If I could start a company that I believe would transform the way we think about food waste, and about how we conduct business it would be called “No human left behind”. What small business, or restaurant wouldn’t want to be part of an organization that helps create a greener world? Food waste is one of the […]

Motion capture is not entirely new, but it’s one of the newer forms of animation. Used in Lord of the rings, Star Wars and other major blockbusters and now available to mainstream users thanks to after effects and the advancement of that technology, motion capture adds the human element of facial expressions acted out and […]

As simple as it is, the Volume in IOS is well designed and instantly translates into louder or softer. This percentage meter is a great way to visualize data. It also helps users understand data more clearly. Having a wifi wiper as shown here can also show that wifi is searching for a connection. This […]

Squash and Stretch- the biggest take away from this technique is that an object cannot loose its mass in the process of creating this effect. if the width increases, the length decreases to compensate for the movement. Squash and stretch helps animation look more life like and without it things would have a more robotic […]

Stop motion animation has been a form of creating media for a long time. It has been used in TV shows, commercials, movies, etc. While the process of making stop motion videos is tedious, the result is something that audiences are familiar with. From “Gumpy” to “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, stop motion has left it’s […]

This week’s module is about sound design and sound in media. Without the added ambience of music, sound effects, and other forms of sound design, modern media would be missing one of its most crucial aspects in presenting a work or form of entertainment. Sound is just as important as visuals. It forms part of […]

This week I learned about Cinemagraphs and how to create them. Below are some examples of Cinemagraphs I found interesting as well as a couple that I created on photoshop and After effects. I like how flawless the loop on this flower with the bees is. The movement of both the flowers and the bees […]

This animated GIF by works by j shows how intricate animated GIF geometry can be. The motion happens quickly, and it starts from a circle to animate into more complexed spherical shapes. SOURCE: https://whtebkgrnd.tumblr.com/post/23549992938 Who doesn’t like Donuts? This donut animation by Michael Shillingburg of a swirling donut should be the logo on any donut […]

What you learned from the class in terms of personal (Dear Data) and public (data story) data collection, cleaning, and visualizing. Collecting data is something I had never done before this class other than data sources for reports, essays and other cited work. I learned a lot about personal data collection such as tracking my […]

2020 has been a pretty hard year for people around the world. With the spread of the Covid-19 virus, economies were basically halted across the entire globe, and most of the world’s citizens have felt the impact of this pandemic in one way or the other. Economic disparity has always been an issue society has […]