Dope Meme

This was actually pretty fun to view. I think this project in particular has that "tennis" effect going on because instead of just building on each other's work, you guys actually tried to respond and one-up each other, and that conversation was entertaining to watch. Also, the original material was a cool idea to work with precisely because of all the things you could do with it and all the directions you could take it. Very good work!

That Yao Ming Nope picture made me laugh so hard LOL. I like how you put new elements onto previous images to change the way Yao Min looks, especially that the last image doesn't look like him at all. I also think that the title of your project is really dope. Good Job!

I liked this meme tennis; you all were able to add to the previous picture without deviating. You did it subtly enough that there was room for others to continually improve. I think each image produced is funny in its own way, which is pretty hard to achieve. When I saw that Yao Ming was the second image, I didn't think it would continue, but it did. Nice.

What a jump in style when I moved my eyesight from Obama which is a bit serious to Yao Ming HAHAHA! It's just so funny. I think it is hard to make a person recognizable with limited details, but you made it! I believe the posters are appealing and successful.

I really like the progression of this meme. You guys literally layered the meme with your responses which I found to be really cool and the re-captioning was pretty nice too. I would have liked to have seen the meme go in a more unpredictable direction. While the layering was cool, seeing the other directions it could've gone would have been interesting to see. But overall, good job.

I often use YaoMing face during chats with my friends, so the meme you guys created is really familiar to me. I like the progression through the layers and your ideas and inspiration on each of the layers. Good Job!

The Obama to Yao Ming transition starts this off with a hilarious contrast, and then moves to a series where each image builds off of the previous in a comical way. I really like what you all did here.

The selection of the Hope Poster is great and terrible at the same time. On one hand, it’s an iconic, recognizable image that’s been worked and reworked by many many people - perfect material for this assignment. On the other, it’s a tough one to rework in just 30 minutes. It’s complex in its use of color, background subtraction, posterization, etc. I think you felt this as you got further into it.

For the first shot, it’s a missed opportunity that you didn’t immediately extend the image. It could have been a great opportunity to set up a direction for the next person and take control of the visual conversation that unfolded.

Layer #2 is a great response. A sharp addition that builds on remix culture and popular memes. From here the conversation really develops and ends with a real punch.

The conversation builds, you can see a playful dialog between each of the team members. This is great. The shortcomings really lie with the visual aesthetics - it gets messy really fast. Don’t be afraid to take stuff out, simplify or rework previous persons additions - this often happens with memes too .