For the last couple of weeks, I have been working on researching three specific events that occurred during the same time period as our IDES 141 class’ Survey 4 lesson on “Steam and the Speed of Light” (1750-1850). My three chosen events were: 1) The First Passenger Railway in Britain (1825), 2) The First Illustrated Newspaper in Britain (1832), and 3) Samuel Morse and the Invention of the Telegraph (1838).
Overall, I have to say that I definitely struggled with this project. I found that researching specific topics within the chosen events was quite challenging, especially because there is only so much accessible information that can be found on each event. When it came to organizing the information and working with Invision, I seemed to have gotten even more frustrated, as I struggled with saving my preferred layout and making my board look appealing. I think that I would prefer to use Invision in a collaborative way (similar to Padlet), where I can work with classmates or colleagues to brainstorm an idea and form colour palettes (as that is actually a feature!).
In the end, I would give myself a 7/10 for this project. I think that I spent enough time diving deep into research on each topic, however, I struggled to make connections between events. To solve the earlier problem, I had to make a compromise and develop personalized topics that I felt were more suited toward the specific event. For example, the fashion topic ended up not fitting in with any of my events. As for my layout, I think that I chose strong images and used eye-catching headlines and keywords. My choice to separate all three events ended up working quite nicely so that I could have more fun with image sizing and hierarchy. If I had more time, I think I would’ve emphasized certain colour palettes within each event, as these old, historic events oftentimes feel the need to be in black and white.
The link to my Invision Mood Board can be found here: https://jordanvanbergen83051.invisionapp.com/board/IDES-141-Mood-Board-ckg8jjych0o5717vk9fl9fnql