Nyabi Benjamin

Watch Out … Before It’s Gone

Watch Out … Before It’s Gone by Nyabi Benjamin is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

I edited the video using Premiere Pro and used Canva to edit my text images.

Audio:

Watch Out” by The Sun is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Visuals (In order of appearance):

Legends Reborn: The Road to Survivor 50

“Legends Reborn Poster” by Nyabi Benjamin is a derivative of “Fire, Torch, Flame” by Unknown. Licensed under the Pixabay Content License. The derivative image is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
The podcast “Legends Reborn: The Road to Survivor 50” by Nyabi Benjamin is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Podcast Description:

“Legends Reborn” is a limited-run Survivor fan podcast designed to build excitement for the upcoming 50th season! This season features returning players from the first 49 seasons and it is one of the largest casts to date with 24 players returning. As such, this podcast will feature episodes focusing on each cast member, revisiting their original seasons and discussing the moves that granted them Legend status. The goal is a fun, lore-heavy show geared towards fans!

Audio and Video Editing Notes:

To match the classic Survivor vibe, I used tribal‑style drum beats as the background music. Additionally, I found a replica of the the well‑known Survivor horn sound which I inserted directly after my title introduction. While recording, I tried to keep my tone upbeat and energetic, similar to what you’d hear in other Survivor podcasts.

For the poster I used an image of the show’s most recognizable symbol, the torch. I started with a single photo of a burning torch, which I then cropped tightly. After that, I duplicated the image twice and arranged the three torches side‑by‑side to represent the three eventually season finalists!

To edit the image I used Canva. To edit the audio I used Adobe Premiere. I tried editing in Audacity, but I found that Premiere gave me better control over the volume level and fade effects. 

Audio Credits:

TRIBAL BEAT” by XHALE303. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Distant War Horn.wav” by DeVern. Licensed under CC0 1.0

“Legends Reborn Podcast Narration” by Nyabi Benjamin. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Photo Credits:

Fire, Torch, Flame” by Unknown. Licensed under the Pixabay Content License

Think Freely, Speak Boldly

Think Freely, Speak Boldly” by Nyabi Benjamin is a derivative of “Woman, Protest, Crowd” by Shimabdinzade. Licensed under the Pixabay Content License. Originally downloaded on 02/09/26 and edited using Canva.

For this assignment I used Canva to crop my selected image and embed the text. For the title text I used Sprite Graffiti which is a decorative / display font. For the body text I used Soloway which is a slab serif font, I also used the highlight effect to add a pick background to the body text. I edited the text to wrap around the image’s subject and aligned I the text to the left.

The Lily Pond

ORIGINAL:
Everglades Trip Image 37″ by Nyabi Benjamin. 2025. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
CROPPED:
The Lily Pond” by Nyabi Benjamin. 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The original image was taken by me at the Everglades last year. The main focus of the image are the water lily’s, so I cropped the image to exclude the grass towards the bottom of the image. I also wanted to alter the ratio so the sky and the grassy areas are evenly distributed. I cropped the image primarily to leave out unnecessary details.

New Day Rising

Twilight” By Frank Charles Peyraud (1900). Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Acoustic Guitar Interlude” By graham_makes. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

This image is a landscape painting of trees by a small body of water. This image stood out to me because the colors are very warm and it reminded me of a creek near my aunts house in North Carolina. In the image you can see the sun peeping over the horizon in a way that could indicate either sunset or sunrise. The audio I paired it with is of an acoustic guitar that sounds like a song you’d start your day off with. I think the audio enhances the image by setting the mood and bringing the image to life. With the audio playing, it feels like the sun is rising and a new day is beginning.

“New Day Rising” By Nyabi Benjamin. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Does Anybody Have a Map?

Does anybody have a map?
Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?
I don’t know if you can tell
But this is me just pretending to know


So where’s the map?
I need a clue
‘Cause the scary truth is
I’m flying blind
And I’m making this up as I go


Anybody Have a Map from Dear Evan Hansen


Hello, everyone! My name is Nyabi ( “Ny” like “Sky”) and I live in Miami, FL. This is my second to last semester in the MSI program; I am also pursuing the School Librarian Leadership certificate! I am really looking forward to this class and am excited to get to know you all! 

The Journey So Far: 

I began working in libraries while studying as an undergraduate student at Hampshire College. For the past 4 years, I have worked at the University of Miami’s Richter Library where I manage the Peer Research Consultant program, and staff our Research Help Desk. In this role, I get the opportunity to manage a wonderful group of student workers and aid the liaison librarians with research consultations, library instruction sessions, along with other fun programs held in our library Learning Commons, such as our upcoming Crafternoon event! hope to continue working with college-level students, potentially as a subject liaison or student success librarian, however I am open to other opportunities in various school settings. 

Hobbies and Special Interests: 

School and work keep me pretty busy, but when I’m not reading, I enjoy hanging out with my family (including my two children cats Eli and Esme), playing Stardew Valley, and working on various (slowly progressing) sewing and crochet projects! I am working towards crocheting my first sweater (although I may settle for a nice vest if I get tired of single crocheting my way through this pattern). I also enjoy musicals (Hadestown is my favorite) and watching reality TV, particularly Survivor and Big Brother! If you are also impatiently waiting for the Survivor: Season 50 premiere, do not hesitate to reach out, aside from romance books, there is nothing I like talking about more!!

Here is a picture of my two cats. Esme enjoys her personal space… and Eli also enjoys Esme’s personal space.

Why LIS 5313?  

I already enjoy many aspects of design. At work I have helped with several artistic projects such as creating event posters, designing research guides, and using Adobe Premiere to edit an informational video titled “Using AI for Research.” I hope to learn many more tips to improve my creative instinct, and help me make better design choices. I am particularly excited to learn more about typography. Personally, I can spend hours just selecting fonts, so I am curious to learn more about the theories designers use to help with these choices.