Final portfolio check.
Shreya, the semester’s almost over. What have you been doing?
- Photography + audio: Spirit survivor
- On-camera + script: RWEL Eat
- Design + Layout: Shut up and drive
- Writing: From Venus with Love (Why so phallic? ; In defense of young love; Flirtipulation: A how-to; one more)
- Reporting: Career day
- Writing: Cynics GMH
Okay, so anything left to produce now?
- Writing + reporting + on-camera: Current events feature + video
- Writing: Financial breakdown of junior vs. senior prom
- Design + writing: Senior edition
Well, which of these was best?
I really liked the pared down, simplified look of “Shut up and drive”, which I designed with Sungwoo. I wasn’t originally enlisted to do the project, and I wasn’t involved in the reporting. What started out as a quick bit of help with Photoshop ended up with a major role in designing the project. In the end, I felt like the aesthetic was really great, and the content was really nicely highlighted.
In terms of writing, I’m proud of having written “In defense of young love”, because that was a piece I really really struggled tremendously with. I felt like I had to address the L-word at some point on my column, and I felt like the time was right, but I had a lot of random personal issues with each version of the post I wrote. So when it finally came together on that piece, I was really proud and relieved. It was kind of an elephant in the room with my blog that I finally addressed in a way that wasn’t too personal or detached.
Okay, so rate yourself.
I’d say my work this semester on the whole hasn’t been too satisfactory, mainly due to my total lack of productivity. In retrospect, I’m kind of disappointed that I let the senioritis get to me. I could say that what work I did do was good quality – and it was – but that’s not really the issue. I’m just really not pleased with my production.
A more detailed self-assessment and reflection can be found here :)
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