Hello Everyone!

As you can see that this is the final blog which is unfortunate because I had fun writing blogs and seeing everyone’s works.

HELLO EVERYONE

It’s time for another weekly blog!

You know sometimes it’s good to look back and reflect on your old work. Just like what I’m doing today. CT101 so far is a really fun class, learning how to write a blog and it is such a fun experience. I am doing pretty well learning and improving what I am lacking on this website.

Personally I felt like I’d learn how to make a blog.. duhhhh. Writing a blog is actually relaxing since at first I was stiff and uncomfortable with how to express myself in blogging but after this class, I feel more open. Also, I learned how to use memes more effectively, yeah I could use them for humor but with CT101 I can effectively use better memes to tell a story and it became a form of art for me.

Looking back at my old work, I barely wrote when I did it wasn’t like me. it felt stiff and short.  Now, it’s more in-depth and personal and more fun to look back at.  With this self-reflection, I personally feel like my performance is better now compare to before taking this class. I do think that when I write for other classes I am more open to myself rather than giving bland answers just to answer. Now I talk more and am more personal.

Also, surprisingly enough I got smarter when it comes to using memes.

Yeah man, now I use my brain to use memes that my friends laugh at more since they understood the references. I feel like I got a big brain.

Even though I post a lot, I do not comment on a lot of my other classmates’ posts. I want to improve on that since I do read everyone’s post but I just forget to comment on it and all of you guys rock.

Overall, I do believe I would have an A or a B+ in this class because I’m having so much fun in this class, and reading everyone’s work is so fun too. I think I do great in this class with my work I give it 100 percent but just need to work on commenting on my classmates’ work.

Well, I think I spoke enough for today’s post here’s a random fun fact; avocados are deadly to birds. So if you know someone that owns a bird, tell them. Until next time!!!

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Ah, memories now to the updated version.

As you know my website I talked about in my first update post how wanted to improve on it from the default settings which I did part of within the second update where I used a new interface that matches what I want to go for.

Now here is the final version of my website……

TADA!!!!!!

So here it is, my website!!

As I previously said I want it to be more of an art portfolio where I can show my art. My works so far consist of a series of images I’m working on,  you can check the site to see yourself trust me it’s fun.  The process was a bit tedious because of how perfect I wanted to be and I forgot to watch videos so I spent a long time looking around and doing things myself.

I think it was successful though. I’ve learned that it is hard to keep a website running and tweak it as well and I got humbled lol. I didn’t expect it was this hard to make a website but I love the challenge. I’ve also learned that there is always room for improvement for my sites and works and try to keep updated to cycle my works to keep them fresh for new faces because it is so fun to add new drawings and people see it and I want people to talk about my work. So being consistent is a great skill I learned in this class. I’m also trying to create a piece of commission information on my contact for those who want me to draw for them.

Overall, I  had so much fun in this class it was so unique and a fresh take from blackboard and I feel that I could do more than blackboard. I learned how to write a blog which I never thought I would have so much fun in. I learned new skills on how to write better and be more expressive in my writing compare to my first post. I will definitely use these skills in my life as I want to write more blogs on my site to keep updates on my artwork and talk about my development to it.

I still think I should an A in this class, I got better with my work and I got better at interacting with my other classmates’ work as I comment more which was a big issue I talked about in the last post.

I  think this is it, I had a blast with you guys, and I enjoyed seeing your works and hope you guys have successful careers thank you, professor, for being one of the coolest teachers ever. I see you guys later!!!

WELL HELLO EVERYONE

I hope everyone is well and having fun creating their websites. I know I  am.

Cool right?

Thank you, you’re too kind.  I would like to talk about my work so far. I am using Colibri as the website editor I added it on my WordPress and so far it has been helping me to get what I want. Although I am having issues adding my artworks to the site and what I have in mind is to have multiple galleries on my website to show each style of my art.

What’s next I bet you’re wondering. Well besides adding the artwork I am thinking of replacing the image I have there  (which is mine btw I took it) and replacing it with a logo I want to make. I do not know what or how it looks like but I want it there to make it more of my style.

Well, that is what I have so far for everyone I will keep you guys updated on my next update. See ya!

Hey Everyone!!!!

Hope you guys had a great thanksgiving break.

