Not gotten round to blogging for a while so here’s a quick update. I finished the People, Design and Technology boards as per my last post. I was a bit stumped for what to do for the Technology ones as I’ve still not got a concrete concept so I’m not totally happy with them but it was a good exercise to complete at this stage of the project. They are a bit rough but atleast now I’ve got something to work from. Below is a link to the PDF of the 9 boards.
As part of our assessment on the course we’ve been given a task to complete. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it before but the final outcome of this project will incorporate 3 main themes – people, design and technology. So we’ve been asked to hand in 8 different presentation boards. 2 boards on people – who the project is about, what user group(s) it is aimed at, etc. 2 boards on design – what kind of visual language or tone of voice will be used in the project. 2 boards on technology – what kinds of technology might be incorporated into the final design, what technology might be used along the way with prototyping etc. The last 2 boards are about how these 3 elements relate to each other and what the weighting or importance of each is. The briefing document we were given sums it up like this:
“Each of your projects will involve people, design and technology––in some way. This exercise is about reflecting on and determining your project’s take on each, and the relationship between the three.”
As its still only phase 1 of the project our tutors have explained that the reason we’re doing 2 boards on each element is that if your unsure of what your visual language will be or your unsure who the project will be aimed at then use the 2 boards to convey different ideas – showing each as a possible route to take. However, if you are pretty settled on any of the elements then use the 2 boards to illustrate the choices you’ve made and explore more deeply the thinking behind them and maybe some very slight nuanced differences.
The boards have to be presented to a pretty high standard – “boards you wouldn’t mind showing a client you’ve been working with for a while” and we’ve been given some great examples of previous students work. I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of what i’ll use each board for but hopefully actually having to put it down on paper will make me think a little more and move my project on further.
For the start of ‘Phase 1’ we’ve been encourage by our tutors to come up with a 100 word summary or brief for our project (expanding on the 50 or so words we already had for gurus day). And also some king of visual plan for the next few weeks so that we remain focused and have something to work towards. My 100 summary is:
My project will focus on the sustainability of our food supply – specifically the amount of food that we waste. I am interested in what role other people’s perceptions of our own ‘eco-friendliness’ play in our actions and decisions concerning how much food we use or waste. I am also interested in whether simply being more aware of the amount of food that we waste (and therefore the wasted resources used in producing that food) can change people’s habits and behaviours. The overall goal of the project is to decrease the amount of wasted food on an individual basis.
And here’s a picture of the visual plan that I’ve come up with for the period up until the Christmas break:
Donald Struthers Honours Project 