Information Literacy
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Development
of Personal Thought
o Research
Based
on the research I have done in previous stages such as the Plan stage last
month, I have realized that the damage to the environment and the earth itself
done by humans is a lot more serious than I initially thought. However, I have
also realized that there is still a small spark of hope to stop (but not
entirely) the damage being done. This requires just about everyone on earth to
be environmentally conscious, not just a few people here and there. This fueled
my desire to raise environmental awareness even more because everyone should
know about the earth’s problems that they themselves are contributing to
without even knowing it.
o Process of Creation
Since
most people do not care about or do not know about the damage they are doing to
the environment, I feel that I should take the initiative to inform them. One
of my personal thoughts based on the creation process would be that making use
of Adobe InDesign for the calendar pages is much easier than I thought it would
be. Also, I realized that my first design for the picture pages of the calendar
were quite unattractive because the picture should be the main focus of the
page (hence the name “picture page”), but instead the space is divided equally
with the background information. I made a 2nd draft in which the
allotted space for the picture was a lot bigger than the space for the
background information because many people will probably look at the picture
instead of the background information anyway.
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Development
of Understanding of AOI
o Research
I
thought I knew a lot about and cared about the environment before I started
this project, but I was wrong. Now that I have done some research about my AOI,
Environments, I feel that I now know a lot more about the various environmental
issues than I did before. Also, since I read through the guiding questions of
my AOI in the Personal Project Guide, I realized that these questions will be
quite valuable throughout my creation process, so I should keep them in mind.
o Process of Creation
I
learned quite a lot from experimenting with the unfamiliar tools in Adobe
InDesign. I now know how to make a calendar from a simple table (with the help
of an online tutorial) and create the layout of the picture pages. The tip will
be in a small rounded rectangle up at the top of the picture, and the
background information will be underneath the picture. By looking at the
pictures I have taken for each calendar month, I have realized the natural
beauty of the environment and how important it is to save it from the damage
being caused by humans. This, I believe, is the essence of my AOI.
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