WEEK 12 - Origination

Wednesday October 12, 2011

Today we got into three main groups to research new dynamics for our exhibition.
We were to find some inspiration from Youtube clips in one of the three catergories below and expand on how they can make our exhibitions more fun.

GROUP PROJECT

PART 1: Group Research (20 mins)

• Using YouTube choose one video for EACH of the concepts below

1. Communication Methods

2. Emerging Technologies

3. Idea adaptation

• PART 2: Group presentations: (25 mins)

Each video must be prefaced by a verbal explanation of why the chosen clips

demonstrate the research topics above

• PART 3: Blog (Homework)

We presented our videos on the big screen

Reference (image above): WB iPhone Youtubestage.jpg

Brain Storm Exhibition Relevance

Reference (image above): WB iPhone YouTube Brainstorm.jpg

1. Communication Methods

Rachel Sunita and Te

This group chose this video to emphasise communication for the exhibition. The clip shows many great inventors including the inventor of the mobile phone Martin Cooper. They say that communication technology will explode and as more of the world become more tech savvy, they will become self sufficient.

2. Emerging Technologies

Warwick & Josie

Josie and I chose this clip to show how emerging technologies such as the Microsoft Surface 2 can be effective for exhibitions. They can be a stand-alone showcase for our 2D and 3D designs on screen. They can also be user interactive for the exhibition audience to navigae themselves through our designs. This technology is not availible yet but can be adapted to the iPad 2 which the uni does have. We can even stream the iPad to a large screen.

3. Idea adaptation

Zac, Aja, Helena

The clip is based on a simple design such as a ladder being adapted for safety. They basically add on to the original ladder with winches, safety mechanisms. The group didn't really connect this well in relation to the exhibition but they did succeed in showing how experts have a adapted a ladder to many dangerous situations to make it safer.

Idea Generation – Exhibition Concept

Prepare for exhibition

Reflection

This week of Origination is our last week of Blogs. We have finished Maeda's book and have a good idea of how to make successful design successful. The video clips shown in today's class were quite entertaining and insightful. I was really impressed with the ladder design shown on the adaptation video even though it didn't have much to do with the exhibition itself. Now the blogs are coming to a close we can now concentrate on our designs for exhibition in three weeks time.