Cecilia Ledezma, Author at The Michigan Daily

Illustration with a black background and white lineart of speech bubbles, one with "dylan griggs" in it, coming out of a telephone, and the other three showing musical notes and outlines of people.

Digital Culture

Creator Spotlight: Dylan Griggs on creating podcast ‘WOE.BEGONE’ and a persona on the internet

by Cecilia Ledezma October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

Whether you’re into YouTubers from the golden era or a new TikToker who’s pushing the boundaries of creativity and expression, the internet has something for everyone — no matter how small. The Digital Culture writers want to take a moment to reach out and shine even our small spotlight on the people who have created […]

digital illustration of a The Worlds tarot card with a planet theme

23rd century dreams

by Cecilia Ledezma October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

Image of Miles Morales' spiderman upside down, after jumping off a skyscraper. An alternate universe Manhattan skyline fills the background, the bright lights contrasting to the deep blue sky.

Arts

See it to believe it: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and visual storytelling

by Cecilia Ledezma and Avery Adaeze Uzoije September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

A blue and white calendar background has images taped onto it: a ticket for "Barbie," a Barbie doll clutched in a hand, a woman posed in a blonde wig and pink dress, and another woman in the same outfit plus sunglasses, a black brimmed hat and a black overcoat in a different pose with pink cowboy heels. There is also a phone mid-call taped to the calendar

Film

Weekend at Barbenheimer’s: A journey through five ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ screenings

by Cecilia Ledezma August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

digital illustration of the corner of a Tumblr post’s “share, comment, reblog" and 2 "like” buttons, featuring a red and a blue heart

Red and blue gays, a colorful retrospective

by Cecilia Ledezma July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

Two hands make a ‘pinky promise’ gesture. The artwork is done digitally in a Notan style.

The Pairs B-Side

by Cecilia Ledezma July 14, 2023July 14, 2023

Binary suns from star wars in the form of two CDs (one white/bright, the other in magenta) with a gradient background and a tree line in the foreground. On the tree line, there is a low opacity/"hidden" image of a triangle with an eye in the center, imitating Bill Cipher from Gravity falls.

Of twin suns and twin shows

by Cecilia Ledezma and Avery Adaeze Uzoije July 14, 2023July 14, 2023

illustration of a CD case covered in plastic. The album art features a man laying on a beach towel. Half of the background is snowy with a heart drawn in the snow, while the other half is sandy with Christmas trees growing

My summer, your winter: A hemispherical tale

by Cecilia Ledezma July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Digital Culture

Get fooled LOL: Rickrolling, The Game and other internet pranks

by Cecilia Ledezma April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

Digital line drawings of Monika from "Doki Doki Literature Club," Connor from "Detroit: Become Human," and GlaDOS from "Portal 2" surrounding a human figure filled in with numbers.

Artificial characters, real feelings: The fictional robots that shaped my life

by Cecilia Ledezma March 19, 2023March 19, 2023