This zoom meeting was full of analytical , actual and important details dates and information.
Notes below, denote some of the notes I gained from the meeting;
Exploring details such as;
Discussing credits, How much we need in total to submit. And all daline dates etc. And platforms/referencing etc that we need to be aware of before moving onto more key information.
Key information Noted down, were; The answers to some key FMP Questions;
Weightings: -
I seemed to have solely noted down the weighting I thought would be best for me, that being a 70% - 30% ratio.
We then explored - Research aims and Methodologies, Being given a number of questions and giving our first initial answers; The first question and answer being;
Q; What is my research topic / theme or question?
A; Greetings stationery & The juxtaposition of analog methodologies through digital media, and the exploration of print and greetings stationary in a commercial context.
Q; What secondary research do i need to do?
A; Primarily live investigation/ of online research into colour theory and categories for a broad collection.
Q; What research do I need to do?
A; Live field research within shops/ questionnaires/ unbiased responses etc. Are there any gaps in the market?
Q; What methods might I use?
A; Multimedia/ Analog/ Expressive/ Digital.
Q; What might my outcome be?
A; A film personalized broad - collection / website / packaging / gift tags / etc...
( GO BACK TO THE ART OF MAPPING )
- Returning to my project proposal -
Q; How might my Ideas have changed?
A; I have completely drifted away from architectural design in order to explore new routes and new pathways into my practice.
Q; What key themes have evolved since starting my MA?
A; That I have a very unique drawing style, and I mustn't limit my practice, to just one subject area; As their is quite a lot I can actually achieve. (Not just traditional either).
Q; Research into new ways of learning?
A; Carrying on with LinkedIN learning tutorials into graphic design and DIGITAL softwares; Learning TEXT is key this term.
Q; Development and creative methodologies?
A; Containing my traditional / expressive / creative and painterly side; While contrasting it against heavily digital and software based processes. "Multimedia".
Q; Research into your subject?
A; Themes, concepts, ideas, contexts, commercial, creative industry.
Email after the zoom; Thanking those who attended but also attaching a further task to the email to complete;
Attaching a group tutorial zoom, for us all to go through our task answers together; For imperative feedback at this point;
I decided to begin mind mapping again; Denoting my ideas and refining my ideas, to uncover to exactly I want to study this term;
One very prominent theme I've uncovered within my refinement was that of; The appeal to dedicating my work this term towards 'Organic botanical forms/ Greenery' and so on. A drive. A longing for this. (Which is good. as this is something I feel passionate about).
Completing my personal development plan; Major Project 2020;
Answering some critical questions in refined detail: -
Shown below;
The notes from my group tutorial with Lydia, are shown below.
My journal notes were as follows;
"The natural world + well being" or "A gender neutral approach to designing card stationery /Giftware".
When and Who buys cards / Gift wrap etc?
Research: -
Perhaps think about illustration design and which products you would describe as gender neutral. e.g. some beverages that have interesting natural motifs but have a wide appeal. See what you can find. Consider why they succeed in being genre neutral?
You may want to produce a 'visual resource library' + Find some relevant academic/ industry, research.
Second Task of the session: -
Terminology: - (Reading a bulk of text, and refining the main pinnacle terminology from it);
Mine being;
"Packaged sentiments; The social meaning of greetings cards by Alexandra Jaffe"
- Commodity: -
- Social criticisms
- Impersonal
- Ambiguous
- Authenticated
- Exploit
- Appropriated
- Intrinsically
- Sociolinguistics
- Opposing
Task 2: -
Analyse (Abstract, into and conclusion) and in 2 sentences 'Sum' up the text: -
This text analyses the social uses and meaning og greetings cards; between opposing social categories of 'gift' vs 'commodity'.
A great session. But we then had a group crit to attend. Which I enjoy because it gives me a lot of feedback and analytical notes that I can utilize at a later date.
My feedback, in bullet points. Were as follows:
-Digital collections inspired by:
- COVID-19
- More in touch with their home environments
- Gardens / Green theme etc.
- 20. - 30 demographic
- home cooking/ herbal gardens
- Live action research / questionnaire
- need correlation links
- what have people been up to?
- MINTEL REPORTS or PASSPORT (For access use SUMMON)
- statistics/ fractal analytics in support of my argument.
Lydia's email, with feedback attached and further critical information for the course from all of our group crits. Shown below;
My analytical feedback, in order to help aid me on my with FMP Ideas, from Lydia & critical group notes; were as follows; "FEEDBACK FOR INDIANNA": -
"The natural world + Well being"
Or
"A non-gendered approach to designing card-stationery-giftware?"
Gender neutral cards/gift/packaging
When and who buys cards/ gift wrap etc?
Research:
Perhaps think about illustration design and which products you would describe as gender neutral - e.g. some beverages that have interesting neutral motifs but have a wide appeal. See what you can find... consider why they succeed in being gender neutral?
Reading:
Find some "Academic or industry" Research that is current and relevant to either of your ideas, eg. LINK . or search for some importance of nature in wellbeing (as seen during C-19). There will be alot to review im sure - try and tease out what's relevant for you. LINK.
Experimentation:
You may want to develop a Visual Resource Library
Ultimately you want to develop a Business Report?
Have a look as this:
Rise Design and Sine: LINK
And this is interesting... LINK
Comments