Social Media and the Election
Social media has really taken off over the past couple of years. The world of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat is no longer just for fun and … Continued
Planet Tutorial Refresher
Remember that little planet tutorial I showed the class awhile ago? Here’s a short video version of it. This isn’t so much of a tutorial itself as a video of the process so if anyone forgets the order of steps … Continued
A brief overview of Adobe Products
As you probably know, adobe has way way more to offer than just photoshop. I’ve been fortunate to be able to learn and use a good handful of them over the years. Sometimes it can be a bit daunting to … Continued
Voice Effects in Audacity
Hey guys! I found this cool tutorial which walks you through some cool effects to do in Audacity! This guy is pretty funny and he goes through the effects step by step so it is easy to understand. … Continued
So we’ve talked about HTML, but what about website builders?
Lets face it, although html and css are very valuable skills to have, almost nobody is going to code an entire website by hand. Doing so takes time, strong knowledge of browser compatibility and topics far beyond what we’ve covered … Continued
My Journey with GIMP
I enjoy this class because it is the only class where I can explore an artistic side of creativity. My other classes are standard coding or math, so it is not often that I get to sit down and express … Continued
Good Mythical Morning
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
Predicting the Future of Digital Video
The future of video consumption is online streaming. But you already know that, and so does everyone else. This is a social change that’s been predicted for over 10 years, and one that makes plenty of sense. Radio technology replaced … Continued
Creating Sound Effects
With our new audio assignment coming up, I thought of how we would need some sound effects in our recordings and I decided to find tips for DIY sound effects. I know it’s easy to get basic recordings like a … Continued
The Unfortunate True Story of Pepe the Frog
We’ve talked a good deal in this class about intellectual property and the legality of repurposing old media into new media. We’ve discussed artists like Girl Talk and others who use previous ideas and change them and combine them into … Continued