Subway Map Tutorial

So, I recently posted this video tutorial over on my YouTube channel, so I thought I would post it here as well! Let me know what you think!


Thanks for reading / watching and I will talk to you on Wednesday.
- Digit

Music & Emotion

There is a moment while you are listening to a song that you can understand exactly what the singer / songwriter was feeling when they wrote it. All that emotion and energy and feeling is almost palpable. Which asks the question, do songs need to be positive? I think not, but I also wonder what the effects of negative songs might have on society.

Let me explain. A song that I recently heard for the first time is one of these such songs. Negative, depressing and all too catchy. When I first heard the song, the context of what the song meant and the overall feel of the video was different, and I was left thinking, “wow, that is a catchy song, let me look it up,” which I promptly did.

Yes, the song is catchy, but after watching the video, and the remix video, I was left feeling sad and depressed, a strange feeling after listening to the song which, musically, is rather upbeat (especially the remix.)

So what, I asked myself, keeps me clicking replay. Admittedly, the video is well made, and the song is catchy, but why would I want to repeatedly listen to a song about drinking away the pain of a breakup? I honestly don’t know. You might say that it is because the song is so catchy. True in part, but there are plenty of catchy songs in existence with much more positive lyrics, and any number of these is available for me to listen to. So I ask again, why?

I think, for me, it has to do with emotion. When an artist writes songs like these, they do so because they feel something. That emotion and feeling translates itself to the music, which becomes relatable to a listener because of shared experience, or simply because of the human ability to empathize with the artist.

I think that, while negative and depressing songs like this can make a listener feel down, they are important because they allow artists to express their emotions and feelings freely and without inhibition. Do I feel depressed after listening to this song? Yes. But, I also feel a connection to the song and artist on a more human level, and that, I think, is one of the great powers of music in our society. We are able to connect with artists and each other through music.

So, stay high on music my friends, and break the habits that lead to the emotions that end up as songs like this. Without further ado, here is the music video for Habits by Tove Lo as well as the remix video, entitled Stay High.

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Let me know what you think, as well as your thoughts on music and society.

Thanks for reading, and I will talk to you on Monday.
- Digit

Technical Support

I had every intention of writing a nice long blog post all about a new song/music video that I recently found, but ended up finding myself knee deep in the world of computer troubleshooting.

Fear not, as after a few hours I was able to resolve the issue (my printer is a jerk) however I lost the time that I had set aside for writing this post. So, I have decided that tomorrow (Saturday) I will post the music related entry that I had planed to do today, and today, you get this video from the IT Crowd (cause, tech support and stuff)



Thanks, and I will talk to you tomorrow.
- Digit

Building a Website

I am in the process of creating the website for Purple Owl Media, a design and digital media company that I started a few months ago. I have found, however, that I am far too ambitious with my ideas. What I mean is that I start designing a site with so much promise, only to find that I have created tons of pages that I have no content to fill! WHY? Well, I have no idea. However, I do know that I would prefer an over ambitious approach to an under ambitious one, although I have found that both have their disadvantages.

I know this is a short post, but I thank you for reading and I will talk to you tomorrow.
- Digit

We're Back!

Hello all! It has been a few weeks now, and I have been less than bored these recent weeks. After a week out of town for work and another right after that for vacation, I am exhausted! But, I must return to the Daily Digit, as I have missed crafting these crudely made blog posts.

What have I been up to? Where have I been? These are questions that I plan on answering in the coming days, but for right now, I wanted to say, Hi, I am not dead, and I will talk to you tomorrow (or Wednesday, as I have a 10 hour drive tomorrow and may forget to post something due to pure exhaustion.)

Thanks for reading, and I will talk to you all soon.

NOTE: Temporary Break

Hello all.

This is a quick update that I will be taking a week or so off from writing on this blog, as my work schedule just changed, and I will be working a bit more than I expected. However, blog posts may appear randomly in the next few weeks, so keep checking in!

Thanks, and I will keep you updated as to when normal posting will resume.

- Digit