Design Assigment #2 The ‘Are We There Yet?’ assignment required a lot of thought. I had to think about what background would work best with the subject I chose to use. I chose this specific photo of the people because of the position. It made it easier to photoshop (you can find the original images Read More

@ds106dc I would definitely be the salsa because it has a little bit of everything 💃#dc106 #tdc1968 pic.twitter.com/8F0CVoywWh — Camila (@cgarcia2580) May 30, 2017

My motto for this week and for this daily create is “keep movin”. Dancing is such a fun way to express yourself. I chose the Horah as a dance that represents me. I feel a strong connection to my traditions and the Horah is a perfect embodiment of tradition and fun.   I used the …

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Design Assignment #1 Sorry mom, but I designed my first tattoo! I chose this assignment because I love tattoos in general and I’ve always wanted to design my own, but I’m not an artsy person. I also think that tattoos are a great way to express yourself and it’s a different form of art.  It Read More

Design Assignment Week 2 – # 2 Noir/Pulp Book Cover http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/noirpulp-book-cover/ First thing first, I love making book covers. When I had taken a digital photography class before, we had to decide on a theme for our website, I decided on book covers. In the past few years, I have begun using a site known as Canva, […]

Design Assignment Week 2 – # 1 Are We There Yet? http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/are-we-there-yet/ What do I love more than space? My dog, as is possible to see the many posts that he exists in. Then I thought, why not combine the duo? Thus, Space Doggo was born! I laid out the background from simply searching “computer […]

I would be more of a freestyle, make it up as you go dance. Let me show you the dance of my people. #tdc1968 @ds106dc

Vignelli Reflection I thought that The Vignelli Canon had insightful information. I learned new things such as, the three main principles of design, appropriateness, grids, and that the U.S. has 28 different paper sizes! What I enjoyed about this reading was that I could apply it to the layout of my blog. For example, in Read More

Choose your favorite musician, and then head to Youtube and pick one of their videos to make an animated gif of. This assignment seemed like an easy and fun way to make my first-ever GIF. This is a GIF of my favorite artist, Marina and the Diamonds. I was originally not excited about making a …

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“Look to the light.” – David duChemin I took this picture on my kitchen counter top.  Now I know what you are thinking… It is a master piece! I know, I was thinking the same thing.  However, back to reality… This is my favorite picture I have taken that isn’t unintentional. This picture could of turned …

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Surprise! Bonus: bottom right is a pic of me being surprised. Glad I kept that gem from high school!

A combination of a woman who was blowing bubble gum and someone blowing up a balloon. Not my best, was very difficult.

I am so proud of this, it took me such a long time!!!! I used Paintbrush on my Mac.

This week was definitely about learning for me. Figuring out WordPress and getting my blog set up was the hardest part of the week. I am still not done with getting everything looking and working how I would like, but I have learned a lot about how WordPress works and am well on my way …

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This week I tried out a few of the techniques we read about. Some techniques worked better for me than others, but I found the whole process to be a learning experience. One of the first techniques I tried out was from the DS 106 handbook. It involved taking a picture from a different perspective. …

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The purpose of this assignment was to take a picture of an everyday item and change the colors. I chose my keys, wallet, and sunglasses as the objects of the photo because these are items that I take with me everyday. I used a photo editing app called Fotor to change the RGB color, as …

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Images and literacy never seemed like two words that would go together to me.  However, after watching the video, I can definitely understand how pictures can sometimes mean more than words.  The images around us help us to define other images and ideas throughout our lives.  I can see how this can affect children with … Continue reading "Reflection on Visual Literacy & Dorothea Lange"

For my Photo Safari, I chose to take the pictures out at the barn where I keep my horse. I chose to take the pictures out at the barn because I spend a lot of time out there and thought I would be able to get some cool pictures. It was interesting to explore that …

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I have to say, I expected to dislike this class and the assignments greatly upon first inspections but, I have found that I only dislike them because of the amount of personal input they seem to want. I’m not one to be sociable or make tweets, posts, or what have you. So the type of...

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I was very excited to take this course and was fortunate enough to get the last remaining spot Sunday night. I began this weeks assignments by introducing myself to the course. The next step was for me to create my various social media accounts, some which I had reluctantly already... Read more"Weekly Summary NUMERO UNO"

Now here’s something that might upset someone. Dogs vs. Cats. Which do you prefer? For me it would have to be dogs. That’s not to say I dislike cats but, I just fell that you could have more fun playing with a dog than watching a cat sleep (I’ve had a cat, slept like 18...

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Photoblitzing was fun!  However, it was much more difficult than I expected.  I can only imagine the frustrations that photographers go through daily, having to deal with different lightings and difficult subjects.  I decided to complete my Photoblitz in my living room and kitchen.  I had decided to use these places in my house because I thought … Continue reading "Photoblitz Reflection"

I chose to do the movie barcode visual assignment because it seemed really interesting. I didn’t realize that the 5 star difficulty meant that I would have to ignore the first half of the suggested tools for the assignment, as they 1. required quicktime to be installed so now Apple will never leave me alone...

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Time Began: 4 p.m. A photo dominated by the color red A view of the pond from a new perspective Chair lit by a very bright light My brother’s shoes after work Two things that should never be together: bleach and ammonia A photo of my still dog, b...

 

@ds106dc I use photos like these to remind me to leave bangs in my middle school days… #tdc1965 #shouldnothavegottenbangs #ds106 pic.twitter.com/bvo2LAS8qe — Madeline Coughlin (@Shes_Maddie) May 28, 2017

@ds106dc "Back on the Couch" #tdc1964 #Aerosmith #MakeASongBoring pic.twitter.com/fNeyXfta2N — Madeline Coughlin (@Shes_Maddie) May 26, 2017

@ds106dc Flower Power from 1967! #tdc1963 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/NxIbNxWSlO — Madeline Coughlin (@Shes_Maddie) May 26, 2017

@ds106dc My 3 wishes would be: a bank account that is never empty, the ability to time travel, and a cure to cancer.#tdc1962 pic.twitter.com/s3jGc1oB4W — Madeline Coughlin (@Shes_Maddie) May 25, 2017