Reflecting on Project_02: What it's like
I have to agree with Jordan about the covers. They are very nice but very dirty, it seems like black really shows fingerprints well.
I found looking through the book was different from looking at it on the computer screen (not a really big surprise). Having the pages in my hands to flip through at my leisure was nice. The pages felt a little stiff a couple of years/many viewings should help resolve that issue. I found that some of the pages had the same problem as the cover fingerprints everywhere (at least you can tell how people hold books).
Starting with my section then moving on to the rest of the book: the gutter surprised me. I thought I had left enough space for some of my words but apparently not. I lost a few letters here and there but overall I could still read what was being said. The pages I was most disappointed in were I’ve seen a loser win and Everything in between. The idea I had behind Everything in between was portrayed but it was done so with the loss of more lettering than I thought would be lost.
I think knowing the song helped a lot; I knew what was coming up next and what the general idea of the song was. I am not sure if knowing the song allowed me to see the book as joined when it could have looked a little disjointed.
Overall, I enjoyed looking at the final product and look forward to working on the third project and my final project.
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Reflection on Project 2: "Portraits with Words"-Rachel Reckling
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed working with my classmates for Project 2. I was lucky to have Ellie, Jenn, and Jordan to work with. We were all very creative and we worked very hard on our project. However, there are a few things that I would’ve changed about our project but there are more great things than not.
If I could I would have asked Jordan to take out the “I would” next to every picture because the “I would” was already identified on the title page. I think that the “I would” on each page was a bit repeatative and looking at the final book I realized that I felt that way. I also noticed that on Ellie’s section of the book, her title page did not have three dots at the end of the sentence “I can’t decide”. This is very minor but for me, it made the ending look inconsistent. I did not even notice that the dots were not there when we looked at her spread on the projector in class. Other than those minor details I thought that our book came out better than I anticipated.
What I liked most about Jordan’s spread was his usage of the chalkboard as a background instead of a plain white background or a sheet of paper. I thought that was clever. I also liked that he allowed his ten participants to write their own phrases on the chalkboard instead of having the same font for each person. That made each person unique and I felt like I was able to see each persons personality in their photo.
What I liked most about Jenn’s section of the project was her usage of the opposite feelings of her participants. I thought that was a great way to throw off the viewers of the book. I also liked that she had what each person “is not” somewhere on their body. I’m glad that they did not all have the same pose or have the words on the same body part.
What I liked most about Ellie’s section was how large her photo’s were as well as the contrast between what you were seeing and what was written on the sheets of paper. Her section made me think. I liked that her photo’s were larger because her concept was one that was very contradictory and I think the viewer needs to get up close and personal with what they are looking at in that situation.
What I liked most about my section of the project was the use of color. I think that the little hints of color added to the book because if it weren’t there than there would be too much black and white. I think that the color helped to liven up the book as well. The only problem I had with my photo’s were they look a bit blurry and they do not have the same crisp quality that Jordan, Jenn and Ellie have. If I could go back, I would have worked on taking better photos.
Overall, I think that our project was a success. I’m glad that we added the title pages in the end and I’m glad that we switched the original order of the layout of the project. I think that the day we analyzed each others books was very helpful and I think that the suggestions that were made were helpful. I’m glad that my classmates helped us to improve our project and I’m happy with the turn out.
I'm pretty happy with how our project turned out. Everything looks so much better in book form. The finger prints don't bother me....at least people are looking at it, right?
ReplyDeleteI thought that our group worked well together, although it was pretty difficult for me to work in a group. I can't say I've ever had a group art project before, and making it a unified project with enough of an individual voice for each member is a challenge. At first I liked our idea and then I started to feel confined by it. It was really hard for me to decide what my take would be on this "portraits with words" theme. Maybe that's apparent by how ambivalent my subject is.
Now that everything's said and done, however, I think we accomplished the task of making a cohesive photobook as a group while giving everyone their own room for expression. We worked well together and I think that we made a successful book. Our cover and inside cover look great. Also, I agree with Rachel that that in-class critique really helped us to think about the organization of our book differently. Title pages made it a lot more understandable and unified.