Have you ever been drawn towards the magazine section because of the beautiful layouts of the covers? Well, here’s your chance to create an eye-pleasing magazine cover about a subject that interests you! Create a magazine cover about fashion, cars, photography, cooking, etc. Create your main issue article as well as one or two other […]
Festival Advertisement Tutorial
Events, fundraisers, festivals, and other fun things to do happen around us all the time. Have you ever had two or even three events you wanted to participate in happen on the same day, but you could only choose one? For this design assignment you are tasked to create an attractive advertisement/flyer for some type […]
Sound Effects Story Tutorial
Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least five different sounds that you find online. The story can be no longer than 90 seconds. Another example (by a UMW student): http://ds106.us/wp-content/audio/audio_story.mp3 Sound Effects Story (4 stars) I created another sound effects story for […]
New But Simple Logo Tutorial
As designers are shfiting towards the KISS – Keep it simple stupid formula and creating Logos that are super simple and easy to understand. I want a something challenging Logo that is simple yet detailed. I know it is hard to a achieve but not impossible. You can use logo generator tools like https://www.logoorbit.com/ or https://www.tailorbrands.com Create […]
Playlist Poetry Tutorial
Write a sentence (preferably somewhat coherent, yet on the nonsensical side), a poem, or a quick story using the titles of songs you have in your Windows Media Player (iTunes may possibly work as well). Print the screen. Paste it in Microsoft Paint (or some higher-end equivalent). Save it, upload it, and share. If you […]
Week 5
This week was spent in wondering how to incorporate everything I’ve learned into one project, but I think I was able to do my final post well! I talked about my process behind the media in my final project… and I reflected on these 5 weeks; my wins, fails, and feelings… I’m feeling super grateful […]
Splash the Color Tutorial
Color splash is a technique to emphasize details- you remove all color from a photo, and then restore original color to a single object, e.g. a green apple on a table. Think of the Girl in the red dress from Schindler’s List. Splash The Color (3.5 stars) For this part of my project, I decided to use […]
Final Reflection
Over the past 5 weeks, I have grown as a student, storyteller, and human. Because the articles I’ve read and the assignments I’ve done, I have been influenced in the way that I look at different forms of media and how they are involved in telling stories. I have learned how to tell stories in […]
#1: Introduction
Hello!
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Erica Banks and I’m a senior at the University of Mary Washington! This blog is specifically for one of my classes: History of Mental Health in the U.S. Please stay tuned for more blog posts and things!
