Portfolio Overview

Projects:

Project 1:

https://twitter.com/RITmuse/status/916377751657107456

Project one I was not sure what to think about but did I enjoy myself. I really enjoyed having to to the research about my topic, I had fun designing the cases, and I really had fun working with our class. My only problem was that I had to work on my own a lot and it was a bit of a scramble for materials at the end. But I am glad I was able to do this project. It really helped me understand what Metadata is and what goes into making an exhibit. Overall it taught us the innerworkings behind exhibits and exhibiting, and introduction to metadata, and to think about the visual setups behind putting together an exhibit.
Project 2:

Omeka.net

Project two was difficult but also fun. Working on Omeka, Drupal, and WordPress was an interesting venture. Overall I ended up liking Omeka and WordPress more because they were a lot more user friendly and easier to navigate. This project helped me better learn Metadata and how it works, How to build a good website both for online exhibitions and information, and helped me explore what is out there to work with.
Project 3:

http://agreenthumbandaproblem.omeka.net/

I think this was my favorite however. It really helped me throw myself into my work during a bad situation and focus on something I really enjoyed. Exploring how to work with Omeka was fun and (incidental learning) I ended up teaching myself some HTML in the process! I got a lot better at metadata by this point as well. This project helped us look into things that were important to us and set it up like an online exhibit. This helped the class prepare for if they had to make an actual online exhibit and how they would do so.

Project 1 Summary

Collaborating with the RIT Archive Collections was a very fulfilling experience for me. Initially, I was assigned my third choice of collection to work with for the Archive’s third installment of The Stories They Tell exhibition, but feel like I overcame some hurdles and am very proud of the exhibit I designed on the first floor of the Wallace Center. Forming a narrative about RIT alum and fencer, June Johnson was quite challenging at first, because of the fact that her collection was rather small. Through research outside of the Archives, I discovered that June Johnson  was actually the first female athlete to be inducted into RIT’s Sports Hall of Fame. Considering her “trail-blazing” as a female athlete during her time at RIT, I was quite surprised to discover that June doesn’t have her own collection in the Archives, but rather is featured in a number of others relating to fencing, and photography by Bernie Boston. I reached out to RIT’s Fencing Club and arranged with it’s current president to borrow the same style of fencing foil which June used during her time here, which I feel really brings an added dimension to the exhibit space.