The concept of my group’s book was “Portraits with Words”. We each interpreted this differently; I specifically created the concept of “I am not.” My idea directly plays off of Rachel’s idea by opposing her implied idea of “I am”. Jordan’s idea of “I would” further creates a way for each idea to reflect one another and Ellie’s idea of opposing words pulls the overlying theme of opposites together. My and Jordan’s sections reflect each other from the use of two images per page and Ellie’s and Rachel’s reflect each other from a single image per page. Each person’s ideas are tied together by the continuous use of black and white photography. The book is put together in a way so that the ideas flow together in a manner that allows each person’s concept to stand out but also blend with the rest of the book.
My section considers the idea of “I am not”. It plays around with different moods: lighthearted and funny (i.e. “I am not green”), thought provoking (i.e. “I am not recyclable”), and serious (i.e. “I am not definable”). These various moods are shown throughout the book as well, once again tying together each person’s concept. My photographic content is consistent throughout the section: two photographs per page, each a portrait containing the top half of the subject. This consistency differentiates my section from the rest of the book.
I agree with Jordan, the book reads very quickly. When I browsed through, I think I spent less than 30 seconds per page. This may be due to the fact that I am so familiar with the photographs, but I feel like a reader may spend very little time looking through. I think the way we each present the idea of "portraits with words" is so cut and dry that the readers don't have to think about the book - they just look at it and they're done.
Overall though, I am satisfied with how my section of the book turned out. Each picture shows a part of the subject’s personality through the word they chose and how they portray it. It complements each other section of the book, and in turn, each of those sections complement each other. I think that as individuals, we were successful in creating unique and powerful portraits, and as a group, that success is magnified because each section complements and is complemented by three other sections.
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Self Reflection - Project 02
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the collection of books in the DIL, I was immediately able to identity my group’s book because of its eye catching cover. The title pages we used to introduce each section, with the book’s title text on the top of the left side, and the bottom of the right side letting the viewer know whose section it is, turned out very well.
In addition, to physically see, touch and hold the final product of the book was fantastic. It was an accomplishment of all our works.
I looked at my section more than enough times, and was pretty pleased with my end result. The space I left for the gutter was precisely balanced with the space from the edge of the page. The texts I added on the pictures are visible and the pictures are very clear and not pixilated which was something I was a little worried about.
The only changes I would make in my section are my last two pictures. This is because the tint colors I chose to use on them, made the pictures appear darker than they initially were. Moreover, as a group, I believe that our collection of ideas varied a lot that the final collection seemed to have a positive and negative “Spirit of St. Mary’s.” All in all, the final arrangement seemed to have balanced with the order we placed ourselves.