Evolution

_cokwr: Alot can happen from birth to death. Be creative, show how things; animals, objects, technology, evolve throughout time. This assignment doesn't have to be precise, your object evolving doesn't have to evolve the way is expected during the process of evolution. Be creative!, _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://Isaacthesatus.net, _chk2m: Isaac Thesatus, _ciyn3: 197, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Character Bird Calls

_cokwr: Like some people use special whistles to attract birds, your task is to create an 30 second or less audio file that might be used to “call” a particular character from a movie, tv, or real life. It cannot feature voices, but sounds only (try http://freesounds.org). Write a description why this sound would be attractive to the character, why it would be effective (be inventive, write a story about it). , _cpzh4: Audio, _cre1l: http://cogdogblog.com/2011/10/16/dr-oliver-bird-call/, _chk2m: CogDog, _ciyn3: 193, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

AJ William’s Buddy Photo

_cokwr: Find a little figurine or a stuffed animal that you can carry around with you. Use that "buddy" and take photos to document where you have gone together. ie: going out to lunch, going to the movies, etc. , _cpzh4: Visual, _chk2m: anagahama, _ciyn3: 48, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

1 Quote a Day

_cokwr: Quotes are awesome. They recall a time, a trend or can identify you with a certain group. , _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%231qad, _chk2m: mome, _ciyn3: 189, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Playlist Poetry

_cokwr: 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 could even respond to the one I originally created as a challenge (possibly even embed it as a comment on that blog entry), that would be even cooler., _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://nogoodadvice.somethingkindaooooh.com/2011/02/04/visual-assignment/, _chk2m: callean, _ciyn3: 46, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

The Hero’s Journey

_cokwr: Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books they used to have at the library? Well, let's do something like that. We’re going to tell the journey of a storybook hero. We won’t give him/her a name, or go into specifics like that. We’re not going to get bogged down on the details. Try to use archetypes and motifs that are recognizable, but it is up to you whether or not you want to make a comment on the accepted norms of fairy tales by breaking them. Start with a picture from Flickr. It can be random or deliberate, as long as it's not All Rights Reserved. Narrate the step of his/her journey, adding what details you will, but staying true to the plot. Comment on the step prior with a link to your step, so there is a clean series of narrative frames, each linking to the next. If there be multiple paths, then we will have a tree of potential outcomes for our hero. You may also start a new story if you wish. Also, please post a link to the step prior so that a reader can backtrack if they get lost or stumble upon a middle step. In summary the strict limitations: -You MUST have an image -Narrate in first person so gender can be generally overlooked. -Post a link to the step prior for backtracking purposes., _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://blog.houseoftheabsurd.net/archives/150, _chk2m: Tempest, _ciyn3: 45, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Imag[in]ing the Streets with Google Street View

_cokwr: Read artist Jon Rafman's essay about Google Street view image captures and view his collection of images found on Street View blogs and from his own searching. "The detached gaze of the automated camera can lead to a sense that we are observed simultaneously by everyone and by no one." Find a street view image, post it and the location your blog. Describe why this moment is interesting/important to you., _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/08/12/img-mgmt-the-nine-eyes-of-google-street-view/, _chk2m: Michael Branson Smith, _ciyn3: 177, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

An Album Cover

_cokwr: So here's something fun for everyone to do, should be quick and easy, but try to make it pretty. First, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The title of the article is now the name of your band. Next, go here: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 Go to the bottom of the page. The last four to five words of the last quote are the title of your first album Lastly, go here: http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days Select the 3rd image. It is the picture for your album cover. Manipulate the picture, resize it, add some other color, whatever. Do the same with the band name and album title, put them over top. However you wanna do it. Make it look cool., _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://blog.thecrazyleghero.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Stallion.jpg, _chk2m: Crazylegs, _ciyn3: 44, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Minimalist TV/Movie Poster

_cokwr: Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography. , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://bionicteaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Picture-8.png, _chk2m: Tom Woodward (via Martha), _ciyn3: 43, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

We Don’t Need No Stinkin Badges Badge

_cokwr: Badges are everywhere, right. On policemen and women, in the gaming world, in the movies. Well, here is your chance to make a badge for our ds106 world. How does one earn a badge you might ask? Well, in ds106 we like to just do it to ourselves. We are a rather self-indulgent lot. Make 'em and pin 'em!, _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://awindowisatthecenter.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/cigs.gif, _chk2m: Todd Conaway, _ciyn3: 169, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: