Thursday, April 15, 2010

Think Creatively: I didn't put some much attention on the creativity of poster because I thought it would come automatically while doing it and because it's a collage and already contains creativity. I did though make sections for each chapter of their journey and I put arrows to show the order of the journey. I had written war big because had effected them even when they came to America, which was suggested by the post-traumatic stress some of the Lost boys faced. I also tried to pick each picture according to and emotion or action the Lost boys faced. I also think it was creative to put the dice stand out of all other pictures giving it a 3d effect, the dice is also an example of a emotion the Lost boys faced because they were not sure of their journey to America.

Reason Critically: I reasoned critically through text and images. I picked pictures that represent the hardships the Lost boys have been through, and what they aimed to accomplish in America. I text are described of their hardships. For example I wrote war in red because it refers to all the bloodshed that went on during the war. I reasoned critically when I wrote the six word memoir because I wanted it focus more on emotions of the Lost boys rather than just saying what had happened to them.

Communicate Effectively: I wanted the person looking at my collagen to really understand and relate to my collage. I also made sure I would make people aware of the Lost boys' journey. I tried to pick the pictures that would stand out to the reader and send the message clearly. One example of this is the picture of collage graduate, which tells the reader that some managed to succeed in America. Other pictures was the picture of a coloured man looking at racist sign, this is a example of prejudice that most Lost boys would experience in some way or another. The picture of the man thinking shows how some Lost boys were pushed some much stress either low-paying jobs or just not being able assimilate to such a different culture. Overall I think my collage manages to draw in a person through how the pictures communicate their theme.

Live Ethically: I think I made sure that I would send out themes from the collage without disrespecting the actual people (Lost boys). I think I created insight through my collage, into the lives of the Lost boys which might give them a sense of empathy for people who have been less fortunate in their lives. The viewers should gain some sort of emotional response when looking through my poster, because of some of the powerful images in it. The text and images collaborate together to make the outline of the story clear which was that they survived a war, lost everything including parents, when through a painful assimilating process and managed to gain some sort of life that had benefited them. I wanted the veiwer to get a feeling of duty to the people of Sudan for example donating to charity to help them.

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