The End of the Sixth
This week I was able to space out my assignments a bit better throughout the week, so I wasn’t procrastinating all of it, but this…
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Week 6: A Recap
by @eafintoalternate cover, apocalpyse, apocalyptic, Assignments, California, Daily Creates, designblitz, ds106, Reflection, Syndicated, Week 6, weekly question, weekly update, Weekly Updates, word cloudFebruary 25, 2018We’ve made it through Week 6! I didn’t know if I’d make it! This week has had its absolute ups and its awful downs. For one thing, I had to say goodbye to my sweet yellow lab, Molly, on Thursday after 14 years together! I hate it, but I’m getting through it! Besides everything that’s […] -
HCC Stairwell is the Pinnacle of Design: DesignBlitz
by @Chris_tastrophe February 25, 2018DesignBlitz 1) Alignment 2) Heirarchy 3) Contrast 4) Repetition 5) Proximity 6) Balance 7) Color 8) Space #theend106 #ds106 #designblitz A post shared by christopocalypse106 (@christopocalypse106) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:54pm PST 1) Alignment This info sheet breaks up chunks of information into boxes to give the information a non-messy structure. Our brains […] -
Design Reflection
The TED Talk videos were actually pretty interesting to watch. I don’t normally watch things like this, but these were pretty fun to watch. I… -
ATTENTION: LOST HAT!
by @eafintoapocalypse, apocalyptic, designassignments, DesignAssignments2195, ds106, help, important, Lost, lost hat, Syndicated, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018PLEASE CONTACT IF FOUND! LOST HAT! VERY IMPORTANT! MUST FIND! -
The Personality of James
by @Chris_tastrophe February 25, 2018Character Word Cloud Behind the Scenes I used the Wordcloud generator to create this graphic for my apocalypse character, James. The themes and shapes make the graphic easy to generate while also keeping it interesting. It takes a lot of playing around to get all the words you put on the list to show […] -
A Word Cloud!
by @eafintodescription, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments2087, doctor, ds106, Syndicated, woman, word cloud, words, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018Word Clouds are always fun! I remember as a kid, we would have this day in school where it was just a day for writing. The whole day was devoted to going around to different groups and “seminars” where they would show us a fun new way to write a poem, short story, word clouds, […] -
My Part in the Quest for Martha’s Hat
by @Chris_tastrophe February 25, 2018Help Find Martha’s Hat Behind the Scenes I went to Canva and searched templates for “lost.” I found a missing dog template and filled things out from there, switching the dog for a mannequin and the hat. I chose this templa... -
My DesignBlitz?
Here are the photos I took throughout the week for the #designblitz for #theend106 #ds106 😊👍🏻 A post shared by CottonCandyChimChim (@anarmour) on Feb 25,… -
Cool Letters A.K.A Calligraphy
by @eafintoannalise huddleston, calligraphy, Character, designassignments, DesignAssignments2101, doctor, ds106, logo, name, Syndicated, writing, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018As another assignment for this week, I decided to use CoolLetters.net in order to make a “logo” for my character, Annalise Huddleston! Take a look: I wanted this “logo” to look professional and inviting, at the same time. I really like how to colors contrast one another. Another fun fact about this is the fact that […] -
James and His Luscious Facial Hair
by @Chris_tastrophe February 25, 2018Apocalyptic Character Generator Behind the Scenes What better place to put him than his own office? I wanted to make him middle aged because it fit with the wife and daughter story. He’s a pretty typical guy, and the apocalypse hasn’t struck yet, so he’s wearing typical clothes. HeroMachine3 was a very strange tool. […] -
Perkatory Café Logo
by @Anne Armour February 25, 2018For the last extra Design Assignment I chose for this week was the “Create a Logo That is Simple But Detailed” assignment. There is actually… -
The Name of Evelyn Sparrow
by @Anne Armour February 25, 2018For one of my extra Design Assignments, I decided to do the Generate Cool Letters assignment for my character. This was a fun assignment since… -
Hire Me, Hugh Howey: Wool Alt. Cover
by @Chris_tastrophe February 25, 2018Apocalyptic Alternative Book Cover Behind the Scenes This cover was edited and created using Pixlr. To start, I set off in search of an old, metal spiral staircase with a top-down view (very specific criteria, I know). My search was inspired by the description of the staircase gong throughout the silo in Wool’s story. […] -
Dr. Annalise Huddleston in Her Natural Environment
by @eafintoanimation, apocalypse, apocalyptic, archetype, Character, creation, depiction, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments2188, ds106, hero machine, Syndicated, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018Annalise Huddleston returns! I’m really loving my character, I must say! It’s so much fun getting to design, write about, and just overall create someone totally fictional! She feels real, to me, in some ways already! This week, I was able to use Hero Machine to create an animated depiction of what Annalise looks like, […] -
“California” Alternate Book Cover
by @eafintoapocalypse, apocalyptic, California, cover, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments2187, ds106, novel, post-apocalyptic, Syndicated, wilderness, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018One of my design assignments from this week was to create an alternate book cover for the post-apocalyptic novel I am reading this semester! The book I chose to read was California by Edan Lepucki. I have just barely started this novel, but thanks to the upcoming spring break, I will have plenty of time to read […] -
It’s A DesignBlitz!
