For this assignment there again were three options to choose from. I decided to choose the second option: geo-narrative.

“2. Create a geo-narrative. Create a sequence of images and text attached to specific
locations in Google Maps. The images should combine to form a coherent structure or
narrative; this could be a fictional story, an essay-like argument, a documentary
account or historical recreation, or a photographic tour. Use image and text together
to tell the story. Use 10-12 images; of these, up to six may be the work of others,
provided it is licensed appropriately (Flickr is a useful way to find CC licensed
images). The remaining images should be either your own or “remixed” – using a
combination of your own work and that of other creators, again provided it is licensed
appropriately. Make contact with the creators of images, and introduce your project.
In your rationale reflect on this process of “networked” production.”

I selected the geo-narrative as I enjoy using/taking photographs and I also thought this was my favourite concept between the three options. I didn’t wanna do the data-visualisation because I didn’t know what information to use and how, I also didn’t want to make a Youtue video.

My assignment is based around my travels in Europe from June to December in 2007. I wanted to document my account and all the historical, cultural and social places I visited whilst overseas. Hopefully you will get to learn about the different sites and the uniqueness of each country. I traveled with a couple of mates around Europe, and we took photos along the way. I will explain each image in detail and the events that occurred in that country. It was a great experience to have done, you learn a lot about history; cultures, people and you come back home with some amazing and funny stories.

As I had alot of images to choose from, this assignment was ideal. Choosing which locations was the moe difficult aspect, as I had to make the images relate to one another in some sense. I didn’t want to stick to just one country, mainly because I wanted to use Google Maps to its full potential, therefore by showing different locations and countries, the viewer could relate to the images and the map together. My images relate to one another because they’re tourist sites that have historical, cultural and artistic background to the country. I displayed the images in historical order, so you can understand how the culture and country has developed along with the tourist sites.

I tried to make a seperate tumblr blog purely for this assignment, but tumblr has some technical difficulties in allowing Google Maps to be displayed on its blog. I then decided to try other blogs, such as Wordpress, but I found customising the blog quite difficult as I am used to using Tumblr. In trying to develop my blog, I researched other travelling blogs to see how they are constructed and how I can improved my design for this blog. The main travelling blog I found was the website: Travel Blog.

However I decided not to use a blog and base my assignment purely on the Google Map website, therefore I have tried to make it quite detailed by included facts and my thoughts on the sites and also by including links that relate to the various images. I also made custom logos, so the viewer knows which point they are up to and where to start the tour and when the tour is finished.

i.e: for the 9th location on my map.
I found out you could do this by watching Youtube videos that said you can customise the different logos.

I hope you enjoy my assignment, just in case here is my pro B url again: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=109852759739222476838.00046b73259c39b95905f

air twang.

Project B