This was my favorite assignment I did this week for sure. I always see these things all over the internet especially on Facebook but I had never done one myself. I used the website http://uthinkido.com/ which was suggested in the assignment description. I … Continue reading →

It was difficult to decide on a picture to use, I searched through the creative commons on Flickr for a while before I decided on this one. I got the idea for the text from my friend, her  big saying was always … Continue reading →

I chose to use a Camelot theme for my postcard because I watched the Movie King Arthur recently so it was fresh on my mind. First I got a postcard template from google and put it into a paint. I … Continue reading →

First I got a picture of Dr.Oblivion off of google images, then I used paint to create this poster. I thought this was a cool quick assignment I used red because I think it makes the poster seem more urgent.

This was a fun assignment. It took me a while to decide what I was going to bring. The first thing was a bow and arrow for hunting I chose this because you can reuse arrows so they will last … Continue reading →

For the Creative Commons design assignment, I used Aviary as my photo editor. I found the original photo on Flickr. Then, I added the attribution by just adding text at the bottom. I saved the Creative Commons symbol as a file and imported it and added it to my project. Then, I added the line ...

Dearest Fam, I’ve concluded my fourth week here at Camp Magic MacGuffin. So far, so good. I got some feedback from my esteemed directors early in the week, and I

Dear Mom and Dad, This week at camp I learned about Design. We started with the basic elements of designs: color, typography, balance, rhythm, proportion, symbols, minimalism, function, and unity.  After an introduction to the basics of design, we were … Continue reading →

Color  Color Creates Mood. Draws Attention To Key Elements I decided to use a stop sign. First off, the color of the stop sign is bright red. I assume that the reason why a stop sign is read is to capture the drivers attention. As the quote above said, “draws attention to key elements.” The ...

I chose to complete the Triangle Animal Assignment. Of course, I decided to make a dog out of triangles. My favorite animal is really a turtle, dogs are second best, although I wasn’t really sure how to go about making a turtle out of triangles! With the help of the camp packing list, I chose ...

For my first design assignment, I chose to make my own Jackson Pollock painting! I started off by looking Jackson Pollock via Google Images so I could get a better feel for his style. I decided I wanted to use a program like told-school Paint that I used to spend lots of time on back in ...

For this assignment, I went back to the handy dandy camp packing list, per usual! When I used PicMonkey for my first visual assignment, I noticed that there were many photo editing tools which could potentially be used to “improve” one’s appearance. I started off with a photo of myself and uploaded it to the ...

This is a photo I took yesterday on our way back from Lexington. This beautiful mountain valley scenic overlook off of I-64, showcases Mother Nature’s design rhythm. The majestic, tree covered mountain range has a fluid movement about it, with it curves, evaluations, and spacing. It tempts your eyes to flow the curves, texture of ...

Dear Mom and Dad and dogs of course,   We are coming to the end of Week 4. This has by far been my favorite week, like our counselors warned us everyone usually loves Design Week and I can see … Continue reading →

I would like to start off and say all of them were absolutely AWESOME. The one that stuck out to me the most though was “Palentinesday” http://inspire.ds106.us/palentinesday/ The Artists: Annie Belle Trsulow and Rachel McQuirk There image found below on FLICKR: … Continue reading →

COLOR  All colors effect people differently. It can cause different moods whether it be cheerful, sad, warm, cold, lonely and so on. Most everyone has a favorite color(S) that they prefer in their lives compared to other colors. In Design … Continue reading →

For the Common Everyday Object Visual Assignment, I started off by taking a bunch of pictures around my house. I had a hard time choosing between a photo of a clock and one of a fork and a spoon. As you will see below, I went with the fork and spoon photo! I chose to ...

For the “Draw It” assignment, I used the free web-based image editing site, Photoshop Express. It was one of the only sites on the packing list that had a drawing transformation feature. The sites on the packing list have all been very helpful and have liked each of them for different reasons. As I continue to ...

For this second visual assignment, I “Warholed Something” using the photo editing site called Aviary, mentioned on our camp packing list. Aviary actually provided a tutorial on “Warholizing” an image using their photo editing tools. I chose a picture of my dog, Tux, to “Warhol.” I followed the instructions step-by-step in the tutorial and I think I ...

My final design assignment. I understand why our esteemed directors said that people would get into these assignments. I’ve had a really great time playing around with Photoshop and GIMP

For Design Assignment 593, we are directed to review the best design assignments from DS106 at DS106 Inspire. Pick one of the examples and write a blog post in which you articulate what makes this completed assignment a great design example. (2 stars) I chose linda3dots’ Berry Splash, because it jumped off the page of ...

Use creative commons licensed images to design a poster about how groovy Creative Commons is! Using Compfight, I found this photo by Ross Webdale. I added text and the Creative Commons icon in photoshop. I chose the back ground image because … Continue reading →