Before I took this class, I had fallen into what you might call a “writer’s slump.” I came into college as a writing major mostly because it was the only thing I thought I could do—the only thing I liked … Continued
Hi everyone! For my kinetic typography assignment, I did a lyric video to a remix of Kina Grannis’ original song, “Stars Falling Down.” Here is the YouTube video, and here is my Designer Statement.
Now that we’re in our sound/audio editing unit, I thought it’d be a good time to share the history of one of my favorite Youtube channels: a daily talk show called Good Mythical Morning (or often abbreviated as GMM). GMM … Continued
As we transition from the Photoshop unit to the Audacity unit, I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship between software experience and self-induced pressure—that is to say, I think the more a person is skilled in a certain software … Continued
Everyone knows what a diner is. However, for my site, I wanted to provide a more personal account of Ritter’s Diner to really showcase how even a place that’s traditionally simple and commonplace can be beautiful and romantic. Here’s the … Continued
Hi everyone! So while we’re in our Photoshop unit, I thought it’d be helpful to post a GIMP tutorial, in case you want to use image editing software in the future but don’t want to pay $19.99/month (or however much … Continued
Pokémon Reborn is a ROM hack that presents the Pokémon world in a darker and edgier light, and is designed to attract the older fans of Pokémon that grew up with the franchise since the days of Red and Blue. … Continued
I think one of the most interesting examples of remixed media is the work done by YouTube channel MelodySheep. Headed by John Boswell, MelodySheep creates song remixes out of non-musical media (at least, non-musical in the conventional sense). For example, after Steve Irwin’s death, MelodySheep released … Continued
Hi everyone! My name is Rikki Li, and I’m a senior here at Pitt studying English Writing and Psychology. For lack of a better way to introduce myself, I’ll provide below an ingredients list of the things I think I’m … Continued