Thomas (Herc) Hauk

I have most certainly changed throughout The Wire. Times are changing way too fast for me to grasp all the technology changes. Over time, I have realized things I have done wrong. No matter what I am dedicated to what I am doing, although I do tend to lose sight …

DS106 Wrap Up

As much of a thorn in my side that this course proved to be over the semester I hate to see it end! These past 16 weeks have allowed me to explore my creative side; a challenge I was determined to conquer. In truth the most difficult element was me …

10 Seconds of Thanks

Harvey Mackay once said, “Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.” Everyone’s got to be thankful for everything. You’re living a life, you should be thankful. You’re breathing, you should be thankful. You get to live in a house and eat everyday, …

Week 15: The End is the Beginning

And so here we are! The last weekly summary I’ll ever have to do. This week was primarily focused on the workings of the final project. For my 8 stars of assignments, I worked on various things in character as Bunny Colvin.

I created a fake newsweek cover involving my …

Motivational Poster for Colvin

One thing I’ve always appreciated about Bunny Colvin’s character is his dedication to helping out these kids from Tilghman Middle School. He seemed legitimately distraught when the program was shut down. Still, I’d like to think that Colvin actually made a difference in some kid’s life while he was there.…

Splash The Color – Fruit Roll-ups

Earlier in the week I completed Splash The Color for Fruit Roll-up Friday, a promotion for Wagstaff Snack company. It was relatively easy seeing that I did it before. First I uploaded the picture to adobe photoshop and then magnetic lassoed the area I wanted to keep color. Once that …

Eleventh Hour – ds106 Blues

As our eleventh hour of this course approaches, I’m experiencing a twinge of sadness. Part of that is because this has been the saddest season of watching “The Wire”.  It’s hardest for me to watch the kids and how messed up their parents and their home lives are.  Namond’s mother …

Tutorial: Legit I.D.

Uh oh, you’ve been asked for some I.D. and depending upon your circumstances, you may need to craft something together for your story character in a hurry.  First, you’ll want to start with an example to use as a template within whatever your character exists.  You may want a labor …