I've spent the semester trying to see things for what they recognizeably are. I thought it only appropriate to finish by applying my learnings to web development. I've learned that drawing, like code, is extensible and iterative; at each step in the process a work can be judged complete or lacking, regardless of whether it yet fills the page. With the help of Google Maps (which offers programmers a simple way of extending and customizing the javascript innards of Google's online maps) I was able to begin with a rich framework of interaction. Each step of the way I sought inspiration by playing around with what I'd developed so far.
This is my world of the past four years, each location within the flexible boundaries of the Olin "bubble". In addition to some of the semester's sketches I've included two audio performances, one from last year's variety show and another from the Wired Ensemble class my freshman year. For me the sounds, even more than the sights, are windows into what has made my time here so special. In the spirit of Olin's participation in Talk Like a Pirate Day, I've adopted a high seas theme for the annotations.
Because of the high amount of graphical (as opposed to graphic) and dynamic content I've embedded, this page may not view well if you don't have an up-to-date browser (Firefox 2, IE 7 and Opera 9 should all work) and high-speed Internet access. To view the content simply mouse over or click on the lettered markers. Double-click to view an image by itself or to bring back the main map.
Copyleft 2007 DJ Gallagher. Portions copyright Google & MassGIS; all other content is released by the author under Creative Commons rules.