I began by thinking of what topics in life interest me most. The five topics being, craftsmanship, soccer, materials, off the grid living, and the design process of the Eames'. From there I branched out with the reasons these topics interested me. I took the four that peaked my interest the most, those four being self-sufficiency, perfection for ones own sake, constant revision/evolution of design, and using old materials in new ways. I branched off again, trying to analyze what makes each of these topics so important to me. From those offshoots, I picked another 3; more control/elimination of variables, pride in your creations, and practice makes perfect. Instead of branching off into aspects of these topics, like before, I looked back on my original five and made connections with my last three.
The development of those original five topics through these diagrams has allowed me to see the relationships between them. What began, in my mind, as five unrelated interests of mine has become a web of topics with many intersecting relationships. The most surprising relationship is the craftsmanship/soccer connection. The pride, practice, exploitation of strengths and weaknesses, striving to be better, and being critical of yourself are all aspects that embody both of those topics. If taken further, I'm sure the diagrams would bring about further similarities and relationships between all of the existing topics and new ones.
These images are the three portfolio projects that I am most proud of:
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