SpongeGar

I enjoyed the series of SpongeGar Memes a lot. I mean, the cartoon figure itself looks very funny and it seems to be complaining about something with his “ugly” and protrusive mouth and those two cute little vampire teeth. The main reason that I like those memes a lot because I can feel direct connection to all those embarrassing situations included in the memes (although not necessarily happen to me, but I can certainly understand how frustrated it would be when waiting for TAs to help, how hectic it would be to have a week full of deadlines, how disappointed and even disgruntled when attending an event only for the free food but ended having nothing, and many other emotions involved). As those memes have aroused strong emotional feeling, I think the creators did an excellent job expressing themselves and delivering messages via the media!

I found this sequence of spongegar memes really funny and relatable. I definitely enjoyed how many of the situations described were ones that we've all experienced at one time or another. It also really shows how easily you can manipulate popular memes to target a specific audience - for example, the 15-112 volley is something that students here at CMU have generally experienced, while it would mean close to nothing to someone outside of our university.

TRIGGERED THAT'S NOT SPONGEGAR (It's caveman spongebob)

On a more serious note, I enjoyed the progression of caveman spongebob here, especially in how relatable the dilemmas were to CMU students. It also pointed out some of the issues with stress culture in a humorous way.

I thought it was great that you took inspiration from experiences that are very relatable to CMU students in your memes! Overall this works very well, though on a couple (1 and 6 mostly) I felt that while the subject was relatable, caveman spongebob didn't capture how those situations make me feel. I'd be more likely to go with something that shows terror rather than animal instinct.

This project was really entertaining to look at! I like how you guys were really creative with the situations you inserted spongegar in, and also how personally relatable they were (the TA one is hilarious and so so true). In addition, I think you demonstrated a good handle on the technology you used to create the memes, and had a clear theme and goal in your project. Nice job!

I really enjoyed your memes as well as your documentation! They are so amusing! Almost all of your volleys are based on your life at CMU, and they are so entertaining since I personally have had similar experience as you did and I can totally understand what each meme is talking about. I appreciate the way you use humorous texts instead of sophisticated techniques to create each image, because that is how exactly memes are virally spread among people. Good job!

The way you present spongegar in the same manner but within completely different scenarios is truly funny and interesting. Moreover, you base your work on the daily life on campus, and that makes me feel instantly intimate to your work. Very good job!

Good job with making people smile! I loved how I could look at each layer of your project, sympathize with it and laugh. Your meme makes use of the sponge bob image very effectively and tried to figure out why it would have this weird expression on its face. I loved it!

This series is really funny! I think that you have really got one of the central ideas of memes, which is to relate to people's lives and to make them laugh. These all feel so familiar, especially for CMU students. The documentation also clearly conveys your thoughts. Great job!

I like your work cuz it perfectly portrays my everyday life. I believe many CMU students can build connections with your meme.Good Job!!

Really like the opening volley. It starts from a place that invites a conversation and a fun response. It’s also really familiar and instantly recognizable as a meme giving the next people in the line a clear aesthetic framework to use in creating their response. Not only that but it’s just playful and fun. And this sets up the dialog that follows. The conversation evolves nicely; and it’s really funny. Great work.