My dog, Jack, isn't sure how to deal with this snow!
My roommate, unfortunately, got stuck in Hamden, CT and sent me a picture from outside her window looking down at the parking lot.
How crazy is that!?
The point is - I was happy I went home and now I am still stuck here (Monday night) because I can't get back to my apartment due to the snow.
What to do...
While being snowed in I had so much time on my hands I
decided to divulge in my senior seminar and portfolio homework. Since we missed
class on Friday because of the storm there is a lot of work to be done. Update
on what I have to do: fix my resume to hand in, work on my blogs, gather all
past projects and work for my portfolio and begin writing descriptions about
each one, read, search/research [for] job postings, portfolios and identities
online, work on my brand/identity, and watch Lynda.com videos and take notes. I’m
not too concerned.
Yesterday I spent the day at my mom’s school, MSPP, they
just moved into a new building that looks like an Apple Store: high tech sliding
doors, touch screens to enter each room and sign up for time slots to use the
rooms. I sat down at a desk and started to do some work – I began reading No Plastic Sleeves by Larry Volk and Danielle Currier. (the link goes to a blog for the book with online portfolio examples, print portfolio examples, links to resources, and articles and interviews -useful!) I started exploring the book; the beginning is broken down into steps to take for making a great portfolio, brand/identity, etc. Three guidelines they recommend for a portfolio is: concise, convincing and clear.
I finally revamped my mind map for my senior seminar and portfolio class:
This is a mind map of all the things I have to do in this class to build a great portfolio. At first I thought it was going to very stressful and almost impossible but when I made this mind map I thought it can be manageable. I will take it piece by piece until everything is complete!
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