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I came up with so many revisions and ideas while watching the presentations. I realized that consistency is key, and it is important, if not vital, to have some kind of clear pattern of some kind with my photos in order for them to really understand it. I should also keep the topic as focused as I can, and not jump from all different ages of people and types of photos. I think I am going to stick to babies and young children. My rough draft did exactly what Dr. A. said not to do, which is take a photo out of one context and plop it into a new one with no explanation, no introduction or changes. I really need to introduce my photos into a new context better. I also need to find out how to use different types of font, which I still can't seem to figure out (I know, its probably so simple) because I feel like it really makes or breaks the prezi.

I need to make my text BIG!! That was a big problem with a lot of the prezis, I couldn't read a lot of it. And not so twisty, I have a lot of twists because I thought it looked cool, but on the big screen it really makes the viewer sea sick. One of the presentations in particular inspired me to show part of my own routine for bedtime, so I think I will do that, and show what I do with my son before he goes to bed. I think it makes it more interesting and relatable, even if the audience aren't parents, they still know what its like to read a bedtime story. I want the conflict to be that I am lucky, even when I don't think I am, even when I am up all night with a crying baby, even when I am so tired I can't think straight, I am very lucky.

Justin Taylor: I really liked how his prezi had a distinct pattern of the photos, with the before and after, as well as the consistency with the text, using the phrase "this is not destruction." I found that very effective. I thought the topic was a really interesting one, kind of made me wish I had thought of it! It was very in depth, and he had clearly thought hard about it. One suggestion to improve the prezi is possibly to use more of the prezi tools such as color and shapes, because it was pretty much just a plain black background. Maybe that was on purpose, but I think a little color could be good for it.

Nicole Wang: I thought the question that the prezi sought to answer was intriguing and insightful, can we live our lives without illusion? It makes the viewer think hard about their own lives. I found the black and white photos to be very effective, and they give the prezi the sense of consistency that I think this project needs in order to not confuse the viewer. One suggestion for the prezi is to connect the poem to the question in a clearer way, because I was a little confused about that aspect.

Brandon Tarby: There was a story with a clear and apparent conflict, which is necessary. He had many references to the critics in his presentation, which proved to be effective in explaining his reasons behind the photos. I really liked his use of arrows and shapes, and I really liked his idea of reusing a photo more than once in the prezi, but with a different meaning. Such as when he used the boy with many arrows around his head, symbolizing his confusion, and then later revisiting the photo with just one arrow pointing up, symbolizing he has found the answer to his problems: Faith. He clearly explains his reasoning behind his color and font choices, which I found interesting because now the viewer knows it was not just a random choice. Overall it all seemed very thought out. I think one thing that could improve the prezi is to make the boy more realistic and relatable, possibly go into detail about his problems and how he hit rock bottom, I just felt a lot of it was generic in a way, and could be a little more personal.

Amanda Charles: I found her idea to be quite different from what we had looked at so far in class, and I found her views on these readymades as somewhat of an outsider to our culture really interesting. She used the ideas of readymades and applied them to college stereotypes which I pretty comical as well as relatable, because we either know a person like that, or we are that person. I thought she was very articulate with her presentation, and had explanations for all of her photos. One suggestion for her prezi would be to possibly had some color, I felt that the background seemed so stark, it could use a little color to it.

Rachel Ward: I thought her idea was definitely different and unique, I thought it gave her a lot of avenues she could have explored with this project. She explained her reasons for using the circle shape for her photos, and it seemed very thought out. I definitely think the text needs to be a lot bigger, and even a lot of the pictures could be bigger, I had trouble seeing most of them. Also, the background was a charcoal grey which I am assuming she chose because of the gloomy topic of the prezi, but it was also the same color as most of the photos so they seemed to blend in. I just think a lot more contrast was needed, and things needed to be a lot bigger.

Jason Frey: I thought his idea was clever and really thought out. "Ultra Slim" sounds just like something we could see advertised on tv, which makes it even funnier as well as realistic. He gave a thought out explanation for the reasons behind having some photos in black and white, and then some in color, which proved to be effective. He discusses the critics in his presientation, which fit in with his topic nicely. I really liked the celebrity approved picture, I thought that was hilarious. As far as suggestions, I think a lot of the motions were very twisty, for some reason I especially noticed it when it zoomed into the graphs. It wasn't terrible, but I think it could be improved a little.

Jessica Allebach: I was really interested in her topic, because aren't we all sometimes bored with mundane everyday activities? I really liked the message she was sending. I thought she did a great job of using the prezi tools and colors and such, she had a nice background color which kind of matched the original photo that inspired her idea. She used concepts that are very relatable to the audience, such as commuting, waitressing jobs, getting up early etc. I found that it really kept my attention. The critics she mentioned contributed well to her message, and did not seem to be forced into her prezi. Although her prezi was effective with the photos she uses, and I understand the amount of time it would take to use personal photos, I feel like this particular topic would be great for personal photos of her in her everyday life, I feel like it would connect even more. such as her driving to school, in her work uniform etc. I know that's not always a possibility, but it was something that popped in my head while watching it.