Airielle Lowe

Voter Suppression: Yea, We Know It Sucks

For this latest assignment we were introduced to a new multimedia platform: Wakelet Utilizing this, we were given our first rather broad task: Create something using this platform based around the election season. For this, I decided to create a wakelet on voter suppression, using memes, photos and videos. My main focus was to talkContinue reading “Voter Suppression: Yea, We Know It Sucks”

The Timeline: The ACTUAL Finale

For our final assignment, we were given the following: creating a timeline For this, we used the website knight lab, where we could easily upload all data into a google sheet, which would then be converted into a timeline. For this particular one, I chose to create a timeline on my journey through Howard thusContinue reading “The Timeline: The ACTUAL Finale”

The Finale: The End of an Era

As we reach our final days in this course, I’ve found there’s quite a bit to be reflective about—Visual Communications has definitely had its ups and downs, but looking back, I don’t think I’d trade my experience for anything. From the beginning I found the class highly intimidating, as did everyone else. Don’t get meContinue reading “The Finale: The End of an Era”

Corona vs. Flu: Battle of the Pandemics

For this assignment we were given a new task: Making infographics Though I didn’t realize it at the time, I’ve actually had experience in making an infographic in the past, so thankfully the creation process wasn’t too difficult for me. In fact, putting the infographic together ended up being the least of my worries surprisinglyContinue reading “Corona vs. Flu: Battle of the Pandemics”

A Day In The Life: Donuts, Korean Food, and Gaming

For this assignment, we were given the task to film a day in our lives…utilizing only still shots, voice over, and music. As a result, I decided to utilize a day in which I had a lot of things planned for my assignment, to make it interesting! I took photos of a day in myContinue reading “A Day In The Life: Donuts, Korean Food, and Gaming”

Beauty in the Streets

For our next assignment, we were given the task of going out and taking six nature photos. Unintentionally, while out roaming the streets of D.C I found myself following a theme when taking my photos, in which I found the beauty of nature in hidden/overlooked areas on the street (hence the title). From little flowerContinue reading “Beauty in the Streets”

Field Reporting: A Look At The Process

Last class we were introduced to our next upcoming assignment: a video project More specifically, a video project in which we will be expected to utilize still images, a voice over, videos, reporting, captions, audio and music. Though the project definitely seemed daunting at first glance, after looking at some example videos (professional and fromContinue reading “Field Reporting: A Look At The Process”

Getting Fancy Huh’

For this assignment, we