It’s officially the end of the semester! Wow it went by super fast.

I’m not pleased with how I performed with this class and overall this semester. I focused really hard on some classes, but kind of forgot to keep up with my other classes, resulting in a lot of stress this past month. This has always been a habit of mine unfortunately, and it has improved but not as much as I had hoped. For my overall grade in this class, I’m not quite sure, but now that all of my posts are complete I think I did ok!

I am very grateful for this class! I learned a lot about blogging as well as digital art- which although I do not love it, and it is not something I am talented at- I really appreciate other people’s work with digital art and creations!

I learned how to create a domain name, which I did not even know that domain name meant the website link, so that was very cool! I plan to definitely hyperlink any website I need to in the future for references for viewers.

I loved using gifs and uploading images between all of my paragraphs or topics for the posts, it was a nice transition and I liked the personality that shined through.

My favorite lesson we learned was how to use mmm.page That website is so cool! Using figma was a little bit more daunting and intimidating for me, but the skills I learned from it were also very fun!

I’m majoring in Communications so I know I will need to keep a website with a domain name so that future clients, employers and friends and family can see my projects, resumé and social media platforms.

Using WordPress is a little scary for me, and sometimes aggravating. I loved how everything was made simplified versus having to use code, but I found if I was on our Commons website for too long or my own website it became sensitive and would sometimes erase my work. After the first few times that happened I learned to keep a separate copy of it on Pages or a Word Doc. 

My website is complete, I removed all the dead weight from the default texts and links. I created a few pages, I uploaded my favorite photos, and I’ll continue to add more!

According to the Harvard Crimson, Memes are defined as art. Cassandra Luca, a Harvard student published an article, “Yes, Those ‘Memes’ You Keep Hearing About Are Art” The article discusses what a lot of people haven’t been thinking about, but definitely should consider!

Are memes art? I think they are, and so do a lot of other people.

They are a form of creative expression, someone puts in effort to making them, whether that effort is small or very time consuming, it still takes up time in their day to develop that meme. Then they post that meme, allowing other people to react negatively or positively to that meme.

Here are some memes I found that I think people can relate to.

^^If you’ve ever taken the subway or bus, you know.

^^ Resetting any CUNY or York passwords

And now some Memes I created using a Meme Generator!

And these are some gif memes that I made!

This skit is my absolute favorite, I love the show and the TikTok’s that have been made with the audio are *chefs kiss*

Hi! I set this up a while ago, so I’m a little late in posting but here we are!

I decided to go with shortperspective for my domain name. It’s short and sweet, and I think it accurately portrays my goal for this website. I plan to reference my blogpost for what our passions were and have this website be a bigger version to talk about photography and put up some of my photos! 

But back to setting up the domain, I forgot to take screenshots when I was actually setting up the domain. I was so so so nervous and worried that something would go wrong so I put all my focus on setting it up. Luckily it all worked!

So I started by going to Reclaim Hosting as instructed, and from there I created a new account.

I want to start out by saying, I am not an artist, in any way whatsoever. I admire artists, I envy them sometimes, for being able to create something from nothing. So this assignment was a bit… challenging.

After reading through all of the details Professor Seslow mentioned in the assignment post, I was able to come up with something for figma. I always loved Monty Python, and it was referenced a lot in my other class Motion Graphics so I find their style very intriguing and comical. I know John Cleese was part of Monty Python, and he also had a cameo in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone.

So while it’s not my best work, I thought I would combine the style of Monty Python with his character, Nearly Headless Nic, also known as Sir Nicholas. Now I forgot to take screenshots of my work but I did take a few.

For my figma page, I wanted to capture the theme of Monty Python, which was difficult given they illustrated a lot of their work themselves. But nonetheless, I found an image of a sword and a hand that worked. I used a photo from a few decades back of John Cleese, photoshopped his head separately from his body and got a mediocre attempt at digital art.

Now for mmm.page I had a lot more fun! The task was to create a page with digital art, encapsulating something you’re passionate about, which took a lot of thinking. I decided to use the page to list some organizations that help animals and people. My Page

What are your passions?

It’s a question that tends to come up in interviews, small talk with people you just met, or heck even in-depth conversations that involve liquid/smokey courage. 

I mean, if I think about someone’s passion, I think of going to the gym, having a sport or hobby, or feeling strongly for a movement of any kind.

It took a lot longer than I intended to, to discover what my passions are. There are things in life I am passionate about, but I don’t consider them my passions. I would consider photography a passion of mine. Bob Belcher loves his turkeys, I love my cameras.

I’ve been taking photos since I was 13, whether they were that good at that age, will never be told. I’m not sure why I enjoy photography so much; but I have always been noted for being very observant on random or little things. To be able to capture the hint of emotion, or the small bits of nature that most people don’t look for is quite exciting.

The camera I use, and have been using for a few years now, is a Nikon D3200 digital camera. The platforms I use to edit the photos -which I rarely do- have been Photoshop and Photoshop Express, both are Adobe applications!

In 2020, when sh*t hit the fan, and everyone had to hunker down for about a year and a half; I started birding. I grew up in Connecticut in the middle of nowhere. So having to hibernate in a small town with no main roads, there are not a lot of things to do other than appreciate the nature surrounding you. 

Plus it was an excuse to procrastinate on online classes! Now, I still enjoy taking photos of birds and animals, but I also enjoy cityscapes, taking photos of friends for memory keepsakes.

Again, I am not sure what started this passion. I am also not sure how I have loved something for a decade now. One day though, I hope to turn it into something with more of a purpose.

Hello All!

It’s Abby here, my favorite thing about the Internet is the ability to Search anything I want at any moment in time!