GROUP MEMBERS:
Linnea Anderson
Sonya Olomskaya
Alexander Maculam
Paloma Lazzarino
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This piece is a map of the Gansevoort/Meatpacking district in NYC, meant to illustrate the neighborhoods progression through time. We chose to incorporate 3 main stages of the history through symbols, the 1920’s when it was primarily meatpacking, with 250+ factories and slaughterhouses, the 1980’s when it was primarily prostitution and crime, and today where it is a wealthy neighborhood full of tourists and high end shops. The map is meant to be simple and fun, to draw in the viewer- the color scheme and map elements are cohesive the compass rose, cartouche, and key are all done in a vintage map style- to incorporate the old with the new. Unknowing viewers and tourists in the area who see this map would be able to gain some knowledge about the past of the area. We divided the work evenly between us and all worked on a separate part of the map before passing the photoshop file onto the next person.
MATERIALS USED:
This map was digitally done on photoshop and was then printed on a large 24″ x 36″ paper using the plotters.
ROUGH DRAFT AND PROCESS PHOTOS:
REFLECTION:
In the critique we received feedback that maybe the border of meats around the map was too literal and could have been more subtly incorporated into the map. Also that the position of the symbols could have been more schematic to show a chronological order within the history rather than leaving the viewer to have to guess which ones come first. Overall, the composition was received well and people liked the clean and finished look of the map.
