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In my first post about this collage I really wanted to convey to you just how much the topic I’ve chosen means to me and why I am so passionate about the subject, and I would once again like to describe the pictures and understand

The picture on the leftmost side of the collage is meant to represent what the general civilian more than likely thinks Tourette’s actually is: swearing uncontrollably, as you can see represented by the symbols over my mouth. The one percent I’m showing is there to provide the information that less than one percent of those who suffer from Tourette’s Syndrome have coprolalia, the name given to that specific form of TS. The media focused only on those who’s tic is shouting obscenities and that has led to TONS of misinformation being spread about the disorder.

The middle shows a Venn diagram that I created in Microsoft word, which as you can see is made up of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, and Tourette’s syndrome. As we all know, Venn diagrams are meant to show relationships between things and in this case, relationships between disorders. All four of these conditions are considered comorbid disorders, which describes when one or more conditions occur at the same time as another disorder in the same person at the same time. Basically, if you have TS, you are more likely to also have OCD, ADHD, and/or depression.

And I have to thank Caitlyn and Teghan for their input, which helped me improve upon my design. Caitlyn pointed out that the Venn diagram might look more appealing if I created it on the computer. I think that advice definitely helped improve the finished collage.

The picture on the right is representing the basal ganglia, the part of the brain researchers think is affected by TS.

The lower center photo was changed to a proper teal ribbon instead of a solid teal space. Tehgan pointed out that the space seemed kind of random and out of place, so I managed to find this picture and purchased it from shutterstock. As I said in my last post, the teal ribbon represents Tourette’s Syndrome Awareness.

Another change I made from the draft of my collage to the final product is I increased the resolution of the photographs in order to make the images sharper. This was another suggestion made by Caitlyn and I believe this change helped considerably.

The ultimate reason I made the decisions I did in terms of what I revised was very simple. After looking back at my collage, I realized that it had a number of flaws and those feelings were mirrored by those in my group. My classmates were able to identify a number of things that I was considering revising myself such as doing something more with the lower third of the collage.  Though, I hadn’t thought to increase the resolution in order to make a more crisp picture, but that was something that after I tried it, I knew it was simply better that way.