Jeff Elliott: Mapping the local, In class

DIY New York City
This project seemed to be displaying places where people can find counter culture within New York City. I like how he showed the location for these counter-culture events on Google maps and then wrote about them explaining them and providing pictures.
This could be an effective model for me if I choose something cultural that has many locations and a following I can write about.

Final Project by Hope Marion
This particular project was a little confusing in that I couldn’t really get a sense of what she was studying. It just seemed like she picked a few places in New York City and wrote about them.
This model wouldn’t work for me because It’s confusing in its lack of a purpose for mapping out the places on the map.

Come Together NYC
This project worked to map out places with a collaborative atmosphere. I got the sense from this through some of the location choices, as well as the title.
However, this does not seem like it will fit well with me because with something like this I feel like there needs to be writing to explain why the locations were chosen.

Modern Gomorrah
This project was a mapping of the arts within the city. One of the key aspects of it is it’s emphasis on counter culture arts. This person did in-depth observations and interviews.
This could be an effective model for me but I would still like to include a paragraph or two explaining what I was studying. That way people get a sense of what is actually in the map itself and what to expect.