Thursday was the last actual day of class for Art and Technology, it was also the day of our final presentation. Overall I think that our group presented itself in a professional manner, as our objective was to treat this situation as if we were explaining our process and ideas to a grant committee. We truly worked to consider all aspects of our previous design that could be improved and modified to create a better version of our original idea. I think that if we could somehow get support for our Shoosher, we could make an effective device that could be used in collegiate libraries for noise control.
The semester itself was also enjoyable, but filled with challenges. It was a change to go from strictly graphic design studio classes to this work environment, transitioning from self-motivated work to collaborative work. It was great to see how everybody's strengths and talents came together to fulfill the expectations of the class, and I think those specifics manifested themselves in everyone's projects. I really owe thanks to my group members, we all tossed in every possible skill we had to make our projects the best that they could be and I know that we would NOT have been as successful if even one of our members was absent.
I think that it would be beneficial for there to be a "part two" of this class, taken the following semester, so that students could work further on projects made in the first semester or work more in-depth on one or two semester-long projects. With the limited amount of time in one semester, I noticed that it was difficult to really do all necessary research, develop an idea, figure out how to accomplish the idea, and then execute it successfully.
I really enjoyed my semester, I think that for an experimental class it finished well and I think that the group of students involved also took the task at hand and ran with it to create successful, interesting, and compelling pieces using previously developed and newly developed skills.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Update
So today was initially the due date for Project 3/ 2.2 but the date was changed so now it's due Thursday. I've been working on the presentation... just bringing all of our images and ideas together into a professional pitch for a grant.
Our group would really actually need the grant money to progress a considerable amount from where we were in "phase I" of the project, but we have thought about alot of directions that could be taken from that point to improve the idea. I think that that will definitely show in our presentation.
I also have started to gather images for the portfolio that we will have to make.
Our group would really actually need the grant money to progress a considerable amount from where we were in "phase I" of the project, but we have thought about alot of directions that could be taken from that point to improve the idea. I think that that will definitely show in our presentation.
I also have started to gather images for the portfolio that we will have to make.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Project 3? More Like Project 2: Part 2
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.
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.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Thoughts
Monday night I met with the team and we set our goals for this project. Now we all have a clear idea of what needs to be done. I am going to think about the sewing and the look of the jacket, also our presentation of it to the class. This is going to be a very simple prototype of what we actually want the jacket to do, but I think that if we keep it simple (seeing as we've got less than 3 weeks including thanksgiving), we will be just fine.
Monday class we had a crit for project 2. Ours was really great, good feedback, good ideas on how to move it further, which hey we could possibly try to get a grant and make a real product out of it. I'm just so glad that people had such a fantastic response to all of the thought and work we put in to it.
Home stretch coming up...
Monday class we had a crit for project 2. Ours was really great, good feedback, good ideas on how to move it further, which hey we could possibly try to get a grant and make a real product out of it. I'm just so glad that people had such a fantastic response to all of the thought and work we put in to it.
Home stretch coming up...
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