I can’t believe this semester is almost over! This week we had 1:1’s with our professor again. I found this helpful to make sure I have everything I need to finish this semester out strong. No major things were due this week, it was more or less a work week…

This week was all about ideation. We did two in-class workshops that helped us think more about the form of our capstone projects. I thought the exercises were very helpful. One of them was a crazy 8’s exercise where we had to spend 2 minutes coming up with ideas of…

During class this week, we had 1:1’s with our professor to see where we are at and where we need to be focusing on next. This helped me figure out that I need to be focusing more ideation as my next step. I want to figure out my book size…

This week felt like a really short week, probably because of the holiday but I think it would’ve felt short even if we weren’t off. For this week, we were required to create a 4-page visual presentation of our Capstone. This involved creating our problem statement out of strictly typography…

This week we had 1:1 sessions with our teacher to check in and see how we are doing as far as progress goes. After meeting with her, I feel very confident that I am on the right track. I did receive some helpful feedback in terms of how I should…

During this week, we were asked to share our research in progress with a partner during class. We discussed any questions we had, the experts we planned on talking to, insights from interviews, and any secondary resources we’ve gathered. In addition to that, we were also required to submit a…

This week’s main focus was on revising our proposals based on our current research. For some reason I found this week to be slightly stressful because I feel that I do not have a ton of secondary research started. I completed my survey and am starting to gather questions to…

I feel like I am getting slightly closer to figuring out a few specifics regarding my Capstone topic of houseplants. This week was nice because we had time to review our feedback on our faculty presentations. I received three very helpful suggestions and comments. I was told that my presentation…

What a short but insightful week it has been! This week, we were asked to create a rough draft presentation of our capstone topic that we are most excited about. Last week, I decided I was most excited about my plant field guide topic the most so I continued with…