Last Tuesday, the entire class presented the group mapping projects. It was really interesting to see the different ways that the groups decided to prioritize the mapping. The group that mapped their route with artifacts they found along the way was a really nice display of using recent inspirations. The custom definitions and descriptions for the terms they used to label the objects was a nice way to contextualize the objects since the rest of the class wasn’t able to walk with them along the route. I also really liked the mapping of shoes. Shoes nicely tied in architecture to the life that fills up the streets.
For my group’s project, we decided to map the mood change along our path. We created a map on which we used circles of varying sizes and colours to describe different aspects of our walking experience that contributed to the moods we felt. The colours indicated the moods, moving from happy and energetic to gloomy and oppressive and the size indicated the amount of activity. We supplemented the little animation with images i took along the way to help with visualizing the path during our presentation.
In retrospect, this project was a nice way to get us to explore the city on foot. We’ve become familiar with public transportation, and following Jessica around, but this let us roam free for a while and see the city on our own time.