What she included, what she cut, what order, what transitions. The setlist IS a creative declaration — not a greatest hits, but a story about who she is across time.
Your portfolio should do the same thing. A body of work curated and sequenced with intention. Not everything you made — the best version of what you want to say.
The meta-lesson of this course:
How do you become compelling enough — through clarity, execution, and judgment — that others trust you with greater autonomy?
10 weeks ago you walked in. Now: look at what you've made.
In Week 1, you analyzed data about your own behavior. Now, 9 projects later, your portfolio IS the data about who you've become as a designer.
Which materials, media, and substrates did you gravitate toward across all 7+ challenges?
What tools and senses did you rely on most? What did you avoid?
What patterns emerge? What surprised you?
Share your map, hear theirs. This is the raw material for your final POV reflection.
Moss — Taste
Weschler — POV by Curiosity
Robert Irwin spent years pursuing questions he couldn't articulate.
A POV is not chosen. It's discovered by looking at what you've already done.
[ Groups will be assigned in class. Each student reads one. ]
Final Deliverables Checklist
3–5 minutes each. Designed, not just delivered. Not a defense — a declaration.
Your midterm POV was a first draft. Your final POV should show how 4 more weeks of making changed your answer.
You made 7+ projects in 10 weeks.
Share curation collections. Swap favorites. Display portfolios. Invite guests.
In Week 1, you asked "what does my data say about me?" Now answer it: what does your portfolio say about who you are?
Look at what you built. Thank you.