For the start of this week we are to learn about design through The Vignelli Canon by M.Vignelli. I knew a little bit about design due to fixing photos for my high schools news magazine and also attending design workshops but since I came to college I kind of forgot about all that. Re-reading this … Continue reading Design and Vignelli

Today’s challenge was to create a western themed Valentine card. So, I chose a picture of a cowboy and cowgirl riding their horses during a sunset and added one of Franklin Jones’ quote: “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” I bolded and capitalized the word ride to … Continue reading Feb.14, 2016 Daily Create

I chose to complete this design assignment because when I was smaller I really liked to eat cereal and the way the box appeared did have a big impact on me. For example, if the box was brightly colored or displayed cartoon type characters I had seemed to be drawn to them rather than the … Continue reading My Cereal Box Cover!

For one of this week’s tasks we were given the choice to complete one of three provided visual assignments. As such, I chose to complete this assignment because I have seen many WANTED posters within movies and they seem to be very prevalent in western themed movies and shows. The most wanted outlaw I chose … Continue reading Wanted!!

Sometimes old technology is better than a new kind! @ds106dc #tdc1497 #dailycreate Mr.Remington,Some advice Don't always use your phone for directions.Keep your compass pic.twitter.com/NYR138E4wr — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 13, 2016

So, these are the ideas I have for a radio show thus far. Campfire stories. Cowboys spend a lot of time around campfires so this seems appropriate. It can either be an exchange of stories with some nifty sound effects to go along with them, or, instead, a show about how to compose and create […]

So, if it one thing that all this audio exploration and experimentation has demonstrated this week, it is the ability of audio to contribute to stories, or even to tell stories all on its own. The stories we told with just audio helped my appreciate this, but I spent some time this week thinking about […]

This assignment was to slow down a song using audio editing software. I used the Paulstretch effect in audacity for the slowing part. The song I chose was Poor Millionaire by August Burns Red. It is pretty heavy metal-core, I thought the rapid shifts in pitch and tone would make the result interesting. The idea […]

For this assignment, I thought for a second about a song with really strong, attached memories. The song I chose isn’t a song I really listen to on my own, so when I thought of it, it was perfect for the assignment.   As far as the assignment portion, it was rather straight forward. I […]

I created this assignment because I was impressed with what a wonderful utility freesound is, and felt like inspiring people to not only utilize the sounds there, but also to contribute wherever they could. I was actually inspired to do this assignment originally because a particular sound that I needed for another assignment was just […]

A man playing against the infamous Merrell Shale decides that it will be better to try his luck with a pistol after seeing his hand. I don’t think he knew what sort of place he was in, though, and the barkeep made short time of him. This assignment was quite a bit of fun actually. […]

Ok so, unexpectedly, audio has been my favorite week thus far!! I love the idea that sound can have such

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I found this assignment very entertaining. I tried to add a subtle country twang to my speech; I did not do the

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So as you all know, this week we were focusing on audio in storytelling. I think so far this has been my favorite week. I really enjoyed focusing on audio in the movies and radio involving westerns. As I mentioned in my post, I really enjoy the way most westerns use diegetic and other sounds … Continue reading "Audio Party"

#tdc1496 #ds106 #dailycreate pic.twitter.com/oRSZqiJCr4 — Kelsey Dean (@kelsfords106) February 12, 2016 Can you find the treasure from one of my

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A few weeks ago I created a story around Riza, the Western character created for assignment, and this week I decided to add the audio which would accompany the story. You can read the full story below, or read this quick description for a recap. Riza’s dinner with her husband, Tate, is interrupted when their […]

This week was the most frustrating week so far in Digital Storytelling for me. It was the most frustrating because I couldn’t figure

Not the song by The Beatles, but a short skit I created. In this skit, a young girl is fearful of her consequences and what her mother will do when she finds out, thus she calls 911. I completed this skit by recording two different voices (myself and a friend) then added them to Audacity. […]

These are my posts from this week, my individual reflections are in each post. Rooty Tooty Speech of the West What a Song Might Mean to You Sound Effects Story DS106 Radio Bumper Thinking About Audio Storytelling Radioshow Brainstorming E.T. is the sheriff 'round these parts. @ds106dc #tdc1496 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/zH7wLkNu2l — Andrew Slupek (@aslupek40) February […]

WOW. I sure am glad this week is finally over. It was pretty hectic. From balancing work, class, and trying to fit the gym in between. This week has been pretty crazy, and all over the place. The thing I learned most this week is patience. I was a little hesitant to use Audacity, because […]

This week I was thinking about good ideas for a western radio show. possibly incorporating western music into the programs on a regular basis. having guests enter the radio show to create a more authentic western vibe. (students acting as western actors) Possibly creating radio personas that are in a western setting. Find western lingo […]

I first came into this week having no idea how to work with the audacity application and lacked in the ability to put together good stories via audio methods.  By the end of this week I was able to use the application for my assignments and greatly enjoyed working with the new ways to telling […]

This week, I had the special assignment to work with others and chose our top five favorite assignments. I chose the assignment “Clang Crackle Crack,” created by cgual. At first hearing this, I was, honestly, envious. I know this sounds bad, but it is because she produced a story through sound which was wonderfully constructed, […]

I was initially really worried about working with audio. Not only because I was having difficulty with my hardware, but who likes to hear their own voice? Not me. In the end, I enjoyed this weeks assignments a lot more than I had anticipated! That’s always a good thing. I had a lot of fun … Continue reading "Week 5 Summary"

You’re listening to the best radio in town, DS106 Radio. I took audio files from Free Sound to create this 17 second long radio bumper. I also created a computerized voice which would announce the name of the station. I did this to accompany the theme of the song I chose on Free Sound. I then […]

In this assignment the western character Andy the bank robber is robbing a bank in Colorado.  Despite the police chase he manages to make it away with the money and leaves everyone astonished! This was a pretty difficult assignment, I had not used Audacity much before and I struggled in the beginning to get the […]