Format: The tools I usually enjoy using are both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premiere Pro, so I will probably use either one of these or both of these in order to create my re-design project.

Values: Three values I support are:

• Family (or friends) values: I support family values because I believe that it is vital to have a solid support system in general, no matter what it is you’re doing in your life. Having people to communicate and spend time with is a necessity to the human experience because it offers a sense of community as well as some sort of “safe-space” where one can be themselves.
• Mental health: I strongly support mental health because being in a good headspace and being mindful of how you feel and what your plans are is essential to both achieving goals and being able to care for yourself and others.
• Language education: I support language education because learning new language either alone or through language exchange helps people discover and learn about new cultures that they may otherwise have never taken an interest in. Learning about new cultures is important because it allows our sense of how big the world is to expand and realize that the world does no revolve around Western culture like so many people from America think it does.

I think taking these values into consideration when re-designing will certainly help personalize my project.

Problem: The problem I’d like to tackle for this project is teaching/learning/interacting with others during this pandemic, specifically. I think this is an important topic of discussion because at this point in time, everyone is currently relying on their technology in order to be able to do everything from talk to their family on a regular basis to making sure their kids are able to continue their educations/making sure they’re able to maintain their jobs. However, technology isn’t always reliable and it also is not accessible to everyone.

Proposed re/design: I think that perhaps setting up some sort of program or website where people can organize and set up times to use technology (laptops/tablets) that they otherwise don’t have access to in these times while still being socially distant, not in a confined space and sanitary could be beneficial to the problem I’m trying to solve. I also think creating some sort of outreach program (that’s free) for people to participate in where they can discuss how the pandemic has affected them and their mental health would be beneficial.

Actual Project: I think I could potentially make a video/video essay using clips from news stories/people’s personal videos and experiences from various background about how difficult it has been during the pandemic to maintain their lives in general.

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Revised Idea: I still think that I’ll make a video discussing the effect that COVID-19 has had on people, however, because my family is willing to participate in any sort of video I’d make, I want to change the topic of my video slightly. I’m now planning on conducting an interview with the three of them separately and then together in order to see what their experiences have been like throughout the pandemic. I would like to ask them about how technology has helped them or hurt them. I’ll also incorporate my own experiences into the video, as well. As for the redesign element of the project, I’d have to see what their responses are in order to suggest a redesign for whatever technology they’ve found the least helpful for work/school/their social lives etc.