Me/We poster
Double-sided foldout poster

I was interested in the proliferation of both individual and group interests on the internet. A blog and a wiki are both part of our internet 2.0 culture, yet one could be seen as self-promoting while the other is to some extent faceless.

Mohammed Ali gave the shortest speech in history at a Harvard Graduation, in which he just said, "Me. We." Whether this was the result of repeated blows to the head or a statement about politics or the human condition, it seemed to ring true within the context of the current culture of mass communication. I decided to explore these opposing interests as converse projects under the same title of Me/We.

'Everyone's an Artist' is a quote by Joseph Buoys. Under this title I responded to a series of briefs that explored wiki culture and the co–creative process.

'Everyone's an exhibit' was a response to the Joseph Buoys quote that represents the Me element of the project and in itself is a statement about the changes in the way in which we present ourselves and the increased methods that we have to do so. Under this title I posted a series of daily blog posts that explored the visual language of self–documentation. (At the same time I hoped to find a way to condense my textual output into the blogosphere).

I chose a poster format as I felt this represented the throw away nature of blogs, as opposed to a book which has a more precious aesthetic and association. A poster is also meant to be seen continually in the same way that a blog is supposed to be returned to. I chose a modular grid with a three column rule of thirds grid within each module. This was chosen as it drew the least attention away from the content to represent the content focussed design of blogs. I chose a rough stock paper to further represent the throw away nature of a blog.