Thanks to
my colleague, Margaret Simon, who is the creator of DigiLit
Sunday, I found my title for today's post from her comment to me. Digitalized
inspirations are my sweet micro-nuggets of thoughts created from stream-of-conscious word weavings. They evolve from my observations of life and nature that connect heart to mind.
Journey with me today as I show some of the steps I use when creating digitalized inspirations. I start with original photos or free images and use a variety of digital tools to mash-up (combine tools to create a new image). Then, I superimpose my poem, eduinspiration, or poetic expression onto the composition. There are trial and error steps along the way that make the process intriguing. Finding the right combinations to finalize a piece is like putting a puzzle today. Once you are finish there is a sense of relief in knowing that perseverance prevails.
Journey with me today as I show some of the steps I use when creating digitalized inspirations. I start with original photos or free images and use a variety of digital tools to mash-up (combine tools to create a new image). Then, I superimpose my poem, eduinspiration, or poetic expression onto the composition. There are trial and error steps along the way that make the process intriguing. Finding the right combinations to finalize a piece is like putting a puzzle today. Once you are finish there is a sense of relief in knowing that perseverance prevails.
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Day 1: I used PicMonkey, then Canva to see if I liked the feel of the night setting in this photo of the Freeport Canal on Long Island.
Day 2: I reviewed and reflected about the composition and put the images aside.
Step 2: Word-Weaving in My Digital Notebook
Another post with thoughts on my digital notebook and the place of digital poetry in the classroom can be accessed here.
Step 3: Playing with Composition and Font Size
This can be the tricky part.
This can be the tricky part.
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Font is too small although I like the script
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Font color is wrong and still too small |
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This is what I settled on for now. |
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This is one that I really enjoyed making for the #reflect31 challenge this week. Two images of clocks were used to create one digitalized inspiration.
that I am currently designing.
Inspire others through your passion for life's wonders.
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Please visit DigiLit Sunday at Margaret Simon's site
to see what colleagues are discussing today.
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