Category: Field Notes

Digital Description: Field Notes

  • GGC.com
  • At first glace the website looks professional but simple enough that a person can navigate it easily
  • Off the bat I can tell the school colors are green and white, with a hint of blue.
  • As I navigate the site I see the
    • the president
    • different departments at the school diverse student: black, white,Asian, and so on
    • there is also an equal amount of women and men shown
    • there weren’t much older people unless they headed a department
  • The search bar at the top of the page is a very good one. I typed in president for example and all the information on the president of the university appeared.
  • the colors in this are pretty sable
  • green is the main color and blue is in the background.
    • the only time there is a various in color is when they want people apply to the college
      • when that is the case it is in yellow.
  • All in all, this is a great site. If someone wanted to find out information about ggc it would be easy for them to do so.

Field Notes: Interior Built Environment

    • Before I even walk into the student center I can tell all the money, hard work, and thought that went into building it.
  • The exterior
    • Police box and lights for safety
    • Everything even garbage cans rep GSU
    • There are various bridges, doors, underground/ ground level exits that connect to different buildings
    • Benches to sit and relax
    • Assessable for handicap
  • 1st Floor
    • Place to eat with many people
    • Bathrooms assemble to men, women, handicap
    • Emergency kits
    • Water foundation (like 6 in a row at different levels assemble for all heights)
    • Places to charge phone
    • Lamps
    • Atm
    • Vending machine
    • Lockers
    • Refurnishing
  • 2nd / 3rd Floor
    • A lot of paintings on walls
    • People sitting on chairs
    • Sleeping in chairs
    • People doing homework
    • Seats are very comfortable (and are everywhere)
    • Various rooms designed for students
      • Digital aquarium
      • Recording studio
      • Rooms to study
      • Rooms to relax
  • Sound
    • Loud by food court
    • Pretty quiet everywhere else
  • Look
    • Looks crisp modern very elegant
    • But the decorations, artifacts, and paintings make it look edgy and artsy
      • Some walls remind me of an art gallery
  • Feel
    • Perfect temperature very well regulated

 

  • All in all, a beautiful space designed specifically for college students and their wants and needs
    • It’s a place where they can relax, eat, sleep, do homework and chill with friends

Field Notes: Exterior

 February 9 , pm

  • Walking up Ellis Street to Peachtree Street
    • the buildings on the walk up are old
    • there is actually a homeless shelter on the left of the street
  • Intersection of Peachtree Street and Ellis
    • As soon as you get to Peachtree Street you can tell
      • High buildings
      • Busy traffic a lot of people walking
      • A more elegant landscape.
  • Start to walk
    • A lot of high signs that have lights and are colorful
    • All the business signs are various colors and huge
  • The people are all dressed in business clothes, vase contrast between the variety of homeless people on pervious streets
  • Smell
    • Different restaurants smell colliding
    • Car exhaust
    • A burning smell
    • Cigarette smoke
    • And just the general smell of the city
  • Every building has its own unique aspects but all are modern with a clean look
  • Hear
    • Music from different businesses
    • Cars
    • The steps of people walking on the side walk
    • Bags rustling
    • Bikes
    • Doors opening
  • Almost got arrested for taking a picture of flags by the Peachtree street mall
    • I took it anyway because it was an amazing picture
  • Stopped at John Portman Street
    • Mainly because the buildings and the general look isn’t a nice starting at this point