The Spine of my Work!

From what I got from the spine article was the spine is a tool that can be used to make work go by a lot smoother, and more efficient. It acts as a base for what your work will become. It acts as a safety net so you know where you are in the process. Sometimes we will need to stray from a project to get involved in another project, and that is another reason for the spine, it allows for you to keep track of all of the progress you have made for the assignment you are working on.
For me personally their have been a few assignments that I have used some sort of spine technique. For example the fall semester had us do a number of pieces that involved a lot of process work. The campaign assignments, had a number of process them, and they were filled with notes that helped me stay on track. There were many times where I found that a certain style came through, during the process of the campaign designs that I had created. They always started off as being complex and very busy. Then I would always chips away at my work to, an the more I could simplify the better the piece got. I would do this until I got the attention of me instructor who kept encouraging me to keep going.
The are many ways a spine can be put into action, but it always depends on the style of the individual. The more it is practiced the more refined there spine technique will become. There are times when you may get away with getting a piece done without the spine, and it might turn out great. It is just a way to be more organized a determined with the projects that are being worked on.