So, project one gave me an idea of just how intense the rest of this class is going to be. I really feel like my book was not adequate, and most definitely not up to the rest of my standard of work. My concept wasn’t fully realized in time and as such when I set out to actually make the book my heart wasn’t in it. Sure, I had interesting parts, but I felt it really did not add up to a cohesive whole. I do feel like the idea of contrasting hand writing had a lot of potential but it really didn’t tie together with how I was approaching memory in the context of “Young Till We Die.” For me, the most important part of my book was the pages that I tore directly from last year’s dream journal. Obviously these pages were very personally significant but I feel like they also add a certain emotional heft that would’ve been very lacking without them. I wanted to take a step away from the visual aspects, because that’s what I feel like I do most often and most strongly, and see if I could make the texts interact with each other. Of course I ended up focusing on the most visually gratifying aspects of the texts I can; the handwriting. Ultimately I feel like what really made me book unsuccessful is fairly obvious and apparent, lack of effort. I was intimidated by this project and it shows.
However, I had no difficulty appreciating other people’s projects. I really admired Dana’s use of shape and form to create a cohesive narrative. I also really liked the way Tina used mixed media and incorporated a very strong element of hip-hop culture into her book.
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