Psychology of the Home

This week I was able to accomplish quite a bit towards my project goals. I’ve been reading Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton which has really been teaching me more about the architecture of homes and why people will choose the way their homes are set up. I love the way the book mentions how the house itself is a character. Our home becomes a piece of who we are and where we come from. Every aspect of our homes says something about who we are individually, which is interesting how a house can actually do that. The book even questions why we need these objects in our homes to help find our identity. What I realized is having these objects, not only do we buy some in attempt to express ourselves to others or to ourselves or just because we like them, but these objects also create memories no matter what they are or how we got them. That’s mainly what  I’ve been reading about. I have also made a lot of progress with my video, working at editing to piece the first part together. I have been trying several different editing styles to see what I would like to show the most. I have also been able to get the interviews I needed so these last couple of weeks have gone really well. I’m excited to keep working on this project. This week will be dedicated to reading and editing.