What are the benefits of working collaboratively on new media?

 Another post for school! Yahoo!

What are the benefits of working collaboratively on new media, and what are some examples of collaborative projects?

There are quite a few advantages to working with a group of people on the same project.  The first obvious advantage to me is that you don’t have to tackle a big project all by yourself.  You can lessen the load by delegating roles and duties that may fit one another’s skill sets better.   When you talk and discuss projects ideas you can usually come up with a more unique idea than if you came up with it on your own.  Talking and discussing with a group gives you the ability to grow and build off of one another’s thoughts.

One example of when collaborative projects work great for new media is my advance web design class.  On a recent project we were assigned, we had to build a simple web page for our syllabus.  After collaborating and discussing design ideas we were able to come up with a really awesome idea.  We were even able to assign the jobs of coding based on our strengths and weaknesses.

How powerful are images in new media?

 For school I was assigned to write my answers in a form of a new media. So enjoy:)

How powerful are images in new media?

Images are a very important and powerful aspect of new media.  Whether the images are picture or video, both can enhance the way we perceive and understand a piece of new media.   Images have a profound effect on the brain.  Think of all the social media outlets you use.  Do you ever get on one just to read and not actually see images.  One of Facebook's main purposes in the ability to connect with family and friends by sharing photos and videos online.  

Here is one example of how images have over words when projecting a message:  Recently here in Utah we experienced fire season.  For me it is one thing to hear a report about a fire rather than to actually see a huge blazing ball of fire on the television.

 Some blogs can be based more on the images more than the words as well.  For instance many fashion bloggers post more pictures than actual words to show fashion trends instead of just describing outfits with a bunch of long paragraphs. 

sickly

shout out for last weekend goes to the parentals! woo! 

for taking care of their 19 yr old baby...me:)

shout out to Rachel Densley for giving me a farewell present 

as she departed for Africa...the flu:) haha i still love ya.


oh and shout out to judith aka Brynlee for visiting me while i was 
sick.. and dropping off a calendar of New York fireman to ease the pain:)

nothing turns me into a 5 year old crying child than being sick. 

i love my parents who held me like an infant and watched tv with me. 

it meant the world to me

i've been slacking on this whole blogging business sooo i decided to show a little project i've been working on. i started it foreeever ago, but then never got around to finishing it. so i'm going to finish it by the end of this month.

this is a basket made completely from magazine pages.. and glue
its super easy to make, just takes time and patience

Keep swimmin

okay i'm lovin this song so listen to it while you read this

"the greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure."
the fear of failure is the number one thing i struggle with,
but am trying to push past it in my life right now.
usually i get so caught up with how i will feel if i fail at something,
 a lot of the times i freak myself out and don't go for things because i'm scared to fall.
my new theory in life right now is just pushing past that fear and
facing failure face to face and punching it square between the eyes. haha
try and fail, but don't fail to try
just keep swimmin.. ironic because i can't swim,
but keep kickin those legs and go for something, learning from
my failures has been some of the best experiences in my life.
it's hard if you struggle with this, but worth it when you finally do get success.
what are you afraid of?
at a dance convention a couple of months ago
we were learning a combo and the teacher said something
that has stuck with me since
after everyone had learned the combo and went on the floor
and tried it, he said "i know you all are better than that.
you are settling for what you think is "trying" because you are afraid to
really go for it.  What are you afraid of? being good?"
ha sounds silly when you say it out loud.
 sooooo ya... swim :)

primavera

Okay so this past week mother nature

 decided to tease us with a bit of proper
springtime weather! pretty sure i took advantage of the warm sun, even though it was short lived.


 Thursday I decided to take a spontaneous
drive downtown, and walk around to little shops
I've never been to. To some this sounds dangerous. But i was fine.  One of the first places I stopped off at was a little shop call Misc. It's a vintage second hand shop that had anything from clothes, jewelry, furniture. It was so cute and the lady who owned it was so friendly.

so after i stopped off at Misc. I found another cute shop called retro rose, which is also a bunch of cool retro vintage stuff. 

a few stores over from misc. is a little bookstore that i've been to once before. They have some pretty interesting book that are old.

While driving home i checked out another vintage store called abode.  couldn't help myself, so i bought these earrings. 

 


To top off the whole day i went on a bike ride to the park with some friends. then did the same thing on friday.

springtimes gets me way too stoked for summer. i've already taken a few steps to preparing myself.

-summer to-do list
-numerous spring, summer, car driving, laying in the park, you name it music playlists
-saving up money to purchase a beach cruiser bike
 -locating all my shorts, summer dresses, rompers




get ready, because this crappy snow weather isn't here to stay. :)

Sweet {dis·po·si·tion}

disposition :
1. the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirit
2. bestowal, as by gift


okay so sweet disposition is one of my favorite songs.
if you haven't heard it then take a listen while you read this! click here

so for some reason 
i've been obsessed 
with a few things this week.


a couple people probably
already know because 
i bring it up all the time


my great-grandma passed away a few months ago. in the process of cleaning out her house, i have been lucky enough to take a few of her things for my own. see pictures below..


my grandma was such an amazing woman. she had such a sweet disposition about her. i love feeling like by having a few pieces of her belongings, a part of her will always be with me.


while saying goodbye  to my grandma while she was in the hospital, she grabbed me by the hand and said

"amanda i wish you all the luck in the world..with everything you do"

{my grandma's sweater}

{dresser- oh how i love it}

{my grandma had style}

"a moment, a love

a dream aloud,

a kiss, a cry,

our rights our wrongs..

and while our blood's 

still young, it's so young

it runs, and we won't stop 

until it's over.

won't stop to surrender."

                        -sweet disposition, the temper trap

{most comfy chair you will ever sit in}

                            {ahh the typewriter.. can't wait to write letters to a certain                                 someone when he leaves on his mission}

"disposition determines the happiness of our predominant spirit" 

~This is Me

Oh hey!

So i started a blog..

and the first post is going to be about..

{Me}

sometimes people refer to me as (and not by choice most of the time)...

Manda.Judith.Kocoum.mandy.small child.blaxie.

black gurl.amandabomb.t-zan.manman.amazing grace

A few of my biggest fears..

lightning.fireworks.drowning.driving next to semi-trucks

.getting attacked by anything{human,animal,grizzly bear,ghost,etc}

Things i love and adore..

my barney.being crafty.music.finding music.lds.causing mischief.summer.tuesdays with morie.laughing.loving.

(500)days of summer.ranchburger.golden corral. cuddling.nostalgia.talking in strange accents.purple.weddings.

dance,dance, and dance.

{oh i don't think there is anything more beautiful than dance. honestly it is such an art}

photography.

{picture i took with my film camera in the summer, i really want to pursue photography someday}

the warriors.

{oh boi. i love each of these people. 

back row- cornbread,raven,kocoum. 

front row-bushkins,tiger lily,mama warrior,leeny,mimiseku}

friendsies.{i love these gals}

beirut.mmm 

me familia. {aka fitz,mel,tonya,curt}