Prologue

I distinctly remember hearing a graphic designer speak proudly about how everything around him was designed. In the setting of our conversation this was true, but I couldn't help recall my experiences of growing up in Vernal, Utah a place on the fringes of man's domain a place were this statement couldn't be farther from the truth. For Vernal is a place showing not the evidence of design, but the very absence of it.

Presentation Outline: Required Components (First Draft) I. Statement of Problem Domain(1-2 Sentences): The role and creation of personal histories has been a defining element among visual communicators for years. It is from our experiences that we add pages to our visual libraries/ our interpretations of the surrounds world helps clarify/teach/beautify human history. II. Key Concerns / Issues A. Problems facing society / profession / clients / audiences or users: To list the problems facing Human Kind would require someone with more history on the subject. I feel it sufficient to reference, Jeffery Sach's lectures for the 2007 Reith lecture series — which discussed the challenges awaiting Humanity as we wrap up the Holocene and Begin to admit that we currently live in the Anthropocene B. Opportunities for improvement or contribution:Verbal histories have been gaining value since the populous gained in literacy, but this history is based in paradigmatic learning. Where as I feel highly unjustified in telling others how to manipulate form I feel no restraint in sharing my experiences with others. Through either the written or pictorial media. III. Inspirations / Related Work A. Examples of pertinent projects / studies / writings B. Examples of pertinent personal work (if relevant) This is what I do. IV. Bibliography A. Books. B. Articles C. Websites www.canary-project.org D. Videos / Films An Inconvenient Truth Future of Food King Corn V. Questions Looking Forward A. What do you need to decide: Revisiting the first elements of this outline are the first step. further clarification about why Personal Histories, and more research into the Visual Narrative. I also need to decide to what extent will I address the memories/histories. Mine? Collective? Others? B. What do you need to learn? Everything