more than anything, the subject fulfilled a homework assignment.
over the course of the project, i was unsatisfied with the the subject and couldn't identify with it's themes. after talking to a junior about the book and his experience with the project last year, his suggestion was to use a theme that excited and interested you or the process could be a long, grueling process.
i knew i wanted my book to be a positive expression, rather than a book of grumbling and whining about the media.
"harmony" came to me through thinking about the visual forms i wanted to create... sweeping, elegant curves in balanced compositions. this brought me to:
harmony
balance
cooperation
symphony
congruence
vibration
synergy
order
oneness
tranquility
after review, many of my words were redundant and the theme itself was a little too vague to provide a clear concept.
i shifted my focus to the idea of harmony in the musical setting. a lot of the terms, though used to describe musical expressions, provided a lot of visual cues. the crossover interested me and brought me to:
harmony
consonance
balance
unison
resonance
construction
dissonance
symphony
root
simultaneous
It's good that you justified the turn in your project here. Moving forward in the semester, kcai and future career, you'll often encounter projects in which you don't have personal investment in the content. Rather than always changing course (which might be problematic for the grading criteria, client needs or your time management), dig deep into what excites you about the design process itself. Let that be what keeps you motivated. Also, researching the subject (so you learn something new) may also give you extra incentive.
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