Howe_Mapping the Local_In class

D.I.Y. New York City Project

This project was about D.I.Y. events that were on going in New York City. By taking pictures and vividly describing each event they captured a good grasp about the atmosphere and people that attended the events. The map layout is very interesting and gives you a unique perspective on geographical the project. This unique way of laying out the activities on a map brings a whole new meaning to what is happening in New York. . The pictures are a nice visual aid as well. It is kind of like a brochure, like they're influencing you to go out and do this for yourself.

Final project

I cannot exactly tell what this one is trying to tell you, possibly something about historically significant locations? Anyways, It has a lot of descriptions of each place, but is not as clear as the D.I.Y. project which clearly and concisely informed you of all of the happenings in the area. I would like to see more of the pictures from each area instead of the dull paragraphs that line each marker

come Together NYC

Similar to the one before it, there is no brief overview before any of the landmarks were listed. As a result, it makes it much more difficult to see what links everything together. If I had to guess what the common theme is in all of the listed places, I would say it emphasizes on art in New York. This is an effective model as the author goes into great detail describing the places he has selected.

Modern Gomorrah

This final one seemed very unique. I think they focused on a lot of different emotions that they experienced in their studies and research. Though they were also studying culture in New York, they went from a multitude of places like Broadway Loft and Presbyterian Church. One was a place where she was there, partying with a bunch of others, but then obviously the church had a more calming atmosphere.