I completed DS106 Design assignment 367: PROPAGANDA POSTERI did it by selecting an image of a poster, saving it as a publisher document, then doing edits and saving it again as a PDF.  So as I  complete this blog post…I ask my fellow digital storytellers to BLOG YOUR STRESSES AWAY TODAY! Continue reading →

So I have been adding gifs to my post, but I have not taken the challenge of making an original gif . Click below to see  an amazing gif in honor of the archiving piece I did commemorating a 58 year old motel mixed in with one of my kids modern day adventure…Nevada Tam O’Shatner […] Continue reading →

I find the 1950 unlimited photo stream quite interesting  because it features many hotels from the 1950’s. The fact that someone  archived something that interesting gives me an idea to quit having all those photo books made of our vacations which we do a lot and find a more digitally efficient way to preserve our […] Continue reading →

For today we will be exploring the use of audio to tell story, by creating sound effects synchronized with a motion picture – better known as foley.  In class we’re going to do a foley artist project ‘blitz,’ working together to … Continue reading →

If most of us are a blend on the personality spectrum, my backpack is indicative of the wild side in Mandeep Singh. The contents are basically a compilation of white, white, white, white pages in the confines of my black bag. Relax, they have that one green friend. I wonder, would I have recognized this […] Continue reading →

By Chereese Sheen The accused Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, should have faced sentencing on Tuesday, April 27th, at the United States District Court in Massachusetts, but the jury has been in the penalty phase for a week. New Yorkers believe capital punishment will not ease the pain of the victims, and their families. On … Continue reading Life or Death for Boston Marathon Bomber → Continue reading →

One item on my bucket list may sound a little extreme. Its not the popular skydiving request but it does involve a plane and its waaaaayyy riskier. Its wing walking. Wing walking is done on top of a bi-plane where you literally walk or sit (if you’re too scared) on the wings of a plane. The pilot takes you through… Read more →

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The ds106 website has a great page where daily challenges are posted, and I think it will help me get more content up on my website. The Daily Create One challenge I really enjoyed was creating a recording on SoundCloud; with 30 seconds to give your reaction to if you were the last person on […] Continue reading →

I’m currently on my 3rd day of the blog challenge and a surprise is in store! Day 2 and 3 are up so go check it out! Also, I played around a little bit of creating my own logo for … Continue reading →

This June 5-7 on Randall Island Park the Governor’s Ball will be held. One of the best music festivals on the East Coast. Its a jammed pack multi-music festival including artists like Drake, Lana Del Rey, Florence + the Machines, Astr, Deadmau5, and many more. Including surprise performances. Music Festivals are fun not just because of the relaxed attitudes and… Read more →

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I logged into Facebook to look for my recent pictures that I would use for photoshop. So far I found something different. I don’t have time to keep up with the news lately so I decided to look at some … Continue reading →

TweetX-Men Apocalypse began filming yesterday in Montreal and leaked photos of Jubilee, Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler have been revealed! Director Bryan Singer also released an official concept art and first look at teenage Nightcrawler being played by Kodi Smit-McPhee as seen below   I’m really excited to see what Singer does with Psylocke(played by Olivia … Continue reading X-Men Apocalypse Continue reading →

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Tweet“A work in the public domain is free for anyone to use” In my opinion this quote means that as an artist I’m allowed to draw/ create images(to a certain extent) based off of popular characters that can be seen in the media. Some example of my artwork based off of comic book characters can … Continue reading A Fair(Y) Use Tale Continue reading →

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I am an advocate of performing in the level that you can and not being forced to perform in a level that you can’t. I just finished reading an article called “Children from privileged families are more likely to develop … Continue reading →

Since creating my website, I’ve slowly felt comfortable again expressing my thoughts on the internet. And taking CT 101 was one of the best choices I’ve made. Not only am I choosing to complete this challenge in the next 31 days … Continue reading →

Earlier today, i went to go pick up my paycheck and i wasn’t expecting any surprises. My manager told me that after working almost a year as a busser, i am going to become a waiter. I was so surprised … Continue reading →

  To continue my obsession with tshirts . Here are some silly T-shirts that I’ve made on to.be Continue reading →

I really wanted to make a collage after seeing my fellow student make one. This is just a small sample from a large pool of places I would love to go to. Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia because … Continue reading →

I’d like to take the time to recommend a trip, for anyone interested, to “Earth Arts” in Long Beach, NY (Full Address: 162 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561). Looking for an activity for a friend and I to … Continue reading →

Reading Prompt So I was floating down our spring feed today and I seen a blog post by a fellow poster that caught my eye. It was about the youtube revolution. Anyone who knows me knows I spend more time watching youtube then TV. Lately youtubers have been going to immeasurable  heights in along  time. Some youtubers […] Continue reading →

So I just got home from the hospital and I quickly came on here to get my creative juices flowing. So I went on the ds106 assignments and chose this quite interesting assignment for creating a collage of my top five favourite vacation destinations. Although these aren’t your typical vacation destinations, these are my favourite … Continue reading My Top Five Vacation Destinations Continue reading →

Another assignment I found on ds106 that was rather quite interesting! Creating my own warning poster for people. Isn’t it such a beauty? There’s actually a joke in this picture, but I don’t expect everyone to get the joke. So here’s a video that perfectly explains why Shia Lebouf is on this picture.~ Here and … Continue reading WARNING! Continue reading →

I just finished watching one of the videos from the Reading List called ”Are Youtubers Revolutionizing Entertainment?” and I have to say, they definitely are revolutionizing entertainment. Two things that stuck out to me in the video was the mention of how many more hours of entertainment Youtube holds over TV and movies, along with … Continue reading Youtubers Are Revolutionizing Entertainment Continue reading →

Another assignment that I picked from the ds106 bank is to make a gif of my favorite musician. This was hard because I have so many favorites of all genres of music. However, If i had to choose one, it would that one superstar that I have consistently been a fan of…and that is……. Beyoncé … Continue reading GIF of my favorite musician! Continue reading →

I completed a visual assignment from the ds106 bank, A College of your favorite vacation pictures. Using PicMonkey, I made college of my top 5 favorite vacation spots.   First Row: Nassau,Bahamas,  Miami Beach FL. Second Row: Orlando FL, Williamsburg Plantation Resort in Williamsburg, VA, and Atlantic City, NJ These are in no particular order as these … Continue reading FFVS! (Five Fav Vaca Spots!) Continue reading →

Are you Prepared for Doomsday? I was watching an old episode of Doomsday Preppers, in which a couple was preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse. To show my support for this very real cause I dedicated this post to inform and help prepare those who … Continue reading →

For this assignment I did this D.S. 106 Assignment where you remix a Propaganda Poster. I found this poster from WWI and remixed to promote D.S.106. I created this by importing the image into Photoshop. I removed the letters from the old one and used a content fill and then wrote my own text. I […] Continue reading →

After todays class I realized that I’ve been public archiving and I didn’t even know it. By adding hashtags to my Tumblr, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts I’m contributing to their archives. I’ve never heard of social bookmarking tools like Diigo, I didn’t know that they existed before, but now that I do I will defiantly […] Continue reading →