Harlem 100-Year Timeline and Personal Experience

Class – Integrative Studio 1: Shift | Instructor – Demi Adeniran

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First Semester Artist Book – Layout Mockups

Class – Integrative Studio 1: Shift | Instructor – Demi Adeniran

Design #1 (Front / Back / Contents / Page layout):


 

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Design #2 (Front / Back / Contents / Page layout):


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Design #3 (Front / Back / Contents / Page layout):


 

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Inspiration:

Dolanite.com, (2015). Dolanite Design | Layout. Available at: http://www.dolanite.com/category/portfolio/layout/ [Accessed 18 Nov. 2015]. Image seen by clicking: http://www.dolanite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/book-300×173.jpg

Iansheldon.com, (2015). Books – Cambridge Footsteps | Ian Sheldon – Artist. Available at: https://www.iansheldon.com/books-cambridge-footsteps/ [Accessed 18 Nov. 2015]. Image seen by clicking: https://www.iansheldon.com/wp-content/uploads/sheldon_large.jpg

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fruit Map (All Iterations)

Class – Integrative Studio 1: Shift | Instructor – Demi Adeniran

Here is the first iteration:

 

Neeraj_Balani - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fruit Map (4)

 

 

The quality is higher on my second iteration (click to enlarge).

Here is the second iteration:

Neeraj_Balani - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fruit Map (5)

 

 

I received feedback that this wasn’t organic enough. I agreed as all of the pictures are trapped inside the bush and it’s kind of overwhelming. It defeats the purpose of portraying nature.

Here is the third and final iteration (click to enlarge):

Neeraj_Balani - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fruit Map (7)

High Line Map and Inspiration

Class – Integrative Studio 1: Shift | Instructor – Demi Adeniran

DISCLAIMER: None of the images below are mine; I do not claim to own them. The links to where I found the images will be provided below their respective images.

coney island map

This map is making the original map of Coney Island more fun. I enjoy the bright colours, they caught my eye. I like that it could orient people if they are lost, but is also pleasing to look at. The map very casual, almost an “unofficial map”. Link: http://m.coneyislandfunguide.com/Map.htm

 

Creative-Process-Infographic-Large

Quite a funny map. I got inspiration from the hard edges here and applied them to my map. However I don’t think the 3D map will work for my High Line project. Link: http://www.viruscomix.com/page523.html

 

degraded-soils_c4c4

This map reveals to us how scarce our resources are. We need soil to survive on this planet and we (as a society) aren’t taking care of the environment enough. I was inspired by the concept of this map, and hence decided to do my map on the greenery of High Line. Link: http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/Soil+and+change

 

fun-maps-2-21

Eye-opening and powerful. Inverting the colours creates a powerful contrast from the circle to the rest of the world. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07/map-more-than-half-of-humanity-lives-within-this-circle/

 

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Another fun one with regions highlighted to mark a certain trend in that area (in this case: the amount of red heads). I am using colour to mark my nature like regions in High Line. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1d1luy/red_hair_map_of_europe_620x900/

 

Finally, click here to view my High Line map (best experienced on Adobe Acrobat Pro DC). The map was compiled with the help of photographs I took and satellite images of High Line; all of the work on the map is done by me using the pen tool. I used an image as a template, here is the link: http://thevillager.com/villager_328/highlineplans.html