1. skinzer

    Weekly Summary: Week 5

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    February 16, 2015
    I didn’t get as much done as I should have this week due to an absolutely packed schedule and poor planning. Hopefully, this is the last time that happens, but I am still proud of what I did accomplish this week and do feel like I’ve learned a significant amount about design. 1. Vignelli Canon […]
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  2. skinzer

    Week 5 Daily Creates

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    February 16, 2015
    1. Superpower: Kool Aid into Water For Wednesday’s Daily Create, I had to show my superpower in a photo. I was inspired by a nearby drinking fountain to do this. I photoshopped this image of my hand into an image of a drinking fountain in DuPont. Then, I used the paint tool to turn the […]
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  3. skinzer

    Portlandia Poster

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    February 16, 2015
    For this assignment (worth 3.5 points), I had to make a minimalist poster for a TV show or a movie. I chose Portlandia, a show I have recently started watching and greatly enjoy. I decided that this was a good choice for a show because most of the main characters are portrayed by the same […]
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  4. skinzer

    DS106 Wallpaper

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    February 16, 2015
    For this assignment (worth 4 stars), I had to make a desktop background for DS106. Because the class extends beyond noir, I decided to stick to general elements of design. I used a simple font to write some basic details about the course in the foreground. To create this image in Photoshop, I first made […]
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  5. skinzer

    Folami Cartoon

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    February 16, 2015
    For this assignment (worth 3.5 stars), I created a cartoon image of my character, Folami. In the image, Ami is tall and intimidating, with high cheekbones and a rather androgynous wardrobe. She is smoking a cigarette, in typical noir fashion. The light gradient and soft purple colors stand in stark contrast to her dark skin […]
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  7. skinzer

    Bar Code Stripper

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    February 16, 2015
    For this assignment (worth 2.5 stars), I had to make some barcode art. I decided to make this related to my character, Folami Turay. This is a piece that Folami would have hanging in her living room. It expresses her internal conflict with being a stripper, someone who plays an integral part in an industry that […]
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  9. skinzer

    Design Blitz

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    February 16, 2015
    For the Design Blitz, I had to take photos throughout the week that captured some of the basic elements of design. While I took lots of pictures, many of them reflected the same concepts, so I decided to choose the four photos I found most appropriate for the assignment. I uploaded these all to Flickr. […]
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  10. bgoulet

    Minimalist Poster

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    February 16, 2015
    This Design Assignment can be found here: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/minimalist-tvmovie-poster/ This is a minimalist poster based off of my character dossier, Sterling James. The cross design was taken from my minimalist icon assignment: As this was a minimalist piece, simplicity carried the most impact on this overall design. That being said, I just played around with the space, … Continue reading Minimalist Poster →
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  12. athacker

    Weekly Summary

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    February 15, 2015
    This week flew by. I was able to watch Double Indemnity, but the site kept freezing. The design assignments were fun. I liked doing the one with Professor Grooms face on a movie poster. That post is here. I searched his twitter to find just the right picture for the movie poster. The banner and … Continue reading Weekly Summary →
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  13. bburns

    High five?

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    February 15, 2015
    This post concludes week five of ds106. I fell a bit short this week, and wasn’t able to complete all the assignments in time. Here’s what I did get done: 1. Watched a film. 2. Did daily creates. 3. Did 12+ stars of design assignments. 1, 2, 3, 4.
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  14. phoenix

    Week 5 Summary: The Design Process

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    February 15, 2015
    This week I was introduced into design patterns. At first I was a little confused between design and visual creation, but The Vignelli Canon helped cleared that up for me. I didn’t realize that different types of patters like rhythm, form and symbols can drastically change the viewer’s perception of an object. Watching Blade Runner…

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  15. ahowlan2

    5 Designs-and Rings

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    February 15, 2015
    1. my reflection of the vignelli canon in which I cover my thoughts on some of Vignelli’s intangible and tangible concepts. 2. wrote about my views on copyright issues 3. Created a design blitz in which i shared the art of a couple of my roommates and wrote about the design concepts of color, unity, rhythm, and balance. 4. Three … Continue reading 5 Designs-and Rings →
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  17. ahowlan2

    Lebowski

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    February 15, 2015
    The built environment the Big Lebowski consists of a lot of different styles of buildings. There’s dimly lit, but fancy and clean mansions on one end, and then old pawnshops and dirty rooms on another. It is not necessarily the dirty-ness of the built environment, but some parts aren’t necessarily sparkling clean. I think the … Continue reading Lebowski →
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  20. krivera

    Weekly Summary 5

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    February 15, 2015
    This week was really hectic for me. I had a couple of essays to write during the week and a lot of readings in addition to my digital storytelling work this week. I also ended up going out of town for the weekend. I tried to work on everything as early as possible but it...
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  21. bburns

    Noir/pulp book cover

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    February 15, 2015
    The last assignment I did this week was the noir/pulp book cover. This assignment was worth 3 stars, and its instructions can be found here. For my book cover, I again used my character, Billy “Saw” Steel, as inspiration. This book would detail his story, and how he lives a vigilante lifestyle in the tough… Read More
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  23. amaratel

    Films

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    February 15, 2015
    The spacing used throughout the film reminds me a lot of all the options given to us for the Design Blitz. I think the most important element used in this movie that was discussed is the “Use of Space.” I think that the use of space in this movie was essential to helping build the … Continue reading Films
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  24. amaratel

    Vignelli Canon

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    February 15, 2015
    I agree to the statement that Vignelli Canon suggests that states that “Creativity needs the support of knowledge to be able to perform at its best.” Creativity cannot run freely but needs a balance of knowledge and the subject to perform. I also believe that graphic design can be on ink and paper as well as in the … Continue reading Vignelli Canon
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  25. dalinafoo

    Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity

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    February 15, 2015
    How does space help frame the design and style of noir in this films? Space helped frame the design and style of noir in the film simply by emphasizing the framework of what was being seen. The places in which traumatic events occurred highlighted noir. What design elements of noir are not specific to a […]
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  26. phoenix

    Its Getting Hazy Out There….

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    February 15, 2015
    Design Technique: Dominance I took a picture of outside while it was getting dark. In the picture it looks like the entire environment was blending together into one “hazy” view. I consider this to be the type Dominance. The reason because mine and probably your initial view of the center of the picture. To me…

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  27. briannecomden34

    Space in film

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    February 15, 2015
    In the movie “The Big Lebowski” it was easy to see how this movie related to the noir theme and the city of Los Angeles’ environment. This film depicts the 1990s perfectly. One thing noticeable throughout the movie is the sense of being dirty. The mans apartment is nasty and dirty with things laying around … Continue reading Space in film
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  28. cloehr

    Goodbye Week 5

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    February 15, 2015
    Well this week has been a huge challenge. I didn’t really understand what “design” was. After learning more and more about it, I was wondering why we didn’t do design for the first week of this class. It just seems like everything we’ve done up to this point would have benefited from the knowledge I … Continue reading Goodbye Week 5
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  30. amaratel

    Weekly Post

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    February 15, 2015
    This week was slightly challenging. I was very busy with life and put ds106 on the back burner. But i did learn a lot that I did not know about copyrighting. Also, I took different approaches to taking pictures that I hadn’t done before. Overall, I learned a lot from this week.
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UMW Spring 2024 (Bond & Groom)

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