1) PROJECT: Proposal
My thesis topic is the brain and how it works. The topic is serious, but I want to make it accessible and interesting to a broad audience. I will use my graphic sensibility to achieve this goal. I am going to make a series of books an various aspects about the brain. Each books will address a different aspect.. So far I have four themes : Brain development, Left brained people/Right brained people, Alzheimer's and general book. I want the audience to walk away with information, interest, and hope.
1. STATE THE TOPIC YOUR THESIS.
My thesis proposes to take a complex subject matter, the human brain, and visually represent its capabilities and development to a broad audience.
2. STATE YOUR INTENTION.
I intend to teach my audience facts and figures of the human brain in an intelligent and visually appealing way so that the message is more interesting than reading about the brain in a textbook form.
3. STATE YOUR PURPOSE.
My purpose is to represent the human brain and creatively, so that it may trigger an interest in those who would not otherwise be interested.
4.STATE YOUR PROPOSED PROGRESS.
My progress began with research. The research consists of journals, internet, articles, news, analytics and testamentals. As I am collecting data, I am organizing my information into different areas of the human brain;
-Brain Development
-Left Brained People
-Right Brained People
-Pre and Post Alzheimer’s Disease in People
-Survey book
Each area will be a composition of a 30 page booklet which will all then be bounded into one book. Therefore, 120 pages of documents will be presented visually, in an aesthetic manner into 1 completed book.
5. POST AND COMMENT.
2) PROJECT: Inspiration
1. What drew you to your topic?
A while back, I was reading The New York Times and my focus grew heavily on the concern about Alzheimer’s disease. This article intrigued me, because the topic was about brain activity. As an artist, I think it is important to know that most of your creativity comes from the Right Brain, and knowing this fascinated me.
The article was difficult to understand, I then decided that creating a visual representation for those just like myself, will better educate someone who would have a hard time grasping the subject.
2. Is it personal or do you see it relating to a broader audience?
The main target of this topic is to give information for most of the general public.
(These books are aimed at a broader audience who are aged 20 to 30, include male and female, and receive college Education, earn $30.000- $70.000 and are urban dwellers.)
3. Are there artists, poets, scientists, issues, concerns that inspire you to work hard to unveil your topic?
Scientists such as Darwin and other psychologists do intrigue me, their life work is unveiled in all areas of life today, however, in terms of the actual brain development, the type of style that I am conveying is my own, therefore there are no artists at this point that have inspired me while designing.
4. Who do you look at or read for inspiration? post examples.
Inspiration for the design elements have come naturally while working on the layout/color scheme, however interesting articles such as The New York Times article and true story events that have happened do very much inspire me while working on my Alzheimer’s Book (Book 4)
5. Does your inspiration come from outside yourself, inside, or a combination?
The rise in deadly health is of increasing concern in society today. I blend my past experiences from myself and scientific facts/true story events.
6. Do you see your topic as documentation of a personal event or events or as a general human existential dilemma?
This is a question about dilemma of people in general.
7. Create a list of three specific areas under your topic that you’d like to explore. narrow it down to the one that interests you most as your core/primary access point for the viewer.
- Brain development
- Right brained people
- Left brained people
- Alzheimer's brain
- Survey book
3) PROJECT: Planning, create an outline of your topic. your outline should map your thesis topic. state your core concern and subtopics.
1. Your outline will serve as a guide to help you develop your thesis project.
a. Brain development
Features of the brain
How the brain works
How does early learning work in the brain
Classified period of growth of the brain
Infant brain development
Tip to improve adult brain function
b. Right brained people
Features of the right brain
Salvador Dali
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
c. Left brained people
Features of the left brain
Isaac Newton
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
d. Alzheimer's brain
Meaning and symptoms
Prevalence rate of Alzheimer's in united state
Alzheimer's rates
Personal stories of Alzheimer's patients
2. Include notes on how you generated your thesis topic, your research, your concepting
process, and your proposed finished pieces.
3. Your outline should present your narrative, argument, and process ideas.
4. POST AND COMMENT.
