I decided to make a  meme out of Deadpool. I knew as soon as I googled him, I would find a good image to make a meme out of (this one took about 10 seconds to find). Deadpool is one of my favorite fictional characters (I have a Deadpool tattoo on my arm) and I … Continue reading "Making Memes (and Memes I like)"

This task completed today seemed pretty easy. I appreciated how class time was utilized to walk us through this simple task and understanding the interface of the program. As opposed to my other CT course where the time wasn’t taken to do so, and to this day I have failed to complete that photoshop assignment … Continue reading "1st In Class Photoshop Experience"

This was a simple photoshop assignment, so it wasn’t as hard because I have used GIMP in the past. Here are few of my favorite memes. This one makes me happy. I’m not a total memes person and I don’t use them a lot but my friends do. Sometimes I’m not sure if they are using … Continue reading "MEMES + Photoshop in class"

Okay, entering this class I went through so many mixed emotions but the I can sum them up in about 5: Joy when I realized that I will be learning things I have been trying to teach myself but have been epically  failing in each time I have tried. Fear when I realized all the … Continue reading "Reaction to this class"

When reading this assignment I chuckled and contemplated whether or not to share this major piece of my life with strangers who may judge my weird obsession negatively. But then I thought to myself, who the hell cares! SO with that being said, the number one thing that makes me happy is DISNEY! From Mickey-shaped … Continue reading "What makes me happy"

I’ve looked at the daily create site and completely loved it! The way the jam is popping out at the computer screen totally caught my attention. That’s definitely one thing that I would have to learn how to do. I think our class should do at least two of these this semester. I believe the … Continue reading "Flexibility in the kinds of Digital Storytelling projects you do."

I think I would like to do the Gif assignment because when creating my first gif was really cool. I didn’t realize it was that easy to make my own gif, so now I use it to make so many memes and to make a lot of my jokes funnier. I know the memes and … Continue reading "Flexibility in the kinds of Digital Storytelling"

Thanks to Professor Ryan, I learned all about the pano feature on my iPhone. I always knew about it but never got around to using it. I found myself having so much fun with this feature because you can get very creative with it. For instance, using some of these props that were outside of … Continue reading "THE POWER OF PANORAMIC STORYTELLING"

 I learned something super cool in class this past     week!!!!! I had no idea that one could use the panorama setting on our phones to multiply the subjects into one image frame, it’s the coolest thing ever!! to know that this is done without photoshop and it’s so easy to do, I will definitely … Continue reading "Panoramic Storytelling"

Honestly, coming into this class I knew what to expect! I come from a creative background and majored in graphic design so I had an idea that I was going to enjoy CT101! I’m actually really happy to be in this class because it’s been a while since I’ve been able to use creativity to … Continue reading "CT101 Impression"

So today in class I learned that our phones can do panoramic shots which is basically a wide surrounding shot its interesting because I never knew our phones were able to do shots like this. Now I feel like making a whole album of panoramic shots. With the help of my lovely classmates we met … Continue reading "Panorama Madness with Classmate :)"

Getting to know people isn’t so hard. You have to introduced yourself say hello and find things in common. When you find things in common it makes conversation easier and then you can call them friends. Unfortunately, sometimes you don’t like the opinions of your “friends” and have to nonviolently enforce those opinions through force. … Continue reading "Friends to Foes, Rise to Fall"

  So i just found out our phones have something called Panorama thanks to our professor. So he decided we do a project and create funny ideas to use Panorama. Here is one of them Our second was one a little interesting….we…really did not want to do it but we did it anyway. Yea…enjoy our … Continue reading "Panorama shot"

                                                  Panoooooooooooooramic! Today’s class I learned a awesome trick on my phone that brings my panoramic feature on my phone to further heights. In the picture above is all one pic … Continue reading "Panooooooooooramic Trick that works!!"

  The fact that art can be converted into so many different forms by adding writing or cropping ect makes it fun. On Google I found all kinds of images of art, but the art were all very different. The color and the subject of the photo stands out and it shows that a simple … Continue reading "ART IN CLASS :)"

Above is a practice photo taken in class after learning how to use the Panoramic photo feature on my smartphone. Ever since the beginning of the new iOS update, I have not fully grasped the purpose of the feature. I’ve tried to toggle around with it but now I have much greater understanding of how … Continue reading "Panoramic Views"

Ik you are all freaking out but don’t worry, as long as you are not me you won’t find it hard at all..besides… Just saying…..like, I really have no idea what i’m doing

During last week’s class we learned how to create Memes using Photoshop, and I must say it probably the most chill-laxing experience I ever had doing an assignment.  I felt like I was back in kindergarten just looking at pictures trying to create “art”.  Which bring me to my point of this blog post, memes … Continue reading "A Meme Is Born… Well on Photoshop That Is"

I was scrolling and clicking through some assignments on the ds106 assignment repository  and found a simple assignment that looked silly ,but fun to do. The basic idea is to crop out a picture of a celebrity I like and add the celebrity into a different environment, one they wouldn’t normally be in. The example I … Continue reading "Simple"

Without a doubt memes are absolutely forms of art. One way or another everyone can relate to some sort of meme regardless of how its made. Memes always bring out a sort of reaction to the viewer. I definitely don’t think that they belong in a museum but they are a enormous part of modern … Continue reading "Are memes art?"

of course they can, theres no doubt about it !!!!. Memes reflect creativity and are the epitome of art. While they may not be as elaborate as a painting or sculpture, they are just as revered by the public. Memes are so versatile that the same picture can be made to have over a thousand … Continue reading "Can Memes be considered art ?"

 My first meme was very exciting, because once I got an idea or visual in my mind of what I wanted to say, it became quite easy to design. The dynamic part about memes is the ability to convey messages in expressions and/or feelings to the public in the form of digital media. I have … Continue reading "Understanding Memes are Indeed Art"

Memes are definitely a form of art. Memes could be considered art because they are often relatable. They are also a form of entertainment. I would say memes is a good thing for the Art community because its a brand new way to express what you  are currently feeling or what is making you smile. … Continue reading "Are Memes Art?"

From the Design Assignment category, I chose the Create your own logo assignment. I chose this assignment because as someone who is trying to startup their career as an entrepreneur, I believe that having an original logo that is unique to who your are and what your brand is, it stamps your brand as official. … Continue reading "DS106 Assignment"

The motion graphics of this is something that I do not think I am fully capable of publishing myself. I would need to be able to get assistance in at least the basics of the how to, in order to produce something like this. I pulled this piece of swipe into this post because I … Continue reading "Flexibility in the kinds of Digital Story"

I was prompted the question on my opinion whether or not I would consider a meme to be art. My answer… YES. I believe that a meme can be considered art because art is is something ( visual, lyrical, anything) that gives someone the ability to relate, laugh, inflict emotion or feeling, and memes do … Continue reading "Are Memes Art?"

I came into this course with the intentions of building my technical skills. I hoped to do so, to then apply it in my own visions of design. As a person who identifies as an artist just exploring different levels of design, I’m excited to experience and explore the different possibilities of the things that … Continue reading "GIF / First Impression"