This music-inspired blog is also the blog used for my Digital Media class, and as such, I will be dedicating a post reflecting my growth and what I have learned throughout my time here. As unexpected for me, this class was quite difficult. Funny to think, because I love art; my life has always been devoured by all the forms of art, creating a spectrum of diversity of values in thoughts. However, I have never diverged myself in the arts of the digital world, and I can say I was very challenged. I have definitely improved my time management for sure, because this type of artwork is not something you can always just sit down and do. The first big assignment was my absolute favorite-- I loved going out and taking photos with my phone to capture the urban landscape, and then editing it and putting my own spin on things. The different things I could do with it was awesome, and I became inspired right away. I thought I would really like making my own song, but I was not quite pleased with how mine had turned out, but that is also because mixed songs is not my cup-of-tea, but I definitely did experience their side of instruments! This was my first true lesson of time management, because I had a hard time toward the end trying to make it work and be a joy to listen to. However, with the time I had and the work I did, I am quite proud of my accomplishments! I learned there are many programs as digital "instruments" that you can make your very own music, like I play my own on the violin and the guitar. Resolution was difficult for me to grasp, but with the second lesson, I finally understand the importance of resolution-- even in every day activities! My family loves to print off pictures, and sometimes they are blurry, and we don't know why, but I know now that it is based on the digital resolution, and we can alter it sometimes to make it better. The hardest assignment for me was creating the website, but I did have some fun with it! I liked making my own portfolio based on how I am, and my favorite colors and my personal spin on things. I think knowing how to build websites is good for anyone, because almost everyone I know has had to do it at least one time in their life, and it is one good way to get yourself out there. I like how I can put all of my achievements in one place (other than Blackboard, of course)! Hard skills that I have learned are technical resources through lessons and experience, and since I have not very skilled in technology, many students supported me and helped me through this fault as well. I am proud to say I am much better and more confident while I am online. Communicating every week through our discussion board helped me immensely to feel comfortable to talk to others who are in my same position. I thought I would be the only non-art major in the class, but I wasn't! I felt very welcome, and opened up. Also, like I mentioned earlier, my time management skills have definitely improved, because everything is timely, and I had to work very hard to achieve that goal. So, a big thanks to everyone who came along in this experience with me, and taught me many new things!
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