This first Portfolio Map is of all the major IMM projects I have done while in college and in high school. I have excluded any projects that were unfinished, did not look appealing, and ones that I cannot access. I included projects from 4 different categories: Music, Coding, Digital Media, and Design. As expected, there have been some overlap between the categories, especially with music and coding, and design, coding, and music. I color coded each category so that everyone can see which projects apply to multiple categories.
Here we see that my list of projects has decreased immensely. I took out any projects that I cannot access, such as my performance with Arc Mercer in “Injustice for All.” I have also excluded projects that got negative feedback due to poor design and relevance to the class. In this map, I have listed all of my current successes that I am proud of. If someone asked me to show these projects, I would gladly show them without fear of incompletion. However, I have added a key down at the bottom of the picture, where we see “Work in Progress, Could have been better, and Almost Perfect.” As of right now, there is only one project that is a work in progress and I don’t see it being finished any time soon. However, I think that I have a solid idea set out for it and would love to get feedback for it eventually. My projects that “could have been better” worked for the class and the assignment. However, they were clearly missing something, whether it be an essential design flaw or a technical error. For these assignments, I either barely got an A or a B+ on them, which I do not consider to be my best work. These projects were not the best by any means, but they still showcase what skills I have and how I can make them better. The “Almost Perfect” project was, as you guessed it, almost perfect. It could have been exceptional, but instead it was average and not special. Part of this was because of the group I worked with and the time constraints of the project itself. However, the end result did showcase our talent and the skills we obtained over a few months. My group and I put much hard work and effort into the final project and I truly think that it was a success. With that being said, I wanted this project to be more interactive and less of a train wreck than on the performance day. I believe that with some minor adjustments, the “almost perfect” project could have been exceptional.