It is simple but I like it so far, I want to expand on it and have a professional look to it as well something of my style. It’s in the early stages but I want to continue it.

Well this is a small update but i will continue on with this. Till next time!!!

It’s time for a new blog!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to class because I am sick but that’s beside the point. After watching the videos and reading Ryan’s post I’ve been thinking about my domain name! Well not really I still think as I’m writing.

However, I do know what I want to do for my website. I want a website to show all of my artwork from over the years. An online art portfolio so I can send it to future jobs to show that I am qualified to work. Also, to look back at my work years from now.

SO! Now let’s start with the names

1. MCdesigns.com

Okay hear me out, I think it is a good name because I want it to be short and the other names are just variations of this. I want it simple.

2.MCarts.com

See with this, ts a cool name because it is straight to the point and simple… However, you can see an issue, it looks like it says cart rather than art. which would seem that I sell carts rather than show my art.

3.MichaelDesign.com
This one is good but in my head, all I see is Michael’s…. the perks of having a name like mine lol.

4.MichaelColladoArt.comThis is definitely my least favorite one because it’s too long and very basic.

5. MCworks.comJust like the previous ones this wasn’t strong, it felt off in my opinion. Maybe if I switch around the words then maybe.

I think that all I had, was short because the names were self-explanatory and I think all of them have the potential for my website.

Till next time!!

HELLO EVERYONE

It’s time for another weekly blog!

You know sometimes it’s good to look back and reflect on your old work. Just like what I’m doing today. CT101 so far is a really fun class, learning how to write a blog and it is such a fun experience. I am doing pretty well learning and improving what I am lacking on this website.

Personally I felt like I’d learn how to make a blog.. duhhhh. Writing a blog is actually relaxing since at first I was stiff and uncomfortable with how to express myself in blogging but after this class, I feel more open. Also, I learned how to use memes more effectively, yeah I could use them for humor but with CT101 I can effectively use better memes to tell a story and it became a form of art for me.

Looking back at my old work, I barely wrote when I did it wasn’t like me. it felt stiff and short.  Now, it’s more in-depth and personal and more fun to look back at.  With this self-reflection, I personally feel like my performance is better now compare to before taking this class. I do think that when I write for other classes I am more open to myself rather than giving bland answers just to answer. Now I talk more and am more personal.

Also, surprisingly enough I got smarter when it comes to using memes.

Yeah man, now I use my brain to use memes that my friends laugh at more since they understood the references. I feel like I got a big brain.

Even though I post a lot, I do not comment on a lot of my other classmates’ posts. I want to improve on that since I do read everyone’s post but I just forget to comment on it and all of you guys rock.

Overall, I do believe I would have an A or a B+ in this class because I’m having so much fun in this class, and reading everyone’s work is so fun too. I think I do great in this class with my work I give it 100 percent but just need to work on commenting on my classmates’ work.

Well, I think I spoke enough for today’s post here’s a random fun fact; avocados are deadly to birds. So if you know someone that owns a bird, tell them. Until next time!!!

Wassup guysssss !!

Look at my COOL website!!!

https://mmm.page/nighthood.main

Get it?  Cool like the temperature? No?

Ehh I tried….. Anyways the page itself is pretty awesome I do say so myself. What compelled me to do this was simple, I like space and syfi where a person enters another world. As you can see on the website, an astronaut entering to a winter world from a portal.

pretty cool right? Yeahhhhh it’s a thing I do with my art, I just make mini stories in my work. Oh not to mention what inspired me is one of my favorite movies; Interstellar.

If you guys haven’t watched I recommend it if you like space movies. If not I respect it. Hopefully, throughout this week I want to continue editing my site and continue the story I have with my astronaut buddy because it is a fun simple site to use.

From my own experience with this website, I think it is a pretty cool and simple website to move around. However, I had some grips with it, it is very limiting for me, I may be wrong but I couldn’t really show how I wanted to present the layout I thought of but made it work with this.

Well, I had fun talking to you guys see ya in the next post!!

Wassup everyone!!!!!!

Alright let’s start this,  so for this new assignment, I  just checked around the site to see what I want to do. Hmmm, what did I do you wonder? Frankly….. I was asking that for a good week.

I know I know what can I say.  I’m a bit nondecisive.

