Since I hadn't used Pinterest before, both of my accounts were brand new. Thus, I didn't discover that much about my personal data identity, though I did discover things about gender and data identity (as described above).
I didn't delve too far into the data literacy question in the project. Still, I thought it was interesting that as someone who considers themself very tech-savvy and has lots of experience online but had never used Pinterest before, I actually found it a little confusing at first. Perhaps I am so familiar with the more "traditional" formats of digital media (the types which require layers of prior knowledge, which I happen to have) that Pinterest, which is probably objectively more user-friendly and accessible to a wider variety of people, took a little getting used to for me.
The vertical format was challenging in some aspects, but useful in others. Not really thinking about it, I recorded most of my initial footage in a 10.5:9 aspect ratio (I have a widescreen 21:9 monitor, and the window was taking up half the screen). Thus, while not as difficult to integrate into a vertical frame as 16:9 video, I had trouble finding ways to include the footage in visually appealing ways.
I have some prior experience with video editing, and I'm a perfectionist, so I spent way too long trying to figure out how to make the video look good. I didn't like the way it looked when I zoomed in to have it take up the whole screen, so I wanted to try other methods.
I ended up liking my final product. I recorded some new footage in vertical 9:16 and used that for some shots. For others, I found ways to include two simultaneous 10.5:9 videos at once in a manner that made sense (comparing two things or showing different parts of a long process at once). Thus, while I spent a lot of time adjusting to the vertical format, I found that it forced me to be more creative and think outside the box.