Week 12: My capstone project/plan is finally wrapping up! This week was a work week with 1-on-1 meetings. After taking a look at my last Design Brief + Research feedback, I feel like I can make additions/corrections to end the semester in a solid place. I realized that although I…

Week 11: This week’s activities focused on ideation. On Monday, one activity that we did was called “Crazy Eights.” For this activity, I created eight quick potential ideas for my capstone project. Some were weird. Some probably aren’t realistic. Some were helpful. Overall, this project got me to think of unique solutions and forms for my capstone. During class on Wednesday, I pitched a general idea of my project. Afterwards, my classmates posted their form ideas for my capstone. It was interesting seeing what my classmates posted because some of their ideas align with ideas that I have been exploring.

Week 10: Over the last week, my project has done a major shift. My initial plan for my capstone was to create a motion graphic or animation that displayed an emotional story of how social media can affect college students’ mental health. …

Week 9: The time has finally come…I completed two interviews! This week I focused on setting up and knocking out my interviews with experts. They were both super helpful! …

Week 8: This week I have slowed my pace down a bit, but I think it was much needed. I have been feeling overwhelmed by my capstone project. Taking more time to do research has made progressing less stressful. On Monday, I sent out my survey to a group chat…

Week 7: This week I spent an extensive amount of time delving more into secondary and primary research. In last week’s post, I wrote about how conducting interviews with therapists may not be a necessity. After discussions in class and being challenged to think about the benefits of conducting an…

Week 6: This week was all about research. I began developing my plan of what areas of research I am going to pursue. I also realized this week that I have been assuming that social media has a negative affect on college students. However, this could be untrue. …

Week 5: This week’s discussions were focused around feedback and research methods. After completing my presentation, two professors reviewed and provided feedback. I was somewhat nervous, but also eager, to hear what their thoughts were. There were a couple takeaways that I got from the comments left: My topic selection is important. An animation is an appropriate approach if I am looking to draw emotion.

Week 4: This past week, I completed my Faculty Review Presentation. I spent a decent amount of time reflecting, researching, and trying to identify what my capstone will be. I slightly shifted my topic selection to revolve more around mental health issues increasing in young adults as a result of comparison…