1. Bradley Colson

    TAL 1

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    ASSIGNMENT: This semester, one of our projects will be to create an audio podcast. One of the best examples of a podcast I know of is “This American Life.” Please give a brief summary of this week’s This American Life podcast “Mr Daisey and the Apple Factory” played in class on Friday and downloadable at http://www.thisamericanlife.org/. What ...
  2. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeff’s T.A.L 1

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    This American Life Podcast ” Mr. Daisy and  the Apple Factory“. Topic of the story: Seeing behind the shroud of our American beliefs that everything in the factory world is similar to our own. Knowing the ugly reality of what it means to be a worker in some of  China’s main factories. Opening are eyes […]
  3. Brian

    This American Life – BS

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    This episode was about a man that absolutely loves apple products and technology in general. However, just having a love for them is not enough. He wants to know where they come from and who works on them. The story keeps you intrigued with little bits of humor here and there. Whether it be from...
  4. Bradley Colson

    VISUAL METAPHOR

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    ASSIGNMENT: Create a visual metaphor that represents what it means to be a student. Ideally you will create your own original source images however if that is not possible, you may also use creative commons images you find online. If you use copyrighted imagery, it must be altered beyond recognition to the original creator so that ...
  5. Kelly Carpenter

    Response to “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”

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    Summary of This American Life podcast “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” This podcast was from a piece that Mike Daisey did for his radio show.  Technology is his hobby and his favorite manufacturer is Apple.  When Daisey becomes curious where his favorite products come from he travels to China to find out.  He explores what goes on ...
  6. Brian

    Visual Metaphor – BS

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    We were asked to make a visual metaphor of what it is like to be a college student. After thinking that over a while and looking in to my backpack, the idea of being a poor college student came to mind. Especially, after purchasing the books that are needed for each class. With that in...
  7. Ian Reese

    IR The american life opinions

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    From what I heard in class, the episode “Mr Daisey and the Apple Factory” is about an Apple fanatic that found pictures online of the factories that make the Apple hardware. That made him begin to wonder what it is really like working in a factory like that and where all these things are being ...
  8. Brian

    Networking 1 Lab 1 – Setting up a homepage

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    Brian Seitz January 20, 2012   Objectives: In this lab, I made myself more comfortable with posting pages to the Internet and connecting with others using sites like wikispaces.com and diigo.com.   Equipment list: Computer with internet access, WinSCP file transfer software and Notepad++.   Notes and Observations: I made three very basic pages that...
  9. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeffs Eames card revision

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    On the Front of card you see a child’s drawing On the back is Salvador Dalis’ image On the front you see vast amounts of water On the back is the absents of all water On the front you see an old man laughing On the back is a babies sad face On the front […]
  10. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeffs funny face design

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    This image shows a dogs mouth in place of a cats, also a human mouth on his helmet. This image I just now placed into my blog was done at the beginning of the semester. I now know that this image is very rough and I can greatly improve it.
  11. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeffs Magazine Blog

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    The New Yorker caught my eye because of the colors and shapes,also because it has a cartoonish look that I like. It shows a street that appears to be New York in the fall(probably like the current month of the magazine,which is Nov.)There is only two different fonts, so my eyes were focused mainly on […]
  12. Ian Reese

    IR Eames Card Design

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    rough: oyster smooth: oyster pearl land: pure desert, warm colors sea: pure sea, cool colors trash: pile of junk treasure: pile of gold, diamonds, etc. hidden: where's waldo esque, lots to look at with text hidden visible: blatant large text, bright, eye catching, dull background fresh: will smith rotten: moldy bread robot: person with cardboard ...
  13. Ian Reese

    IR Banksy’s Style

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    I chose to imitate the street artist Banksy for my advertisement. I couldn’t think of a household object, so I made an ad for McDonald’s. Like Banksy, I “graffiti’d” on a wall using his stenciling technique. I tried to make it styled like his, where it is a dark humor, satirical piece. The first image is the wall ...
  14. Ian Reese

    IR Cubism

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    Cubism drew my attention by its interesting way of showing the object being drawn. It is very abstract because it doesn’t just take one viewpoint, but multiple. Picasso and Braque are the two of the first known famous artists to use this style. From what I depict the reason it is called cubism is because ...
  15. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeffs Chapter 16 Style assignment

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    Style as it refers to design: The look and feel of the design(usually created by specific techniques) It also can mean a specific historically recognized style, like during a certain time period and culture.    There are several ideas that can be conveyed using style, such as: Style as technique,style as an artistic movement, and […]
  16. Jeff Grant Sr

    Jeffs reflections of film study/Jackson Pollock

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    When I began watching this film I was immediately drawn into the story because of how this movie was put together.There were several mediums that were used to capture my attention: The use of camera angles and closeups, the natural way that the actors were acting,the use of an antagonist,the settings,were all factors in keeping […]

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