Tuesday 20 January 2009
Monday 19 January 2009
Mock up
A week flew by and Group 1 reunited on Monday 19th to commence on the Robert Violette live project. Each member, fresh faced and bright, appeared optimistic of the selected idea and seemed eager to bestow soul to this future creation. The excitement heightened as Robert Violette himself was intrigued by the idea, and offered the words "Go for it" as extended motivation before he dismissed himself to other groups.
And so it began.
And so it began.
Idea development
We have made three design options for the calendar. We have illustrated these options to make them easier to understand, but need everyones opinion to decide which one to use.
Option 1. Normal calendar, can't bring it with you, slightly bigger then other options, better off has a wall hanging.
Option 2. Slightly more compact version of calendar. Detachable weekly tiers that can be easily attached and detached to the rest of the calendar/ folded and carried with you.
Option 3. Big calendar that can be converted into a bag, with the help of buttons. Pockets can be inside or outside, see sketch, slightly difficult implement this idea practically we would need to work more on developing this idea. Please let us know what you like, asap.
Rebecka Shipra and Pinky
Option 1. Normal calendar, can't bring it with you, slightly bigger then other options, better off has a wall hanging.
Option 2. Slightly more compact version of calendar. Detachable weekly tiers that can be easily attached and detached to the rest of the calendar/ folded and carried with you.
Option 3. Big calendar that can be converted into a bag, with the help of buttons. Pockets can be inside or outside, see sketch, slightly difficult implement this idea practically we would need to work more on developing this idea. Please let us know what you like, asap.
Rebecka Shipra and Pinky
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Working on initial ideas and allocation of tasks
Prior to the second meeting on Tuesday 13th, members gathered evidence, data, and sketches for the initial designs. As everyone reunited for the second session of the critical discussion, many expressed concern and doubt over initial ideas from the previous meeting. Fortunately, having received wonderful input from an unknown, yet remarkably knowledgeable tutor, the group discovered what appeared absent in their puzzled heads. The relation of two initial ideas. 'Hidden treasure hunt around Nottingham' and 'How to guide to get out of creative practitioners lifestyle', emphasised on somewhat intimate communication between the receiving target and the task already entrenched in the contents of its yet undecided form. To produce something more valuable in sentiment than a depth less commercial gimmick was not a rarity in practice but somehow overlooked by many. And although the seriousness of this project was made quite clearly, the group decided to fall upon what people would be motivated to purchase and retain from the design, than being asked to be motivated and retained.
As a result of the endless but fruitful debates, the birth of the idea of a simple yet personal organiser, the calendar, was settled upon. However, instead of serving its purpose of tracking dates and existing only to be flatly displayed as an organiser, group 1 members were inclined to incorporate interaction of sentimental communication for the consumer. For this to work the calendar would have to have a function that will allow the target market to fully engage in something that can affect them wholly.
Instead of ordinary slots of dates marked '1st', '2nd' '3rd' and so on, each once is substituted with a pocket slot. This pocket slot serves the purpose of holding cards
The idea was a hybrid of the 'How to...' guide and a personal 'Nottingham treasure hunt'.
Luckily,
The examples of material below were scraps of cloth from the textiles repository. With a tangible source already evident, the existence of the calendar more
*still in process of editing*
As a result of the endless but fruitful debates, the birth of the idea of a simple yet personal organiser, the calendar, was settled upon. However, instead of serving its purpose of tracking dates and existing only to be flatly displayed as an organiser, group 1 members were inclined to incorporate interaction of sentimental communication for the consumer. For this to work the calendar would have to have a function that will allow the target market to fully engage in something that can affect them wholly.
Instead of ordinary slots of dates marked '1st', '2nd' '3rd' and so on, each once is substituted with a pocket slot. This pocket slot serves the purpose of holding cards
The idea was a hybrid of the 'How to...' guide and a personal 'Nottingham treasure hunt'.
Luckily,
The examples of material below were scraps of cloth from the textiles repository. With a tangible source already evident, the existence of the calendar more
*still in process of editing*
The beginning of Group 1
On the morning of Friday 9th January, the mystery of the Robert Violette Live project was unfolded to all Art and Design MA students in the Bonnington Lecture Theatre at NTU. The briefing included an overview of the project to be undertaken in groups of 10. Each group was expected to produce a publication related to the student experience in or outside NTU. Certain students appeared puzzled, knowing that this was not their 'niche' area, whilst a few had humorously extended their premature ideas to its final production.
As the lights gradually illuminated the room, everyone scurried towards the table containing leaflets of the Radiator Project Festival and the list of names within each group before heading to the MA Studio. Ambitious members of group 1 were already collectively sitting at one of few tables situated near the studio entrance, easily drawing out those belonging in the same team by waving their index fingers and chanting "Number 1!".
As individual introductions of team members came to an end, the group began to revise the brief. It began with a casual mind mapping session, were members debated on the issues of 'how to', 'what', 'who', where' and 'why'. Each person reflected how they were inspired by a personal motive, which concluded four potential ideas:
- Publication of portfolio
- Cultural food
- Hidden treasure hunt around Nottingham
- How to guide to get out of creative practitioners lifestyle
Having just had our first group meeting, we decided to reflect on those ideas and return on Tuesday 13th to begin our critical debate, and develop one of the few initial ideas that were concluded.
So far, group 1 lives up to its name!
As the lights gradually illuminated the room, everyone scurried towards the table containing leaflets of the Radiator Project Festival and the list of names within each group before heading to the MA Studio. Ambitious members of group 1 were already collectively sitting at one of few tables situated near the studio entrance, easily drawing out those belonging in the same team by waving their index fingers and chanting "Number 1!".
As individual introductions of team members came to an end, the group began to revise the brief. It began with a casual mind mapping session, were members debated on the issues of 'how to', 'what', 'who', where' and 'why'. Each person reflected how they were inspired by a personal motive, which concluded four potential ideas:
- Publication of portfolio
- Cultural food
- Hidden treasure hunt around Nottingham
- How to guide to get out of creative practitioners lifestyle
Having just had our first group meeting, we decided to reflect on those ideas and return on Tuesday 13th to begin our critical debate, and develop one of the few initial ideas that were concluded.
So far, group 1 lives up to its name!
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