing Design

Understanding Design

End of the Week

End of Week One

Storytelling with Photos

Romance in the Making

Photography

This week is complete.

Photo Time

Hercules

A-Z Mythology Collage

Thinking about Photography

A DS106 Thing: GifMeme Creative Workflow

Clairvoyance

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