I really enjoyed making the picture book. It made me think about a lot of random things about myself. The one particular memory which I remembered was the job I had as a young teenager. I was a water boy for a professional basketball team in England. You can see me here wearing yellow. These men really influenced my life, I looked up to all of them and each of them had time for me. I am glad we had this assignment so I could look back and appreciate those players.

Maybe it's something OCD in me, but I just kept going back to the timeline idea when trying to tell my life story. It just feels more comprehensive (even though there are probably much more comprehensive ways to describe me, I just haven't thought of them). I guess one thing I learned about myself as a result is that even in creative projects, I often inherently crave cohesion and order. My left brain often wants to tag along with the right, even when the right brain wants to work alone.

I'm a fan of organization, creation, and perspiration (after a good days work and a warm shower of course). This book is a nostalgic walk-through of my life so far. Trying to squeeze that into one book is always a challenge - ask Mr. Potter, it took him seven books and 4,176 pages to punch that one out.
-- Matt Patrick --

Question #1

With the proliferation of digital cameras, photo sites such as Flickr, and the ubiquitous nature of photo sharing via the internet, has the still photographic image lost its power or impact in regards to visual communication? In other words, since we are bombarded by still images in the real world and cyberspace, has the photographic image lost its "specialness" as a vehicle of communication? What are your thoughts? Please explain and defend your stance

Laura Coalwell's Picture Book

I learned that sometimes I like the process of creating something as much or more than the actual creation. I think it's therapeutic to sit on the floor surrounded by a bunch of random materials and make something out of it.

I like the little flaps, because they tell the rest of the story. And when I was little, I loved pop up books or the ones with the little "pull" tabs.

As the Sun Rose

A short story made out of wood. By Mitch Stevens.

Nate Steele's Picture Book Preview

I wanted to make a picture book that would be enjoyable for all ages to read. I wanted to tell the reader a lot about myself but because I didn't have a picture of myself doing most of the things I wanted to describe and because I am not a good artist I decided to cut out pictures of Charlie Sheen to explain who Nate Steele really is. That way it is simple and fun for everyone #winning.