Arts Leadership Report
The final book can be found in the folder that accompanies this website.
Now that the project is finished (something that I am quite sad about, the letters intrigued me, the idea that with hindsight there are probably many things that you want to change in your history but you will never get the chance to and I'm interested in what exactly people would say to themselves, in hindsight) and I have collected feedback I am able to write my report, evaluating the project, what I thought went well, what didn't and how I would improve it if I were to do it again. This report can be found here:
Arts Leadership Report The final book can be found in the folder that accompanies this website.
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I have now collected a variety of comments and reviews from both peers and participants on my Leadership.
Comments and reviews that I have received are as follows: Grace - I felt that this leadership was a very inspiring and innovative idea. Once again, like her challenge, Georgina put in a lot of detail. Georgina was very organised in completing her leadership project and did this very efficiently and this continued all the way through her project. It was a fantastic idea to put letters in a book and the final product really does represent how much work and dedication Georgina put into her project. Hannah - I really liked Gina's challenge, it was a great idea to gather all the letters together. Her ideas were very original and I look forward to seeing the finished product with everybodys letters together! Lucy - I thought it was a very original and interesting idea that everyone could really get into and relate to. It was fun to do and with all the letters together it made a really strong and moving collection :)the book was very professional looking and well organised - maybe there could have been a few more photos? other than that its very hard to criticise - a wonderful idea that was brilliantly and maturely executed :D Very well done Georgina. Alex - It was a really good idea and well put together Mr. Massey - The book was professional and made the letters seem endorsed and something you want to keep to. Though keeping the handwritten letters were a very good idea as it showed penmanship and personality, perhaps a side note with what the letter said would be handy, as some may find it difficult to read them. Also, there is one mistake, but overall a very good final product. Jess - I thought it looked really professional, expensive and well-made. And the pictures were good too because they added variety. Beth - It was presented really well and set out well. For improvements, it could have been a little bigger and perhaps more photos to go with the letters. Sallyann - I thought that this book was a brilliant concept. The letters from the subjects are imaginative and thought-provoking. It certainly provides food for thought. I think that this book has been well thought out and is very tempting to read. The only thing wrong with this book is that it should be longer as it grips you and you want to read more - a sign of a good book. Catherine - The project was well planned and carried out, keeping to the timings that she had set out. The idea was interesting and thought-provoking and the final product was professional and was brilliant to see your own work in print. All parts of the book were considered, from the copyright to the introduction, from the acknowledgements to the letters themselves, and just shows that Georgina cared a lot for this project. Collecting the post this morning I noticed a package for me, this is unusual, and the only thing I thought it could be was my book for this project, however I only sent it off to be published 5 days ago and it was said that it would take nearly 20 working days to arrive.
On opening however I found that it was my book. I am extremely happy with how the book has turned out, all of the letters are clear to read and the photographs have come out well. I also think that the design of the book looks professional. I have found a mistake in the book, where I wrote 'eleven' instead of 'sixteen'. Unfortunately I did not catch this when I re-read the book, and because of the file type on the computer, I was unable to send it to someone else to catch any mistakes that I had missed. This morning, I uploaded the book file onto Blurb's website and then paid to get the book published and sent to me when it is completed. The book itself was only £3, however for the cheapest postage and packaging it was £7 and so came to £10 in the end, but to get a book for this project, I think that this is worth it. For this postage and packaging it is estimated that it will take approximately 15 days to arrive (after the 5-6 days it will take for printing), however this option is not trackable, therefore I am taking a risk, but for trackable the postage was a great deal more and I didn't think it was worth it.
Now I just have to wait. Arranging the book on the software took longer than expected due to a number of family birthdays as well as revision for my GCSEs meaning that I didn't have as much time to work on it. Luckily, the software is straightforward and user friendly so I was able to get a lot done when I had chance to work on the book.
It took a lot of rearranging to get all of the writing and photos in the right place and then I had to do extra pieces of writing such as the introduction and acknowledgements to include in the book, but I have managed to create something I am pleased with and that I think will look good in book form. Today I downloaded the software that I will use to put my book together which can then be sent to the company who will print and publish my final book. The software I am using comes from: Blurb and the software is called 'Blurb BookSmart'
The software looks quite straightforward - it gives you the option of starting from scratch or using pre-designed steps for new users, I am most likely going to used the pre-designed steps but then change a number of features to match how I want my book to use. Another good side to the software is that it shows the different types of books you can make and the prices they are straight away and has some good help notes / tutorials. Now that I have received all of the letters and photos I have been able to scan them all in. Some took a few attempts so that the handwriting would show up clearly so that you could read it, but I want to show the handwritten letters as being handwritten as it gives variety and shows that somebody did actually write them and mean what they said.
I've finally got all of my letters in - while there are not as many as I was first hoping for (I've received 22 letters) I feel that I have a good amount to be working in and will not make the final book to think, therefore making it less expensive to publish. I've received a good range of letters - from friends at school, from friends at Arts Award, friends of friends, family members and teachers and so I think this gives a little variety and the difference in age means that the letters won't all be the same.
I'm also pleased that all of the letters are different lengths and have all taken a different approach in writing to their younger self. On the other hand, I have only received 6 photos which is slightly disappointed (though I had comments from some of the adults that they didn't have suitable photographs which is understandable.) I now have 16 letters in for my Leadership, with approximately 12 more to come in giving me nearly 30 letters to accommodate for which is more than enough for my project. I am happy that this has worked out so well and that people have been willing to participate, however quite a few people have needed to be reminded more than once that I need the letters in and so I have had to make sure I know who has said that they will definitely take part and who has given their letter in.
I have already started to receive some letters back from those that I have asked to participate and I now have 7 letters, all of which I am keeping private for safety (especially for those under 16) and for the privacy of others. As for many the due date for the letters is this coming Friday I'm hoping that I receive some more over the next week.
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