This week we have worked with our groups in order to come up with ideas for our Radio Show being aired soon. The group that I have been assigned with has decided to come together and have some fun talking … Continue reading →

I FINISHED AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS WEEK. I REALLY DID.Except I screwed it up and did a general bumper sticker instead of one for our radio show because I thought you were supposed to do both. Hopefully I can do the second poster and it’ll count as 4 stars overall? Maybe? PLEASE?!? This is my ...

From the Minimize Your Philosophy assignment: Pick your favorite quote OR make up your own phrase which describes a philosophy that you try to live by. It can be about love, friendship, family, education, culture, health, charity, etc. Design a minimalist poster depicting the concept. Extra challenge: Try to include a unique element that makes ...

The first daily create of the week that I did was “Today is World Vegetarian Day- make a photo that celebrates this holiday.”  Naturally the first thing I did when I found out it was World Vegetarian Day was text … Continue reading →

When I saw the design assignment Carol Yeager’s Iconic you (2 stars), I instantly knew what I was going to do.  Anyone that knows me would not be surprised that I chose to do a softball as my “iconic image”. … Continue reading →

I thought the design assignment What is culture for you? was a pretty cool assignment.  It was worth 2 stars.  To create this image I used a collage of images from my past and used the website photovisi.com to create … Continue reading →

It has been my dream to visit Australia for some time now. Mostly to snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef. I would love to experience the diversity of fish and sea creatures that the coast has to offer. It also has unique wildlife such as kangaroos and Koala Bears. These are the thoughts that went ...

The Little Caption design assignment I thought was a really cute idea, worth 2 stars.  The first image that came to my mind was of my dogs napping and how they always are cuddling.  Also sense I am tired a … Continue reading →

From the Your Big Break assignment: You finally got your big break in the Music Industry and you are releasing your first album, and guess what you get to design it yourself. The assignment is to design a new original album cover where you are the artist, you can use any genre and theme you want ...

I thought the task of making a radio show poster was going to be daunting but it turned out to be actually a lot of fun to create.  The poster was under a design assignment called Ds106 Radio, worth 2 … Continue reading →

I always found hidden letters inside everyday objects to be cool, so when I saw the design assignment, Letters in Your Surroundings, I was instantly intrigued. The assignment was worth 3 stars.  The image I chose to do was of … Continue reading →

I found this design assignment to be rather cool.  I chose the design assignment called Word, worth 2 stars.  The object of the design assignment was to just use font and the word it self to express the meaning of … Continue reading →

One of the design assignment I chose to do this week was called That’s Pinteresting, worth 2 stars. It required a screen shot of a pinterest page that would fit a character in a movie.  Sense one of my cousin … Continue reading →

The design safari was a pretty cool assignment to complete.  We had to carry our cameras around with us this week taking pictures of things that we thought portrayed major design elements such as color, typography, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, … Continue reading →

From the assignment One Story / Four Icons: This idea was first suggested by Tom Woodward and has been a long standing popular ds106 assignment, but mis-filed in the Visual Assignments category (see the 80+ examples done there). This is really a design task, so hang ‘em here from now on.  The assignment is to reduce a movie, ...

This was for the “Messing with MacGuffin assignment that said to change an important moment in a movie.  I can think of no more crucial moment in a movie than the choice Neo, I’m sorry, Mr. Anderson makes in the … Continue reading →

I cheated a little on this assignment, not going to lie. I did this awhile back… a couple years actually. I made one for myself and my best friend Ryan for christmas. We have them hanging in our rooms, his in North Carolina, mine in Virginia, to ...

I chose to do the lyrics from Go Radio’s song Go to Hell for my Lyric Typography poster.. It’s a song I frequently listen to after a hard break up. It empowers me to move on from hard times. I chose to keep it simple because the song is very straight forward. The poster itself is on a black background with white letters to accentuate the red of ‘hell’. I also chose to blur the word ‘myself’ because the song might show empowerment after a break up but the singer is still broken, faded, lost. I might actually print this out and hang it on my wall. It is a … Continue reading →

Guys. Guys I am about to throw things. In desperate need of assistance from the brilliant creative hivemind that is ds06 OR I LITERALLY CANNOT COMPLETE ANY OF MY WORK FOR THIS WEEK. I was cleaning up my laptop and accidentally managed to delete the “My Pictures” location from my “Pictures” library. Cue some panicking ...

This is my favorite thing I’ve ever done.  Let’s just say I’m very proud of the way this turned out.  I decided to do the “Truthful Movie Poster” assignment from the design repository.  Before I go any further, I will … Continue reading →

I chose to Zombify my friend Brigid because I have a million pictures of her on my computer and I couldn’t find a decent face shot of myself. Plus, Brigid is scary gorgeous as a zombie. I used PicMonkey to Zombify this beauty.   Creepy huh? Imagine waking up with that staring at you.

I chose to do a truthful movie poster about Magic Mike, a movie about Channing Tatum’s career as a stripper before he became the most gorgeous actor on the market. It’s definitely a girls movie, granted I’ve never seen it. But who wou...

This is 3 star design assignment 367,  “DS106 Propaganda Posters.” The instructions were “Create a propaganda poster for ds106. Use your photo editing software of choice and write a message to inspire your fellow ds106ers.” I edited a Rosie the Riveter poster! I’ve always been a fan of Rosie the Riveter. She is a cultural ...

This assignment is called “The Big Hip Hop,” this is Design Assignment 12 worth 2 stars. These are the instructions: “Take any photo from The Big Picture and overlay it with lyrics from a Top 100 song. Similar to The Big Caption project. “   I chose this photo of South Korea getting hit by ...