What I did:
Worked on "I want to immigrate" book (beginning design and LOTS of content): 8 hours
Career Fair: 1 wasted hour
Portfolio compiling: 3 hours
Critiques and meetings: 4 hours
What I accomplished/encountered/discovered:
I have gotten a LOT done this week. I've made huge progress on content but still have a lot of editing to do. Now that I have more than half of the content in place for the immigrant book, the other 2 will be quicker. It will be just a little bit of re-wordering and some additions.
I am still struggling with the chart that is supposed to make clear who is eligible for what. I'm afraid it is doing the opposite. I think I've taken a big step backward in this respect. The older maps I had done are much more effective. This needs to be scrapped.
I am trying to make the rest of the pages more like checklists. I have the "applying for permanent residency" section split up into who the petitioner is.
Meeting with Chris Pullman was so great today. He had so many great suggestions. I didn't really have enough visually resolved ideas to show him but I got the feeling that he really liked my project and the direction I am headed. It was really encouraging. Tonight I am going to try to do a few type samples to show him tomorrow. I am lucky enough to get some extra time to possibly meet with him and then I'm chauffeuring him to the airport...no pressure. Just an American design legend and a university car, no big deal haha.
Whats Next: TYPE decisions. I need to start designing based on the most complicated content and set of hierarchies along with the simplest.
I also need to find someone who specializes in writing for children, such as a text book writer or equivalent. Hopefully the writing teacher can point me in the right direction. Chris said I need to be at about a 5th grade reading level.
I also need to look more at Edward Tufte. I need to take more consideration in my line weight and shapes, especially in my charts.
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1 comments:
Claire,
Sounds like a great, productive week for work, feedback and food for thought.
Just keep up the steam!
Interesting point about reading level....
I wonder if Susan Reed or anyone else on your "team" has thoughts on that. If you can't find someone who specializes in children's writing, I bet you could make contact with someone who teaches Adult Basic Education (we can brainstorm on that) or a 5th/6th grade teacher even.
-stephanie
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