by @eafintoalignment, color, design, designblitz, ds106, elements, hierarchy, images, Instagram, pictures, proximity, space, Syndicated, Writing AssignmentsFebruary 25, 2018One of my assignments for this week to create a DesignBlitz! Very similar to my PhotoBlitz from a few weeks ago, this week I was to take pictures of five different objects that illustrated five different design aspects! Check out my results below: The first picture (the top left) is of my bookcase in my […] -
A Reflection on Design
by @eafintocanva, david carson, design, ds106, fun, humor, paula scher, Reflection, Reflections, Syndicated, ted talks, TutorialsFebruary 25, 2018When you hear or say the word “design,” what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Is it clothing design, interior design, graphic design, etc. or something completely different? This week’s focus was on design and how to implement design in different projects! I watched two TED talks this week. One was given […] -
“Schering” My Thoughts On Design
Serious Play and Intuitive Design Great Design is Serious, Not Solemn – Paula Scher serious play comes from scenarios when you’re under-qualified there’s a cycle of serious to solemn in design work solemn design happens when you produce what is expected stair-steps of life and learning Design and Discovery – David Carson mentions […] -
No Zombie Tricks this week we made it through week 6!!!!!!
by @jetjenk43 February 23, 2018Week 6 Wrapped Up First off I will thank goodness we survived another week of the apocalypse. So this week was a fun one for me. Being able to create my character Carson Gordon, being able to play around with different design techniques and going for a stroll through downtown Fredericksburg to find design concepts. …Continue reading "No Zombie Tricks this week we made it through week 6!!!!!!"
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My Interpretation: of the 8 principles of design.
by @jetjenk43 February 23, 2018So I figured I could find things around my home, around my neighborhood, my immediate area, but to my luck I couldn’t really find anything to fit the eight concepts. In my area there are a lot of construction signs but I figured this would be bleh so I chose not to take pictures of …Continue reading "My Interpretation: of the 8 principles of design."
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Learning to be better at Design!!!!
After listening to the talk by Paula Scher I’ve come to conclusion that you do not need to be a design professional to be successful in design. I felt like at the beginning she was talking directly to me. She said that you do not need to know what you are doing to create … -
Evelyn Sparrow is Here!
by @Anne Armour February 22, 2018My design for my character, Evelyn Sparrow, came from the fact that she is a college student at the moment. She dresses to fit in,… -
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife – Alternate Cover
by @Anne Armour February 22, 2018This is my alternate cover for the book I chose for this class: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. I had a lot of fun… -
Carson Gordon saying hello from Siesta Key!!!!!
by @jetjenk43 February 22, 2018The Assignment I did was a 3 1/4 star assignment Destination Post Card this is where you had to create a destination postcard using any design software of your choice. I started by choosing an image of a beach from google images you then had to put some words over the image just like a postcard. …Continue reading "Carson Gordon saying hello from Siesta Key!!!!!"
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Tech Infrastructure as OER
by Reverend February 22, 2018
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Recently on Twitter, Jöran Muuß-Merhol reminded me of a discussion we had back in 2016 at the OER Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. This podcast with @jimgroom on the beauty and the messiness of #learning is one of my favorites! (Only the … Continue reading → -
URGENT URGENT HELP US FIND THIS MISSING HAT!!!!!!!!!!
by @jetjenk43 February 21, 2018If you know the whereabouts of Professor Burtis’s hat please contact myself or the HCC department. Time is of the essence. If you took it or know who took it no charges will be filed. All I ask is that you please reunite her with her hat ASAP. Proudly brought to by Canva. …Continue reading "URGENT URGENT HELP US FIND THIS MISSING HAT!!!!!!!!!!"
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World War Z: Alternate Book Cover
by @jetjenk43 February 21, 2018Here is my Alternate Cover for the book World War Z. So I choose to do my alternate book cover in a stair step fashion with my text, something different than I had seen with most of the book covers or movies I looked up for this book. The title World War Z is either … -
Carson Gordon in the Flesh!!!!
by @jetjenk43 February 20, 2018I had fun creating the bad ass Carson Gordon on the website Hero Machine. Carson Gordon Is a prior veteran from the United States Army who has a background in medical. He is an expert in teaching and practicing life saving techniques and is an expert in shooting shit. He looks forward to taking on the … -
Another Week Down? Music to my Ears
I love audio, but don’t worry, I wasn’t foolish enough to stay in my comfort zone… So, what did I do? How did I challenge myself? Archetypes First thing was creating my flushing out my character from an archetype: For this one, I learned how to crop specific layers within Photoshop, […]
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