I finally found what I wanted to do. WOOOOOOO

I found this challenge and it clicked with me for some reason. Then I found out why, I  haven’t done design for years only digital art so might as well get back into it.

Step 1: find a photo

Step 2: Edit the photo to your liking.  Honestly, I didnt want the light  to be red so I made it pink for fun and played around with the lighting

Step  3: I went to photoshop and just added the name,  usually, Vogue would have multiple texts on their covers but there are some that are simple. that’s what I did

Finally, I wanted to  use the  colors from the picture and the blue was the most standing  and TA-DAAAAAAAA

Well, that first assignment because personally I felt like I didn’t try enough on this and looked around to do another project until I found one. This one was cool, to be honest.

So honestly it was the same steps as the first project but towards the end, I decided to make it more SPECIAL.

And  BOOM This is the final work. I really enjoyed this one more and I kept it with two colors to blend well with the aesthetic. This honestly made me want to continue with typography and I’m going to do better.

Well until next time guys!!

Honestly, this was my actual reaction when I  heard the use of memes in class and I don’t regret it. You see, last week our favorite  CT101 professor has introduced me to creating memes.

I will be very honest… I’ve been using the site to create memes a lot ever since he showed it.  I have created most inside jokes in my friend group but here are my favorite ones I made for this class.

Pretty good, right?

Anyways time for the important, ARE  MEMES ART??

Now for the straightforward answer. Yes, but there is something about memes as art is very interesting. If you look at the video below,  the person came to talk about memes’ relevance in art and came to points that I’ve been thinking about for years.

Not online memes are important in our society but in art as well, because back then not everyone couldn’t afford to learn how to read (crazy right?) so they would paint and express emotions as you can see with paintings of people with funny expressions.  

It tells a story through its visual representation. Just like memes, most of the time they’re funny pictures but there are some that are connected to actual issues in society.

Were in a time when we can’t really see the story or meaning in a painting but we can express our feelings about it through memes. it is a part of our culture now and art is subjective. Heck, even NFTs are seen as art.

There could be a difference between memes and meme art, showing a visual story.

Memes are so underappreciated, only seeing it as a joke which is unfortunate.

Why thank you Bob for pointing out what I said. Anyways I would like to thank our professor Ryan Seslow for showing me to create our own memes.

WAIT!

I forgot to show some of my favorite memes, I just like showing some of my memes.

Okay, so that’s what ill show you, thank you guys for reading this blog! Till next time!!

Who would have thought that I found a class just as fun as CT101?  I’m a studio art major wanting to expand my skills, I’m good with digital art but if I have to be honest I never knew about  Communication Technology.

I know I know, I only knew about studio art since I am a transfer student. Walking into the first day, well I was a bit late but that’s beside the point. I walked in expecting a very serious class and teacher but that was the opposite. Ryan is a  pretty chill teacher, he very welcoming and a pretty cool teacher to talk to. Not to mention the class felt very welcoming to people who are in different majors and technological skills.

So far  CT101 is a pretty chill class so far compared to my other classes where I have multiple projects at once each other is more time-consuming than the others which makes my brain hurt.

I feel like I have a lot of creative potential in the project as well since we’re able to use this to help us to express how we feel with gifs. It’s also fun to try and mix and matches gifs to make a story in a sense. I also feel that learning internet skills tools is helpful because I can use these techniques in the future.

Till next time!!

Well Hello Everyone!!!

Hope is well for you guys reading this. This week has been tricky, there were multiple things that were getting me excited but I decided to talk about my favorite video game, Destiny 2.

I have been playing this whole franchise since 2014,  if you guys don’t know what Destiny 2 is, don’t worry I will give a brief explanation. Destiny 2 is a free first-person shooter MMORPG and it is about you being a super-powered soldier called a guardian you can channel the three main light elements of the universe; arc, void, and solar. You have the option to be one of  three classes;

Hunter

Titan

and warlock (best class)

The reason why I’m excited is that the company created the game, Bungie announced a new expansion to the game called  LIGHTFALL. The storyline for what they revealed sounds awesome we’re going to Neptune to find a  lost city that was hidden from us and it has a cyberpunk, retro wave style to it. 

Here is the trailer if you guys want to look into it.