One last post! Today is the last signature meeting! Last post I reflected on my signature project, both the good and the bad. This time I'm thinking about the future. I don't think I will continue this blog, but I am defiantly going stay interested in small space living as I think it's important and enviable for the future if we want succeed as a species. Something in the future could be taking this model and not only creating a physical model, but also an actually apartment. That would allow an even better understanding of how the space would work and if it would be feasible. I think some other things to think about could be not only creating an apartment for a family, but places like dorms and hotels, which have people cycling in and out at a pretty regular pace. That would be a creative way to rework the dorms. Another things small space living could influence involve the economics of the residents (rent, transportation, furniture), mindful living (people would be forced to choose what was important to them), environment (hopefully residents will become more mindful consumers and buy less), and more family time (families would be motivated to spend more time together or outside in community spaces if their home is small). In the end, there are multiple applications and implications of this project and hopefully I, and others, will get the opportunity to explore them more! I would also just like to say a huge thank you to all that have helped me this year from Ms. Slaughter, to my sister/family, Mr. Calos, and my parents! Thank you so much!
My signature presentation: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j9Yh8MEhJI1WeDjGtxGV_SvB-zxJ8JB75KW5iiXx3y4/edit#slide=id.p
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Last Friday was the day that my signature project was presented. That was the culmination of my work over the year and now it's time to reflect. I think there were things that were good and things that I could have improved. Some things that were good included my design and preparation for the presentation. I think that I worked hard on creating that design with picking the different pieces of furniture and working on their placement. I also think that I worked hard on my presentation. I created a slideshow and tried to follow Mr. Calos' ideas of keeping the slides minimal so the focus remained on what I was saying. I tried to make the graphics big and the words few. I also created a short screencast to get a more 3-dimensional feeling and used a metaphor to assist my explanation that there is always space if you look for it. There were also things I would have liked to improve. Although I made the choice not to include windows and walls in my model, I think it could be beneficial if I included them for a more accurate evaluation of the space for the people potentially living in it. Also, I think it would have been cool if I had more time to create an in-person model of my design that was tangible. That would allow people to better understand my design and I feel like it would allow me to see things that were not on the computer. Overall I was pleased with what I was able to create, however there is always room for more.
Screencast: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rI1BobhpxT82-FPqpxhivpUd8sIOb4dy |
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