ALEXPLORATION
H E L L O . T H I S
B O O K
C O N T A I N S D E S I G N
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R E S P O N D I N G T O
T H E
10 A C T I V I T I E S C O M P L E T E D D U R I N G
A L E X P L O R A T I O N .
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ALREADY FORGET WHAT
A L E X P L O R AT I O N
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L I T T L E
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R EM I N D ER :
OTHER THAN BEING MY SENIOR THESIS PROJEC T, IT IS THE EXPLOR ATION OF MY ABILIT Y TO VISUALLY E XPRESS LIFE E XPERIENCES, USING GR APHIC DESIGN A S THE MEDIUM. THE SPECIFIC LIFE E XPERIENCES WILL BE PL ANNED AROUND
CERTAIN
COLLEGIATE
AC TIVITIES, WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE DESIRE TO C ARRY OUT. THIS SELF-NAMED VOYAGE IS C ALLED “ALEXPLOR ATION.” IT SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED USING PHENOMENOLOGIC AL RESE ARCH, AND THE END PRODUC T WILL BE A COLLEC TION OF DESIGN RESPONSES FROM E ACH EXPERIENCE COMPILED INTO A BOOK.
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THIS IS THE BOOK.
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HERE’S A TABLE OF CONTENTS TO ENSURE YOU WILL NOT GET LOST.
AC TIVIT Y 01 CLIMB ROCK WALL.....................................................5-6
AC TIVIT Y 02 MAKE $100 IN A WEEK............................................7-8
AC TIVIT Y 03 USE GR APHIC DESIGN A S A PRESENT..........................9
AC TIVIT Y 04 AT TEND R ANDOM CL A SSES......................................10 -12
AC TIVIT Y 05 MEDITATION LESSON..............................................13-14
AC TIVIT Y 06 PHOTOGR APH STR ANGERS..........................................15
AC TIVIT Y 07 VISIT METEORITE MUESUM.........................................16
AC TIVIT Y 08 LE ARN HOW TO SCREENPRINT...............................17-20
AC TIVIT Y 09 BRE AK THE RULES.............................................21-23
AC TIVIT Y 10 VISIT THOMA S MORE LIBR ARY.................................24
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“ I A M A B O U T T O G O C L I M B T H E R O C K W A L L …. S O M E W H A T E X C I T E D . I H O P E M Y B O D Y C A N W I T H S T A N D T H I S P H Y S I C A L A C T I V I T Y. I ’ M N O T M U C H O F A W O R K E R - O U T E R , B U T I T H I N K I ’ L L B E A B L E T O H A N D L E I T. ” 5
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i need a dollar. i need a dollar. i need a dollar. i need a dollar. i need a dollar. i need a dollar. i need a dollar.
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making a dollar is simple enough. but when it comes to money, is definitely not more. moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore
everyone wants mo r e of that paper. green paper. ugly green paper.
more ugly g reen paper please.
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WHAT EVEN IS A POKE? SOMETHING THATʼS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANNOYANCE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ACTION. THANK YOU “SOCIAL NETWORKING REVOLUTION.”
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THE ODDS OF A METEOR LANDING ON YOUR HOUSE ARE ONE IN
182, 138, 880, 000, 000.
YOUR ODDS O F BECOMING THE PRESIDENT O F THE UNIT ED STAT ES, DATING A SUPERMODEL, OR CONTRACTING MAD COW DISEASE ARE MUCH BET T ER. watch o ut.
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villain?
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delinquent?
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hoodrat?
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SIMPLE LITTLE BOOKWORM
HID DE N U NDER NE AT H... I S
T H E
S E X I E S T
take o ff those glasses and let your hair down for me.
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L I B R A R I A N .
G O O D BY E.
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