Reflection 4: Think about the target audience for each of your products. Now, consider yourself at the age of that target group and/or in the context of your other shared identities. What drew/draws you into people’s work? Think about aspects of writing, imagery, sound, design, etc. How might you shape/modify your own work with this in mind?
For my product to reflect on the mentee, my target audience would have to be a mentor, and with the reflection of the mentor, it would be vice versa. As the mentor or mentee is reading, they can understand the perspective of their mentee or mentor and what has been an advantage or disadvantage within their relationship to aid the benefit of the partnership. Personally, I understand that to help guide people in understanding, you have to be willing to go through trial and error. The mentee-mentor relationship is a constant trial and error due to the constant growth between the two, which will be an advantage as the relationship continues to progress. Something that would attract me to both sides of the reflections would simply be imagery and the writing. The writing would have to be intriguing and keep my attention even if it is short, sweet, and straight to the point. Sometimes the unnecessary words and long paragraphs can steer me away because sometimes it doesn’t seem genuine and comes off more scripted. When things are coming from the heart and feeling, they tend to be less wordy and more descriptive due to the emotion that is being sought after.