For the film design portion of noir106 this week I chose to watch The Big Lebowski. After watching, I can definitely say that was one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen. On a more specific note, it definitely wasn’t a prototypical noir film. However, it did contain many elements of theme and design that are… Read More

So I just finished reading and watching all of the resources about Copyright and the Creative Commons.  I will say, I enjoyed watching the videos more than reading about these things because I mean who doesn’t get a kick out of this… But anyway, I learned a lot from both the readings and the videos. … Read More

The challenge was to create a new wallpaper for DS 106. I was attempting to capture the Noir essence, but my software didn’t allow me to design the typography I was aiming for.

For this assignment I went through the creative process in obscure order. I wanted to make it fun but not corny. I wonder if I pulled it off.The one thing […]

In “The Big Lebowski,” I honestly did not see much of the city scape, so this assignment is somewhat difficult. Most of the scenes took place in the bowling alley, Dude’s house, teen’s neighborhood, Treehorn’s beach home, the art studio, … Continue reading →

For the film design review, I chose The Big Lebowski because I heard that it was a cult classic and was interested in finding out what it was about. When I was watching it, it definitely felt different than the noir films that I have seen so far. I could still see some elements that...

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/laptop-lingo/ (2 stars) I loved this assignment because I didn’t even know I could create a mac cover. I chose the picture of three of my closest friends at Shenandoah, where I transferred from this semester. Last semester was very draining and hard, I was battling a lot of personal problems and was just overall unhappy … Continue reading The Lingo of Friendship →

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/apps-galore/ (3 stars) I decided to do this assignment because I can relate it back to my character, Detective Longs. Apps on his phone: Photos: He can’t take pictures on his phone because there may be sensitive images or they could be released and get him busted by gangs or other people who are against him. … Continue reading Inside Longs Phone.. →

So after reading his little book, I NEVER realized how much thought and processes go into designing something. I have a newfound respect for any kind of designer out there because there is so much to think about when creating something.  That is way too much to think about for me so I would never … Read More

I decided to tackle a design assignment today: Create Your Own Business Card which was dreamed up by one Lauren Brumfield in a previous ds106 job. I wanted to develop a calling card for Bond, Black, Groom and me — we’re getting more and more informal requests for our services and it seemed like maybe it … Continue reading Card Play