For my last design assignment of the week, I made a minimalist poster (worth 3 stars) for the 442nd Quidditch World Cup. I used photoshop, and a Harry Potter font to make the poster, as well as editing a picture from a Harry Potter coloring page online, to make it …
For the Lyric Typography Poster assignment (worth 3.5 stars), I made a lyric poster with lyrics from Fall Out Boy’s “Young Volcanoes.” I used different fonts from Fonts2u.com to portray the different lines, such as a roman font about Rome. I put this all together in photoshop with the different …
This was a really funny assignment to do. I did the Tell a Tale on Tapestry assignment (worth 3 stars), and used the Bildwirkerey von Bayeuxbe website to put this tapestry together. This tapestry is supposed to portray the two groups of drug dealers in The Wire fighting over the …
This is my If Movie Posters Told the Truth assignment (worth 3 stars). I decided to do it on The Wire, but not on a specific episode, more on a general theme of the series. I wanted to put something about the actual point of the show, but McNulty was …
This is my One Story, Four Icons assignment (worth 2.5 stars) for The Wire S2E9, “Stray Rounds.” I used a gun because of the opening sequence with the shoot out and the boy being shot. I used a computer because of the continued monitoring of the docks. I used the …
For my first design assignment of the week, I did an otherworldly distortion assignment (worth 1 star). I used a picture I took of the alps when I was visiting Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, and distorted it so the mountains were red. I got the inspiration for this form Doctor …
The Wire was really interesting this week. I have never liked McNulty (just in case I have never said that before on my blog) but his story line is becoming more interesting as his life seems to spin more and more out of control. I paid more attention to how …
Today’s Daily Create – What’s on
I used my favorite radio station, 96x from the Hampton Roads area, and recorded one of the bumpers and part of a song. To record it I used Audacity while I streamed the radio station online, and then exported it as an mp3.…
For my Photoblitz I decided to do the assignment in my own apartment (mainly because it was raining outside), so all of the pictures are weird things sitting around my apartment. This was a really fun assignment, even though I think I annoyed my roommate because I did it early …
For the Journey to Somewhere visual assignment, I decided to get nostalgic, and tell the story of the study abroad trip I took this summer. The assignment said to use Google presentation, but I decided to use Knightlab’s Storymaps. I had used this website for a previous project and …
