I am in the visual display group, and I think one of the biggest challenges we
faced was trying to come up with a display that still related to last year’s project,
yet at the same time made our project different and unique. I think the banner
is a great idea because, in my opinion, it is the aspect of our project that is
the most unique from last year. I think that the clothesline is a really
interesting visual display because it definitely catches people’s attention.
Often on campus we are bombarded with flyers and posters, but never before have
I seen a clothesline on campus. I always felt that incorporating the
clothesline into this year’s project was important because it still catches
people’s attention, while at the same time referring back to last years project
and tying the two together.
One
issue that our group felt came from last year’s project was the fact that,
until the clothesline was actually put up, students weren’t able to look at
other student’s responses to the prompt. Having a banner on library bridge is
important because students will be able to look at the responses already put up
and find more inspiration or direction to where the project is going. I think
that if I were asked to fill in the prompt “I am, but also” without any type of
example, I would have a hard time answering. Furthermore, hopefully some of the
responses will be so thought provoking they will encourage others to share more
personal responses. For those who are not comfortable sharing their ideas in
such a public way, we will provide note cards to write on. People in our class
will write the answers on the note cards on the banner.
The
second aspect of the visual group that sets us apart from last year was our
incorporation of buttons into our project. We definitely did not want to get
rid of the t-shirts: the problem with t-shirts is their expense. We want as
many people as possible promoting our slogan around campus- buttons offer us a
way to do that. Students will be able to write their responses on the buttons
and then wear them on their shirts, backpacks, etc. Furthermore, the buttons
are big enough that they are noticeable but not overwhelming.
I
think that, overall, our group does a good job of talking over our problems,
like figuring out whether to order buttons, stickers, wrist bands, etc., and
coming to a decision that everyone feels comfortable with. One complaint I have
about our group is our lack of communication with other groups. I think that
going forward I am going to make a conscious effort to not only accomplish the
tasks set out for our group individually, but communicate better with the PR
and film groups to make sure they are comfortable and aware about the decisions
we make. Our project won’t achieve anything if all members of the class don’t
promote it, just like we are relying on other members outside of the visual
group to help us with our display on library bridge. The second complaint I
have stems from trying to make our project different from last year’s project.
I think all of us take pride in this project and want it to be our own, but are
having difficulty making it unique, while at the same time trying to make it
tie in with what last year’s class has already done. At this point, it seems
that all plans for the rest of the semester are already in place, so there is
no point in readjusting anything we have already planned. I just wonder if
there is something that we could do at the final event that would help set us
apart. Hopefully if we get more people to interview for the film crew we will
get more personal insight than last year’s group, and will be able to take the
project in a new direction.
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