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Category Archives: digital storytelling
Inspired: X-Files Minimalist Movie Poster
The artist behind this piece, Kaileyck, is in Jennifer Polock’s section of ds106 this semester. I’ve been following her work through Twitter thanks to the #ds106 hashtag, and I’ve become a fan of her art. Here minimalist poster of The X-Files … Continue reading
Wire 106: S03E08 – “Moral Midgetry”
In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I were joined by Ien Harris, Maggie Stough and Melinda Albrycht to look at season 3, episode 8 of the The Wire: “Moral Midgetry.” This episode stands out for many reasons, but none … Continue reading
A funny thing happened on the way to preschool
I’ve taken this week off to work on my upstairs bathroom and generally get ready for Halloween. Historically this has been the busiest week in our house with three young kids, as many costumes and parties, and a ton of … Continue reading
Wire 106: Week 10 – “Let’s Go to the Videotape”
Actually, it’s not really tape, it’s all digital these days. So now it’s time to start putting all the different digital media we’ve been exploring this semester—photography, design, and audio—into motion. Video is a magical medium in that it combines … Continue reading
Inspired by Un-Cropped Signs
One of the nicest surprises of ds106 this Fall has been the Daily Creates. I am consistently blown away by the awesome work people are doing for these creative exercises. The community owes a huge amount of thanks to the … Continue reading
Inspired: The Game Supercut
This video is a supercut of all the mentions of “the game” from season 1 of The Wire. It’s pretty amazing what John Johnston is doing with the software he found that automatically creates supercuts from video files based on … Continue reading
Inspired: “It’s a Kodak Moment in the House”
I was inspired by so many of the student radio programs, they were amazing. But that’s fodder for a whole ‘nother series of posts. For now I want to focus on one commercial from the brilliantly conceived and executed WireBuyers … Continue reading
Inspired: Vulcan Mindmeld Incoming…
Yet another inspired work from ds106 this week, this one from Mariana Funes. What I like about this work is that it was itself inspired by Kris Hooks’s suggestion that I looked like I was doing the Vulcan Mindmeld in … Continue reading
Wire 106: S03E07 – “Back Burners”
This marks the 32nd episode we’ve watched and discussed so far this semester. We’re not playing games here. In this Wire 106 video discussion, Paul Bond and I looked at season 3, episode 7 of the The Wire: “Back Burners.” There … Continue reading
Inspired: Wire 2600
I love what Ien harris did with the create a cartridge cover for an Atari 2600 game assignment. How can I refuse an 8-bit game based on The Wire? Makes me want to learn how to code these old school games so I … Continue reading