Quotes to Live By

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but

This modest booklet is compiled of a to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some
short collection of quotes by Dr. Maya compassion, some humor, and some style.
Angelou, which have inspired and
motivated me. In this booklet you will
find selected quotes that have resonated
with me the most. Some of the quotes
are also followed by my own, short
interpretation of them.

We each have the right to live a vibrant life. But in

order to do so, we must let go og the doubts and
start beleiving in the power within. The power that
will take us to new heights and propel us into the
life we wnat to live.
 Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, There is no greater agony than bearing an untold
leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its desti- story inside you.
nation full of hope.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does

not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps Theres a story in each one of us that is dying to
no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil come out. So let it out!
but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. - 1 Corinthians
13: 4-7
 Words mean more than what is set down on paper. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the
It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades world by the lapels. Lifes a bitch. Youve got to
of deeper meaning. go out and kick ass.

Cause I am Superwoman
Yes I Am
One does not simply write poetry. Poetry should be Yes she is
felt by the listener and the speaker is responsible for Even when Im a mess
allowing the passion to erupt from their soul out I still put on a vest
through their mouths into the hearts of the receivers. With an S on my chest
Oh yes
Im a Superwoman
-Alicia Keys, Superwoman

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get
my work done and try to love somebody and have
the courage to accept the love in return.
About Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson was
born on April 4, 1928. She was an American poet,
memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven
autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of
poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and
television shows spanning over 50 years. Angelou died
on the morning of May 28, 2014. During her memorial
service at Wake Forest University, her son Guy Johnson
stated that despite [her failing health] she wrote four
books during the last ten years of her life. He said, "She
left this mortal plane with no loss of acuity and no loss
in comprehension".

I'm taking my own freedom

Putting it in my song
Singing loud and strong
Grooving all day long
I'm taking my freedom
Putting it in my stroll
I'll be high-steppin' y'all
Letting the joy unfold
I'm livin' my life like it's golden
- Jill Scott, Golden
To: Dr. Londie Martin
From: Sheila Lawrence
Subject: Project 4- Modest Booklet
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017

The attached portfolio features my work for project four, a modest booklet. Included, you will
find an inspiration collage, a few rough drafts, and a final draft. In this memo, I provided a
rationale for my design choices.

Purpose:
For project 4, I was given the challenge of creating a modest booklet. This modest booklet is
composed of a very small collection of my favorite quotes form Dr. Maya Angelou. The purpose
of this booklet is to share with other quotes that have inspired, motivated or encouraged me.
Through this modest booklet, I hope the reader gains a sense of encouragement and motivation.
Through reciting each quote or reading each to themselves, I hope the reader feels rejuvenated.
The primary users of this document will be myself as well as my professor. This modest booklet
will be used in my graduate portfolio and potentially as an example for future document design
students. If this book is used as an example for future students, the purpose of this booklet shifts
to being a learning model. At this time there is no specific employer or client that needs to be
satisfied with this project, besides my professor and myself. This modest booklet will be used in
the context of the classroom and to demonstrate my document design skills.

Description of Audience:
Anyone that is able to read and comprehend messages will be able to gain a benefit from reading
this booklet. Many people are familiar with Dr. Maya Angelou or at least her works, and should
be able to connect to what she is saying on some level. The potential users of this booklet besides
my professor and myself, may be future students of this course. In order for this booklet to be
considered successful, readers should have a fairly easy time navigating through the booklet and
comprehending what is being read. Working through the booklet should be fairly easy as well.
The users should not have to worry or be bothered with small issues like the staple coming out or
uneven pages.

Context and Design Constraints:

From the example provided by the assignment sheet, this modest booklet should model the
example provide din many ways. For one, the size of the booklet should be 4.5in (width) by
6.5in (length). This booklet also needed to have at least six pages. With this criteria, my first step
was to make sure that my document settings were correct. Using Adobe InDesign, I was able to
set my documents page width and length. Once I finalized the topic for this booklet, I had
already decided that most of the images I wanted to include would be in black and white, so
deciding on colors and things of that nature were more or less secondary. I knew that I at least
wanted the cover to be printed in color and maybe even the photo at the end. I wanted each back
to be as parallel as possible, copied the layout for each page that had a quote. The only aspect of
design constraint that existed was the deadline. Understandably, though, this project was meant
to be a lighter load of work than what we had completed earlier in the semester, which in the end
it was. Thankfully, there are no contextual challenges that aroused during the completion of this
project.

Design Rationale:
Since I had changed my projects topic three times, but had completed storyboards for each idea,
once I settled on the final topic I hit the ground running, so-to-speak. My main goal was to find
images that of Dr. Angelou that fit my overall design idea. I wanted to make sure that the image
related to the quote, and that they work well with each other as much as possible. That way
readers could also see the relations and make another connection to what they are reading.
Because this project was to be sort of a low-maintenance type of project (hardest part was
figuring out the layout, the text was simple copy and paste) selecting the quotes that stood out the
most for me, and that I thought would help inspire others, was the next task. I had viewed a
documentary on Dr. Angelou a few weeks ago, and after watching it I researched some of her
quote and save them in my phone. With that in mind, I already had a jump-start on collecting
quotes, it was then a matter of choosing the ones I likes most.
This document will be used in both print and digital format. So the idea of using mostly black
and white images works perfectly, if one wants to be economical and it also helped during the
draft printing phase. Each page is uniformed with the next so readers know what to expect. Dr.
Angelous quote at the top of the page, an image of her in the middle, followed by my
interpretation or a songs lyrics. Because this is a modest booklet I wanted to keep things quite
simple. Just as Taft has argued, words are the easiest way to explain what something is, so I start
the booklet by informing readers of hat they are about to read or view.

Design Evolution:
My first objective for this project was to gather quotes that inspired, motivated and encouraged
me and would hopefully in turn, inspire, motivate, and encourage others. Once I had the quotes
selected, I needed to find images that seemed to relate to the quote. I created a story board also,
which helped to give me a preview of the basic layout of each page. At first I wanted the entire
image to cover each page and the quotes to be placed on top of the image. But through the peer
review session, I was informed that some of the images were too busy and they overshadowed
the text. So I decided to just place the images in the center for each page. Through my usability
testing, I learned that for one of the quotes, the corresponding song lyrics did not fit the overall
theme of the booklet, and it was suggested that I find another song lyric that would work better
with the theme of the booklet. I believe the final version of the booklet is definitely better
because of the suggested revisions. Through working on his document I have gained a better
understanding of why less is more. Though I had several topic ideas in the beginning, knowing
the additional amount of work that I would have had to complete in order for them to be as
complete and successful as this final version, and considering the time constraint, I dont believe
I would have been able to produce as good of quality document if I had gone with some of my
first topic ideas. Nonetheless I am satisfied with the final version and believes that it will serve
its purpose.