Art of Planning

I probably have mentioned this before but just to reinstate: I am extremely perfectionist. I like everything aligned and measured to millimeters and centered and proportional. I have always been like this and always will. Why is that important? It just is. But also it makes me very organized. Are these two things really correlated? I don't....

Okay, let me start again. I am an extremely organized person. I like everything dated and programmed by the seconds and in order and predictable.  I remember last year, during the production of my Foundation Portfolio, Stoklosa told us to make a weekly planner stating the goals we wanted to meet each day so we wouldn't fall off track. I have always sorta planned out long term projects, but it was nice to be reminded that this is a good practice. So for this year, I am being even more organized.

My idea came from different organizational methods from different industries.

                                 Mood board (1)                                                                              "Spider-web" (2)

1. Mood boards are composed of many images, color schemes, words, fonts, all which connect to a certain theme. Their purpose is to collect ideas, creative information, to guide you through a new project. Many fashion magazines and fashion brands use this method to brainstorm for an upcoming edition or a new collection. It's a great way to keep your concrete ideas and clear direction throughout the duration of the project.
2. Another method I was inspired by is the stereotypical "spider webs" detectives create while working on a case -I don't know if they do it on real life, since I've never been involved in a crime case, but they are a thing in films. These spider webs (by the way, I do not know if this is the correct term, but I'm using it anyway) are used to connect many different pieces of a case, finding links where it would be hard to find before, without a board.

These two organization methods look very different, but when you think about it, they are rather similar: both bring details, pieces, small parts of something together to get to a final result. So how did I use this?

This was the first draft. I just got a piece of paper and started writing everything I needed to do -trust me, this was very spontaneous, even though it looks neat. The project itself requires three components: a music video, a website, and a digipack.  Put those three titles in a page and BAM, words will just flow out. It was a truly great way for me to get all my ideas and plug them together, like pieces of a puzzle. Before this prototype, I only had words bumping around my head - "Snapchat", "Doc video?", "Spotify"-, which didn't really mean anything. Point being: you won't understand the power of visualization until you try it (arrows are helpful too).

But did I stop there? No, sir/madam/whatever your title is, I did not. 

*aweeeee* (choir singing)

This is the actual version, in all its glory, organization, and color!! I have everything I need, and also want, to do here, and some important details to start it off. The idea is that I will add on to it as time goes, take pieces out as I finish the task, and maybe edit details whenever I change my mind (trust me, that happens annoyingly often). 

Isn't it beautiful? *crying face*

P.S. If you're wondering, Camille is this really artsy friend I have, who is always in cool places engaging in cool activities -perfect human being to give me ideas of where to do a photo shoot.

"The Purpose of Mood Boards." 522 Productions. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.