THE FINAL IS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES: A Remix Project

THE FINAL IS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES: A Remix Project

by @jupiter_pop

| finalproject, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

♪ I study computer scienceI love my classesI got a crazy professor, he wears dark glassesThings are going great, and they’re only getting betterI’m doing all right, getting good gradesThe final’s so bright, I gotta wear shadesI gotta wear shades ♪ ‘Melody’ Timbuk 3 Some say it couldn’t be done. But I did it. I […]
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CREATE RAD ALBUM ART FROM PHOTOS: A Tutorial

by @jupiter_pop

| designassignments, DesignTutorials2485, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
November 14, 2019

Hi, and welcome to this tutorial! I created this assignment because this project was really fun to do, and I want you to see how fun it is to play with filters and layers. This tutorial is for Photoshop, although you can create your own album art in any photo editing software. I created this […]
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I’LL TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD (IDEA): Part 2

by @jupiter_pop

| ideaspart2, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
November 7, 2019

There’s only a few more weeks left and as this class draws to a close, it’s time to re-visit our video ideas once more. Thinking of ideas was no easier the second time around, but I tried to build off of what I already came up with and what others have come up with. I […]
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LET’S MAKE A TRADE: Video Essay

by @jupiter_pop

| Stranger Tales, Syndicated, videoessay
October 29, 2019

♪ I’ve got the (editing) skills you’ve got the looksLet’s make lots of moneyYou’ve got the brawn I’ve got the (editing) skillsLet’s make lots of money ♪ Melody’s Pet Shop Boys Ds106. Hmm. I have a hunch something very exciting is going to happen in the Ds106 market! This week, I started off by making […]
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A CONNECTED STORY: The Hermit and no one

by @jupiter_pop

| Daily Create, dailycreate, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 24, 2019

This week, we did our usual daily creates, but with a twist! I love a good twist on an existing idea, so I was excited to take my daily’s and try and come up with a way to tie them all together into a singular story. I like writing just about as much as I […]
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TUNING IN TO RADICAL RADIO

by @jupiter_pop

| radiolisten, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 24, 2019

Ds106 Radio Presents: Monday: Back to the 80s, Riding the Radio WavesTuesday: Tubular Tunes, 80s Television Power Half HourWednesday: 80’s Brain Cells You Forgot About The radio show that I would like to revisit was the first radio show of the week: ‘Back to the 80’s’ with The Ds106 Ladies. The show started off strong with a look […]
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I’LL TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD (IDEA)

by @jupiter_pop

| projectideas, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 22, 2019

The radio project is already coming to a close and it’s now time to look forward to the weeks ahead with video and remix/mashups! But what should the final projects be about? I’m a somewhat creative person, but even I struggle with coming up with ideas. I’m better at taking an existing idea and trying […]
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YOU BETTER (RE)WORK: Part 2

by @jupiter_pop

| ds106rework, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 20, 2019

Make it work Tim Gunn Take Me on to the next challenge! For part 2 of the rework assignment, I chose to remix my collage from my post, ‘TAKE ME ON (To The Party).’ I wanted to revisit this work because I originally liked how I took an assignment from the Visual category and turned […]
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YOU BETTER (RE)WORK: Part 1

by @jupiter_pop

| ds106rework, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 20, 2019

♪ WorkDesign to the leftWorkNow design to the rightWorkSashay, shantay ♪ RuPaulody Crowded hallways really grind my gears! For my first rework, I chose to take another look at my pet peeve billboard from my post, ‘PSA: We are all Animals,’ from assignment, PSA Billboard. I wanted to revisit this work not because I rushed […]
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RADIO SHOW UPDATE 2

by @jupiter_pop

| radioshoweek2, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 17, 2019

The 80’s Television Power Half-Hour is just about complete and ready to be uploaded to SoundCloud! Group members added their contributions on a Google Doc by Wednesday so that Kollin could stitch all the pieces together. I’d like to thank Kollin who volunteered as tribute; his efforts made this show happen as project organizer and […]
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80’s POWER DESIGN: A Radio Show Project

by @jupiter_pop

| radioshowpromo, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 10, 2019

I’m feeling the 80’s power of geographic shapes in this Radio Show Design Project! For this assignment, we had to create a poster/bumper sticker/logo/etc. for our radio show, and I got to work thinking about our group’s 80’s Television Power Half-Hour! I was influenced by my own group member’s poster, from Radio Show Design Project. […]
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RADIO SHOW UPDATE

by @jupiter_pop

| radioshowweek1, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 9, 2019

Radio Show Week 1 Progress Report This just in: Ds106 Radio show groups have been formed and topics have been discussed. My group started out with only myself and Kollin Carter, but through a shocking turn of events, our group is now the largest at 6 people. That’s at least a half hour show! My […]
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IT’S IT’S A DESIGN BLITZ

by @jupiter_pop

| designblitz, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
October 3, 2019

♪ Oh yeah! It was like lightningEverybody was fightingAnd the design was soothingAnd they all started groovingYeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah ♪ Sweet Melody Melody, you already parodied ‘Ballroom Blitz.’ Oh, yeah? Well this is part 2: Design Blitz, and this song rocks! It Rock Band rocks! …Anyway, the task for DesignBlitz is as follows: “Carry your […]
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THIS POST IS FOR THE BIRDS

by @jupiter_pop

| ds106radio, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
September 25, 2019

Caw. Caw Caw. Birds This past Monday I tuned in to Ds106 radio’s audio drama hour and heard a flighty tale from the Anthropocene broadcast. That’s right, the story was Alfred Hitchcock’s, ‘The Birds.’ As I listened to the soothing bird sounds, (j/k, the sounds were like listening to a record screeching), I had to […]
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DS106: YOUR HIT MUSIC STATION

by @jupiter_pop

| radiobumper, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
September 22, 2019

Radio Bumper After listening to the jams on Ds106 Radio, I tried my hand at making a radio bumper. I’ve made a fake TV bumper before, but not one for radio, so this was interesting. Although I have Adobe CC and could have used Audition, I opted for using Audacity, since the User Interface of […]
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IT’S IT’S A PHOTO BLITZ

by @jupiter_pop

| #photoblitz, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
September 16, 2019

♪ Are you ready Tom? Uh-huh Abby? Yeah Grace? Okay Alright ds106-ers, let’s go! ♪ Sweet Melody For this assignment, I had to take a list of ‘things to photograph’ and try and capture each thing within 20 minutes. That’s not a whole lot of time for pre-composition and walking far to find interesting objects, […]
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

by @jupiter_pop

| ds106photography, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
September 15, 2019

What makes a photo iconic? What makes it a good story? After reading, Becoming a Better Photographer, I had a pretty good idea. To tell a story, you need to capture the moment. The mood. The essence of what is happening. The photo should create small narratives within the viewer’s mind and elicit a thousand […]
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The 80s are alive! ALIVE!

by @jupiter_pop

| storyanalysis, Stranger Tales, Syndicated
September 8, 2019

It’s my creation From my heart and from my handWhy don’t people understandMy intentions, ooh, weird science Oingo Boingo This week, I got a little weird with storytelling by watching the 1985 cult classic, Weird Science. This film starring Anthony Michael Hall (Gary), Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Wyatt), and Kelly LeBrock (Lisa) centers around two nerds and […]
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