Essay
Visual Journaling as Reflective Research: Daily Manifestations of Creativity
Washington State University
Spring 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000003768
Abstract
The premise of this project is to examine what exactly constitutes the creative process. I have attempted to record a visual journal entry every day for the span of 8-9 months, while also documenting through cellular applications relevant statistical information such as step count, weather, location, and mood. Through the documentation of my own visual creations, my mental state, and data regarding the statistical outline of the day, I have attempted to catalogue in a linear fashion the creative fluctuations of a specific time in my life. After the specified time period of keeping daily journals, I analyzed my collected data in both visual, linguistic, and numerical form, inputted it into data collection software, and examined trends and frequencies to produce a bigger picture of what my journal reflected for my creativity. Through this process, I found that creativity is a difficult concept to analyze through data. In the future, this project would be beneficial with clearer parameters, and a more focused approach, considering only one or two metrics, rather than a broad collection of various factors. Furthermore, a shorter time frame would work to combat feelings of being overwhelmed, as well as easier data analysis later on. The component of the project that proved to be the most enlightening and satisfying to me was evaluating and interpreting my chosen exhibit pieces, looking at the specific symbolism and language that was used in those pages and deciphering them through a lens of outside research, historical information regarding symbolism, and also my own memory and recollection of those days. Therefore, other potential avenues of this type of work would be relating it to psychology and the impact that visual journaling has on the mind.
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- Title
- Visual Journaling as Reflective Research: Daily Manifestations of Creativity
- Creators
- Camille Oppedal (Author)
- Contributors
- LEEANN DOWNING HUNTER (Supervisor) - Washington State University, English, Department of
- Academic Unit
- Honors Theses (WSU Pullman)
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900720967101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Essay