Category Archives: History and Futures

Lecture Comments Design Development Chosen Workshop Challenge: Option 2: Conclude your own service design project, which you outlined over the last two weeks. I have chosen to focus on my own design challenge this week. The reason for this is the research I have undertaken over the past couple of weeks had uncovered a realContinue reading “Week 11 – Design and Develop”

Lecture Comments Design Development Feedback on issues highlighted within locality Majority of feedback lent towards the pond issue. For me this is the strongest issue to tackle. I feel the pond could open a few interesting routes to explore. Lizzie mentions of a similar type project which happened locally to her. I want to reachContinue reading “Week 10 – Research and Reveal”

Lectures / Feedback Darren Wall Design Development Initial / early thoughts on design features / grids for design of article Thoughts on design ideas and decisions I want the publication to be clean but have an element of tactility and personal ownership. Almost like a diary in areas (hand drawn notes, comments, like an ongoingContinue reading “Week 8 – Design & Critique”

Lectures / Feedback 1-1 with Frauke – Feedback on ideas / Next steps Highlights to take away: Arts and craft movement – Look at this. Personal interpretation of the life of a worker within the mills, my feeling and stories which are captured within the buildings. Capture the space – write in the space, takeContinue reading “Week 7 – Content Review”

Lecture Comments Design Development Initial thoughts on a few stories / routes for research Throughout the course so far we have looked into your geographical location a few times, each time I have discovered a new story. Two which have come up a few times are the cotton industry within Trowbridge and Founder of Shorthand,Continue reading “Week 6 – Research and Curate”

Lecture Comments Design Development Language / Tone of voice on the front of newspapers in relation to weather stories Initial 400 word tone of voice piece Headline of the report / news storyFlorence  Trees down, trampolines flying and thousands without power. Storm Florence rips through the UK with devastating winds causing millions of pounds worthContinue reading “Week 5 – Written Communication”

Lecture Comments Design Development Potential Routes to discover: 1. Weather data – Could I look at one area of weather data in a certain location? All weather data would be too overwhelming and hard to narrow down and communicate within a short period of time. For example I could look at ‘river flow’ UK: SunlightContinue reading “Week 4 – Projecting a new perspective”

Lecture Comments Design Development Chosen infographic: Moon Landings Accept and Proceed Initial Thoughts on infographic: Visual representation on first view is clear however when zoomed in does it loose it’s context and become unknown? Clearly labelled on each ‘landing’ which is vital information Without the overview would you know this is linked to the moon?Continue reading “Week 3 – Big Data”

Lecture Comments Design Development Initial thoughts from analysing letterforms found in location. Considering key words, materials and application. Through observations I have started to think this will be an experimental but evolving font? Distressed in areas to show the town’s current known status and visual appeal but also areas of structure / material to highlightContinue reading “Week 2 – Story Told”

Lecture Comments Initial thoughts on: How can typography help define the identity of a location? If you go into your local town / city I believe you can get a real sense of the mood / identity of the location based on the typographic use. For example I live only 9 miles away from Bath,Continue reading “Week 1 – History Revealed”