MAI TYPOGRAPHY

so.. this is my last ds106 assignment!!!

MAI typography :) from typography

this took about just one hour and I actually enjoyed creating it.
I was looking at other students' typographies and I thought they ALL are cool.
although you may be able to see a cross in this typography, i have to say that i am not a chrstian.
I just like the combination of cross and heart.
Since I wrote typography on midterm blog, I wanted to include japanese kanji in my typography.
its 舞.

In order to create this typography, I used vector image on aviary.
I had a problem of saving my typography because somehow my image had black and white check behind my image.
and RIMI MORITA helped me out to save it on white screen! thank you rimi!!
I hope you liked mai typography :)

COLORIZE YOUR WORLD!!

this is the fourth blog of digital storytelling 106!

this is how I colorized my world :)
one of my best friends drew the original drawing of me and the left words say "kosei ha sengen!" which means individual declaration.
so I wanted to show the EXACT my individual declaration through the color.
so it is "I am only who I am!" hope you liiked it!

Video Essay

this is the commentary of a video. I am going to write about a movie trailer that I love.
I always watch this movie when I am in need of something and when I feel I need to refresh my mind.



this trailer reallly depicts well the importance of the color and mood.
and especially music cuts in the very good timing.
since I love this movie so much, I went to see the locations with my mother last month.
most of the locations are in Kamakura.
but I think, because of the color and brightness of this movie, it shows the sadness of the main character well. and this trailer edits well at that point.

Assignment Description: Video Essay

Google Map Story

this is a place I visited last year, Yakushima
it is an island of the great nature as it is a model place of Mononoke hime (Princess Mononoke)



きな地図で見る

It took about 6 hrs to get to see the famous BIG tree which is "A" spot.
and took 6 another hrs to go back...
but the island was REALLY great I mean, not only the nature but also people.
every people I saw greeted me. which we will not experience in the city.
and I so a lot of animals who are also nice to us.

I have other places that I want to visit but definitly I want to visit Yakushima again sometime.

the following blogpost was added on 10/27
B: it is a place callled "Yakushima guide club" which introduces tourists about Yakushima. A little bit far away from the place where all the hotels gather.
C: "Yakushima drive in" where some accesories and foods are sold. this is the link yakushima drive in
D: "Yakusugi shizen kan" which shows trees's history and has a cafe. Yakushima Shizen Kan



Assignment description: Google Map Story

Haiku It Up

sounds like a movie title but its not.

思い出は　白い大地の　暖かさ

this means the memory I remember is the warmth of the white big land
I was inspired by this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/44101777@N04/4241905167/ by Rubie B
this picture remembed me the days I had in canada
although it was really cold (like -30 in the winter), I remember the warmth of host family and the sun comes from close sky.

the following was added on 10/27
In order to put a picture here, I added a new blogpost here.
Although this is the different picture that I put the link above, this is also a great picture that I had seen it before in Canada.
Since the sky in here I see is very narrow, I cannot see it well and it sometimes has a beautiful color of change from purple to pink but it is not so easy to see it well.
I have a lot of things that I love about Canada. but the beautiful broad sky would be the top of the things that I love.



Image: Canadian Sunset by staciemorris through CC Licensing

Assignmnet description: Haiku It Up