Today in class we sort of had a major bomb dropped on us... no more project 3. Now instead we have to revise project 2 to a higher state of completion. This was not the greatest news to my group because we had already invested time and money into our idea for our jacket, but we sat down and talked for awhile anyway about what we need to do to add finishing touches to our library shusher.
Ultimately we are treating our presentation as one to an investor or committee awarding grants. We are going to throroughly all aspects of this device that can be improved and provide complete sketches, information, explanation, etc. to achieve this next phase.
Our main focus is on the sound and the form. We want to change our sound from a single tone to a "melody", a handful of tones that will play in a specific order and with specific pauses to suggest a reproving phrase such as "please quiet down" or "please stop talking." This melody is not meant to be a pleasant musical sound but a reprimanding organization of tones.
We also want to make our housing tamper-proof, and are in the process of finding the best solution for that without changing our current design too drastically. In our presentation any changes made will be indicated by rhino sketches. We will also provide samples of materials we have been considering for the housing. Top contenders currently include bamboo, other possible kinds of wood, glass, possibly a kind of plastic?
If we are able, any major form changes to the housing will be replicated in a cardboard maquette.
Another new element to this project will be a branding/ logo system. This system will be applied to apects such as proposed packaging, labeling, the appearance of the form, promotional material, etc. The presentation will also reflect this branding system.
Other considerations to look into for this presentation are what other means we will need to use in order to make a finished unit, how much one unit would cost to make, and how that would therefore dictate possible pricing; how these will function in a network system, perhaps designing a program that would act as the central hub of this system- so that the librarian could use the program to pinpoint loud areas of the library.
There are lots of things to consider, we definitely have our hands full. But I think that what we will present will be carefully considered, well vocalized and visuallized, and professionally handled.
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