An abstract is a summary of a larger project that describes the goal and scope of the project, conclusions or intended results. The statement introduces the reader to your work so they may get an overall sense of the themes you are exploring, motivation, materials you will work with, and the mediums you have chosen to express your message and communicate to your intended audience.

Write a 50-word Abstract for your Narrative Project that addresses the following:
– Your topic/theme
– Working Title (this will be preliminary, but come up with some options)
*Coming up with title ideas can often help focus and further define your approach.
– Intended Audience
– Project Goals: what do you want your audience to know/understand/do once they have experienced them?
– Choice of Mediums (2): Describe why you have chosen each medium based on what each medium provides to you as a designer to communicate your message to your target audience (affordance).
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A few Examples of Abstracts:

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Human beings are a species of differing, but interdependent individuals and communication is fundamental in establishing our connections with each other. When initiating, sustaining or adjusting our relationships, graphic design is a powerful tool that can utilize our intersubjectivity to benefit individuals, groups and humanity as a whole.

As human beings, we are a social species and we rely on each other to carry on and continue functioning in the most ideal way that we can. It is almost humorous to think about how much we depend on others seeing that no two people in the world are the same. For this reason, communication is fundamental in allowing us to establish an understanding of each other. Friedrich Nietzsche said it best, “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” Graphic design has the power to tap into the subjectivity of individual people and empower them through inclusive conceptualization and collaborative communication. Design as a communication tool helps us find our place in the world along with giving us a better understanding of each other. As we use communication to understand each other, design can cultivate our intersubjectivity by allowing for meaningful contributions within the process.

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CAI to EWR is a project about a journey that starts from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport with a connection through Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport within the span of twenty-four hours. During this journey, I interviewed different people I met on my trip and recorded abstract sounds that represented the environment at a specific place and point in time. Each Medium is reflecting the journey in a different way. The interactive book, focuses on telling the story through the voices of people I met and it visualizes certain moments. It is made in a form of a timeline and depending on where the interview took place, the elevation of the map and the page itself changes throughout the book. The poster series which emphasizes quotes of the people and some of the announcements you hear while traveling through airports. Their placement depends on when and where the interview or the announcement took place on the map. The motion piece utilizes the soundscape of the journey to underscore the constant activity going on around you when you are traveling.

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“cache me if you can” is the story of scavenger hunting for 24 caches within 24 hours in NYC. The hunt was divided into three separate days that amounted to 24 hours, in which we attempted to find as many caches as possible. In addition, each day is focused on a certain area of Manhattan consisting of the Midtown, Downtown, and Central Park sections. Every single cache is unique because they come in different shapes and sizes with various personal items within it that people leave behind. The most challenging aspect is finding these caches that are cleverly hidden in plain sight. The designed mediums show glimpses of our scavenger hunting experience, ranging from a large overall scope to a more personal detailed perspective. The large map displays the overall experience showing the location of all the caches that were found as well as not found. The ten smaller maps display some of the steps taken in order to find the cache, and its contents inside it. The poster series made in collage form showcases images and typography that focus in on the key points of some individual caches. Lastly, the book provides a more personalized touch, as it includes our own personal notes and thoughts during our hunting experience.