One of the objectives for this week was to create some sort of poster or graphic to go along with the radio we’re working on. I created this poster using a background that represents some of the colors and patterns that the 80s are known for. I also added in some colored text to add …
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Make it 800% Slower
One of the assignments I chose this week was the Make it 800% Slower assignment. For this assignment I took a popular 80s song, Don’t Stop Believing by Journey, and slowed it down to turn it into something else. I didn’t slow the song down all the way to 800% because I felt that if …
80’s Product Radio Commercial
For one of my audio assignments this week, I created an 80s themed commercial for a new boombox that is trying to compete with the Sony Walkman. I used an 80s electronic loop for the background and recorded some audio for the narration. The audio I used was made by Jeremy Marsan. He asks that …
Week 6 – Design
This week had a lot of great tasks to complete over one of my favorite topics. With design being all around us I think it’s an important topic to learn about. Here’s my work: My DesignBlitz Post: DesignBlitz My Design Readings Reflection: Design Readings Reflection ds106 Assignment Bank Assignments: A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing: A …
DesignBlitz
One of my tasks for this week was to do a DesignBlitz. I had to find 6 good examples of design elements and 2 bad ones. Here’s the good ones: I thought this poster I recently created has a good use of line. This is a part of the typeface project I’ve been working on …
A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
For this assignment I was tasked with combining two rival companies logos. I’m a fan of Microsoft and I’m against almost anything Apple makes so I thought it’d be a good idea to mash the two logos together. It makes Apples logo look a little better.
PSA Billboard
For this assignment I was tasked with creating a billboard addressing something that aggravates me about people, society or the world. I thought this would be a great excuse to let people know that just throwing trash out the window of your car isn’t cool and they should wait to find a trash can.
Design Readings Reflection
Design is a topic that I like very much. The great thing about design is that there are so many ways to use it. Everyone has their own way of designing and their own ideas to bring to life. Understanding the elements of design is also important if you’re trying to get better at designing. …
Week 5 – Audio
This week’s assignments were all about audio. I had to do some quick learning this week which made it a challenging one. Overall, I learned quite a bit. First I listened to ds106 Radio and This American Life Podcast. My reflection blog post is here: ds106 Radio & This American Life Podcast Reflection Next I began …
ds106 Audio Assignments
This week I was tasked with completing 9 or more stars worth of assignments in the Audio section of the ds106 Assignment bank. Here is my work: Sound Effects Story (4 stars) Make Your Own Ringtone (3 stars) Imitate Some Weather (2.5 stars)
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