1. State of the art, project management and documentation¶
Research and Ideation
¶This week's assignment focused on allowing me to have a better understanding of the framework of Fabricademy. I was introduced to my classmates both "locally" and globally and had the opportunity to meet some of the instructors and creators of the program. This was the first time that I had been introduced to GitLab so I will definitely be experiencing a bit of a learning curve as I document. I'm looking forward to learning as I grow and hope to be able to toss in a bit of personal flare as I go. I am very interested in learning the flow of proper documentation as described in our first class. I'm excited to begin to explore which paths I want to navigate as I work towards my final project, and ensure that it is all properly documented.
I've had a few jobs and careers in my life. I've had the benefit of learning entrepreneurship while in undergrad at Howard University. During that time, I became an accomplished photographer and began being interested in Filmmaking. Simultaneously, I worked at a chain store called "Things Remembered" and also started my own fashion design and manufacturing business. I would have never guessed I'd use all of the above in the future in tangent as a Fabricademy student. I'm excited for an opportunity to explore all of my talents and interests at once including my passion for community. My undergraduate studies focused on community health and using data collection to create community driven solutions to real world problems. I see a lot of opportunities for me to blend my passions, talents, and curiosities within this program.
From my current perspective, Fabricademy is all about exploring concepts from the past, in the present, and preparing for a hoped for future. In all of that the most important thread seams (lol) to be storytelling. Storytelling has always been a main feature of my educational and creative journeys. Studying community health teaches you to explore the lived stories of individuals to understand how best to serve their needs. Working at Things Remembered was all about taking a moment or moments in a person's life, then picking out the perfect machine and material to memorialize that special moment in a piece forever. As a photographer, filmmaker, and script writer capturing moments is the entire point. My style as a fashion designer is all about capturing a moment through a garment. Storytelling through the weeks is what I am most excited for. For this week, I will explore storytelling techniques that inspire me and begin envisioning how to do the same with my work.
Artistic Storytelling
¶Please enjoy exploring what I currently find inspirational.
- In Machinery
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In Visual Arts
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In Fashion
Tools¶
- Computer
- TinyPNG(https://tinypng.com/)
- Google Docs
- [MkDocs](https://xxx)
Documentation workflow¶
I start by considering the week's asks from the Fabricademy instructors. This week our tasks are to introduce ourselves and begin to understand what documentation is all about and how to properly upload to our GitHub repository. One of the most important portions of my workflow is to do a "first draft" on Google Docs. This is helping me to make sure I am completing all of the required tasks before moving into the MKDocs platform.
Step 1¶
I picked which aspects of my previous careers and current life experiences I wanted to explore. I chose visual arts, fashion design, and community health as my focus areas because they directly relate to Fabricademy. Thankfully, focusing on all three also allows me to complete this week's objectives including properly documenting my experience.
Step 2¶
Next I added all of my favorites from all three categories to my google doc and began to resize the images and videos to properly fit the dimensions for GitHub. After properly resizing and saving them (using TinyJPG) to a folder on Google Drive I created to help me stay organized, I began to add them to this week's documentation.
Step 3¶
After properly uploading an intro into me and my past, current, and aspirational interests, I submitted my page within NuEval to my instructor for their review.
One of my favorite short films
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