Grace Carney

Grace Carney

Now comparing my sketch to an online map, I think I did well in my sense of direction and orientation of Harvard Square—the general layout of important landscapes such as the River, the Quad, the Yard, the commercial Harvard Square and the Graduate Schools seem to be roughly in line.

It was clear to me making the sketch however that I am much better at remembering the specific details of Harvard areas that I am most familiar with (e.g. a parking lot, the shape of a courtyard, the presence of a little park). Living in Eliot House, my knowledge of the West River and other undergraduate hotspots seems to be much more accurate than my understanding of the specific building orientation of the Law School, or of the Cambridge residential areas West of the Square.

I tried my best to incorporate as much information into this sketch (outlined in my key) as possible, without sacrificing the clarity of my sketch or bombarding the viewer. The biggest challenge for me was making sure that the frame of the sketch fit in the Quad, without skewing my general proportions. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed making the sketch and challenging myself to remember a neighbourhood I thought I was so familiar with.