C S U L B C O G N I T I V E M A P
I started with the areas around the Liberal Arts buildings and the Library because that is where is spend most of my time on campus. However, despite passing the library almost daily, I had a difficult time remembering the layout of the buildings to the right of the library where the “Beach Hut” is located. I tried my best to work my way down the campus and tried not leave gaps despite not knowing what buildings where there. I only labeled the buildings I know by name, I found that I had forgotten the names of the buildings despite previously taking a class there. However, most of the time I had to rely on just remembering that a “building was there” the few times I have walked through certain areas of the campus.
In the end, I honestly remembered a lot more than I thought I would. It was quite easy to remember the outline of the places I visit often, but I had a hard time with other sections such as the side where the Rec Center is, and where the dorms are located. I had an especially hard time figuring the layout of the section behind the student union/behind the “GO Beach” sign, I had to leave a messy gap. However, it was a fun project and challenge to really see how much I actually remember of the campus layout.
H U M A N S P I R O G R A P H
I conducted the project with the help of my mother, and we drew the piece on the kitchen table. At first it was a bit awkward because we had my younger sister making sure we did not go off the paper and draw on the table since our eyes were closed. My mom also kept asking how much longer she had to endure this task. In the end she actually liked the project and thought it was an interesting way to “draw.”
While drawing, it felt like we were drawing in a circle that started off small and just got bigger as we went around the paper. However, when we opened our eyes and turned the lights back on, I was surprised to see that the drawing on the paper was not even close to a nice spiral circle. There were a lot of rounded edges where we turned in the other direction but it did not feel that way while we were doing the project. There are also a lot of sharp angles that appeared throughout the piece, that again, I did not feel while drawing.
Brianna 