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Three Cool Cats
And another Triple Troll Quote, this one focuses on cool cats, and perhaps the very coolest is the one behind the quote.
Triple Troll Mice
Let me just go on record saying how much I love the Triple Troll Quotes assignment now. I must admit when i saw this added to the assignment bank by Joe Proffitt during the Summer of Oblivion I didn’t think … Continue reading
Can you dig the 99%?
The entire ds106radio aesthetic has com into its own. It has always only been waiting for #occupywallstreet. Cyrus sings the rap, does the math, and gets us ready for the future. How awesome is Giulia Forsythe latest mashup? I would … Continue reading
Upcoming DIY Web Radio Session in NYC
On Wednesday Grant Potter, GNA Garcia, Michael Branson Smith, Mikhail Gershovich, and myself will be hosting a seminar about DIY Web Radio, in particular ds106radio. It is pretty safe to say that ds106radio has been a blast for most of … Continue reading
Student as Creator
I love NYC. Let that just hang there for a moment. Being in NYC this past Wednesday and Thursday couldn;t have been better. The city was crackling with a powerful sense of disaffection in the face of egregious corporate welfare, … Continue reading
ds106 Assignment: Your very own spubble
Learn to love yourself, grab a picture of yourself in which your body language, actions, gestures, etc. suggest one thing and then play off that using a speech bubble. Ideally the result would make people laugh—but I must acknowledge there … Continue reading
The Goon Docks
Inspired by Tech Savvy Ed‘s ds106 work-in-progress on twitter for a minimalist travel poster (see assignment here) I decided to try a quick one to keep me sharp. I am absolutely in love with the vintage “See America” travel posters and … Continue reading
Last Exit to ds106
Inspired by Cogdog’s ds106 image compulsion, I decided to have some fun with a recent gem “You Cant Exit ds106.” I basically used that image as a backdrop for my own sign slighting riffing off his sign. I’m still mucking … Continue reading
It’s a Friday MacGuffin
Inspired by this MacGuffin, I couldn’t resist a Friday in which Chris Tucker was the responsible, worker bee 🙂 Here is the “Messing with the MacGuffin” assignment if you are interested.
Fat Chance … #ds106 could rock any harder
I’m not sure if you have been noticing, but Michael Branson Smith and the CUNY Yorkians have been tearing up ds106. The work there has been amazing, and MBS’s latest work “Fat Chance” which is a series of Monopoly cards … Continue reading