In Class Mapping- Kevin Frey

D.I.Y New York

a. The projects goal itself seemed clear to me; examine the DIY culture in New York by visiting places throughout the city known to encourage that lifestyle and its products. The project’s finish I feel is well done and does a good job examining many different aspects of NYC’s “underground” art scene. Overall this was an effective model for me because it offered a solid introduction that explained the projects purpose. The body of the project was well constructed covering a variety of aspects of art in NYC.
The Final Project
a. This project was much more difficult for me to follow and I got the sense that the main theme or subject of the project was not well conceived. I also noticed the lack of attention to detail in the creation of the Google map that we discussed in class. All of these things combined lead me to the conclusion that this was not the ideal model to follow when completing this project.
Come Together NYC
a. This projects theme was tough at first for me to understand but became clearer as I read farther into the different bullet points. I think the topic could have been a little more crisp and understandable but I thought the map and commentary was well put together and thought out. I think if you added an introduction that talked about the projects subject more clearly then this would be another good model for our project.
Modern Gomorrah
a. I felt this project was the second strongest in that it was fairly easy to understand the topic and it was well put together. Again I felt it needed an introduction to be truly great however I really enjoyed the bullet points and how they unified the topic. I believe if this project had an introduction it would have been an ideal model for our project.