Of nature and hippies
One of the things we didn’t get to talk about from Twitch of the Death Nerve was the octopus or squid or whatever that thing was. I don’t know why it stood out for me – it’s only in a … Continue reading →
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Reporting on the First Week of Headless ds106
Checking all of the meters, spinning a few dials… ah there we are, signal. It has been a week since we launched the Headless ds106 course and on seeing the posts that have come in, the burst in twitter activity, I am pretty happy about the level of activity. More than that, it is very […] -
Here is a Boot for You!
So I think it is a great thing that so many people are #headless13 people for the fall2013 #ds106 Digital Storytelling Course. I think it is such a great way for me to get more Friends and to Make More Art at the same time. I made a new Index called #headless13 Friends Index, and […] -
First Week Headless of Daily Creates
The point of ds106 Daily Creates is something that should not take much work, so really it is more than enough to just do them and get them posted somewhere. It is helpful, and suggested for people in Headless ds106 who have some experience, to try sharing some of the behind the scenes notes of […] -
Elegant in its Simplicity
This orchid sits in my kitchen window. I removed the background using Clipping Magic. Nature, for me, is the most elegant that any 21st Century gadget will ever be. -
headless ds106 first week thoughts
Well, the first week of the headless ds106 fall semester is finished. It really began several weeks ago, but my summary will concentrate on my activity since Monday August 26. Coinciding with the same date, I began teaching a new five-week term at my college (ECPI University). I have three courses, totaling 25 classroom hours […]
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Sin after sin
I’ve been doing a series of shows for ds106radio called Crime Time Radio. It’s not really part of the True Crime class, just something for my own amusement to fulfill my secret desire to be a DJ. The crime theme … Continue reading → -
Elegance21: DailyCreate
21st century elegance… a personal choice. This is public seating in a tiny parkette between two tall buildings. Furniture has to be functional, durable and too heavy to carry away. I think the designer achieved these goals and a measure of elegance as well. And here’s my little story (fictional of course) of how this […]
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Right Brain, Left Brain. Who is steering the ship?
I had heard about #ds106 earlier this year and was hoping that I would have a chance to participate in the experience. That opportunity presented itself in a "headless" section that started last week. I had also enrolled in Coursera's Creat... -
The Daily Create tdc601 #ds106
Today’s prompt: This is TDC 601! That is 106 backwards! Draw something 106ish backwards There are some days when your creative juices are overflowing. Then there are some days when you don’t have a clue. Today is one of those … Continue reading →
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Got Your Life Preserver?
Participation in a MOOC adventure is not for the faint of heart. In fact, it’s a bit like the extreme sport of tow-in surfing. Without a partnership of a skilled … Continue reading →
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Bootcamp Reflections
This was the first week of Headless DS106 and it made me think of the Hunter Thompson quote: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally […]
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Backwards = The Perfect Ten
Backwards = The Perfect TenThis is TDC 601! That is 106 backwards! Draw something 106ish backwardsNow that I seem to be getting the hang of the Daily Creates, I went back to Paper53 for inspiration. The first thing I did was try 106 to see if I c... -
A Symbol of Longevity
600: A Symbol of LongevityCelebrate the 600th Daily Create! Express 600 in a drawing without using numbers.Where do they come up with these ideas anyway?My analytic mind immediately wondered what 600 symbolized so that I could come up with an ima... -
Birthday Wishes for Guilia
Birthday Wishes for GuiliaIt’s Her Birthday! Doodle @GiuliaForsythe some visual notes on the ideal way to celebrate!
This was extremely difficult exercise. In fact, I had decided after trying numerous different iterations that I simply was not going to make a submission for this day.It was not until Rochelle Lockridge @rockylou22 expressed a similar feeling and then was able to breakthrough using Paper53. A colleague had turned me onto this app and I found it easy to work with -- and was able to execute my idea.The presents for Guilia include "copyright" because, in fact, Guilia did teach me a lesson about copyright when I began my MOOC expeditions in December 2012. Thank you Guilia and we hope you had a most excellent birthday! -
Scared of a Cuddly Bug?
Cuddly Bug#598: Draw an insect in a way that makes it cuddly or adorableFor the next Daily Create, I was very intimidated (which I can see from other ds106 posts, many others were as well. Taking iPad in hand, I used DooDoo Lite (they need ... -
My Digital Footprint
My Digital FootprintWhat is a Daily Create Anyway?We encourage you to challenge yourself to create something new each day instead of using older photos or videos. But there are not rules- if you re-use media, think how you can make it new by re-editing... -
First Week without a Head
I took the first step on my headless journey on the 26, with a quick daily create for Make an impression: take a picture of an indentation. Not a particularly interesting photo, but I like the idea of a first step and you cannot get further from your head than a foot. I managed another ... -
Weekend line-up
Just collating a few quick thoughts on some things I saw in the blog feed: Gloriana talks about how she stopped to look things up along the way through the readings. This can be a good habit to develop. It’s a … Continue reading → -
The Daily Create #ds106 – 21st Century Elegance
So here it is at the end of the first week when I intended to “kick ds106 butt” and I find myself thinking about 21st century elegance. I think the concept of elegance has changed somewhat from the 1800s. Instead of being tied so much to people and their dress & mannerisms, I find elegance […]
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The Daily Create tdc602 #ds106
Today’s prompt: Has this age still got elegance, take a photo of 21st century elegance. Yes, this age has still got elegance, more so in the field of education than any other. Today’s learner is not just a passive receptor … Continue reading →
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Weekly Summary 1 – This is not the necessary art of our time
This week I’ve set up setting up my web space (using a separate install of WordPress in a subfolder of martinlugton.com, to give me more flexibility), working through the initial readings, and making my first two daily creates. I thought the… -
106/601: DailyCreate
ds106-tdc601 frontwards & backwards A salute to the 601st daily create for ds106 and the reversibility of 106/601, backwards, frontwards, whatever. This was done with 3D-CREATE and GifBoom on the iPad. -
DailyCreate083113
When you write backwards, you don’t change direction of reading text. I mean, if you did, it would be 601SD. I wrote backwards advice from former student. I still read left to right. If I read it right to left and wrote the letter backwards, would it look the same? Technical help needed: I took … Continue reading →
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Tweaking Theme
Since the last post, I have started the theme tinkering with this blog that is part of the first week of headless ds106 I just fished around the themes on wordpress.org you get to right inside the dashboard (Appearance — Themes — Install). I checked the option to show themes related to photoblogging, and took […] -
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... blogged about gifboard at the start of this year. It is a nice tool to have in ones gif ... -
How many daily creates did we celebrate this week?
Riddle me this: My first is in sawfly but not in flyway My second is in sensitivity but not in... -
Make the wolf hole
According to Headless ds106 Week 1: Are You Ready For Bootcamp? we are asked to: In this first short clip, listen to what art critic Robert Hughes has to say about why Art is important- and keep in mind this entire course is about creating art. Go beyond the fact that he sounds like an ... -
Headless Autumn
headless_autumn, a photo by fiedegufei on Flickr. Saw this while shopping. Couldn’t resist. I give you my Headless Autumn. -
DC #600: DailyCreate
Expressing 600 without using numbers… This animated gif has been created in honor of the 600th daily create for ds106. The graphics were created with InkPad and converted to an animated gif with GifBoom, all on the iPad.
