OUGD103 - Speaking From Experience. Rationale

Idea 1

Brief:

How to throw a flat party

Who needs to know?

First year students/freshers

What do they need to know?

How to go about organising and preparing for a party, and what to expect

Why do they needs to know?

As a way of becoming more social, and to help them bond with their fellow classmates outside the college environment

What will they respond to?

They will use the information to help them organise and prepare for a flat party

What research is required?

Primary:

Questionnaire

Party themes/fancy dress

Opinions,what makes a good party

Observing at flat partys

Games

Music

Essential Items

Typical drunken behaviour/avoiding accidents

Secondary:

Drinking Games

Cocktail recipes

Places to buy cheap drinks

Websites, setting up text subscriptions

Relevant artist research

Idea 2

Brief:

How to create your own Ottley run fancy dress outfit using household objects

Who needs to know?

First year students at LCAD

What do they need to know?

How to make a fancy dress outfit

What objects/materials to use

Why do they needs to know?

As a way of saving money (rather than buying an outfit) and also help people to socialise out of the college environment

What will they respond to?

They will know how to make a simple outfit and they will want to make it.

What research is required?

Primary:

Questionnaires

Fancy dress outfits

Recyclable materials

Secondary:

Recyclavble materials

Durability

Stitch

Glue

Pattern cutting

Communication Is A Virus - My creative partner (Pav)

Why have you chosen to work with your creative partner? What are your aims?

I have chosen to work with Pav, as his skills seem to compliment my own. Iwanted someboday who was:

Type based

Good with Illustrator

Organised

Good with building on concepts

Good with colour

I also thought personal attributes of being friendly, motivated, confident, reliable and humourous were important, and he fit the bill.

We aim to put our skills together to create a great piece of design work.

What are you specific ares of creative interest in this brief?

I particularly want to to come up with visuals for the piece and also look at craft and different packaging ideas if necessary.

What specific design skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief? How do you intend to use them?

I intend to use my Photoshop skills, but also learn and develop Illustrator skills from Pav.

I intend to take responsibility to be the 'crafty' one, as Pav has already said he isn't too good at that kind of thing.

I will research and try to make the information as clear as possible

What specific non-design skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief?

I am friendly, motivated, hard working, humourous and reliable and want to prove this to my creative partner as they are important in fulfillign the brief to its highest potential.

What will your specific role be in the collaboration in relation to your brief?

We have come up with the starting point together, we will research seperately and then bring our work together and discuss what is working and hwo to move forward. In terms of design, I will be in the image and craft role.

What will your individual responsibilites be in relation to yoru brief?

Making sure working independently out of college time is done on time as to not hold back the development of the project, craft, visuals.

What will your joint responsibilites be?

Making sure we stick to our time management schedule and making sure work is completed in time before the deadline.