Block 1 The map, the mirror and mateship.

• Analysis and critical thinking• Develop methods for decision making• Conceptual mapping of your project• Clarify the abstract as a narrative• Better articulate the research• Anti writers/do-ers block techniques

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How is everyone going?

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Analysis and critical thinking

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• describe what you see• determine coherance• gives you ‘manners’

can be used for other’s work and your own

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• break into groups• get one of 4 critical methods• determine howyou could use it in practice• pass it on to the class• 5 mins

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Develop methods for critical thinking and decision making (the mirror)

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Questioning yourself - 4 questions which change the focus of the project

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• What does the site/client/situation need?• How will it be documented, and what will the audience experience?• What does the project need?• What kind of designer will you be?

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Reflect on what you aspire to be.Which studios or projects do you aspire to be like?

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Pick three studios/designers who you think could do your project Give 3 dot points for things they would do with your project, if they were undertaking it.

How to learn to be a bitch/being as hard as possible (so you can recognise in yourself when you’re making excuses

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Thinking of it as someone elses project (a peer’s, or someone you admire – what advice would you give?)

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a matter of honesty

• compare your strengths and weaknesses• make two columns and for each strength match it with a weakness.

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• next to each of the strengths write down how you can use this best• next to each of the weaknesses write how you will improve or remedy this problem

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share them!

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mapping your project conceptually (in its intireity)(the map)

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30 seconds mapping(how you got to where you are now - as muchas you can quickly)

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stakeholders presentation

videodesign

collage

prototypesmethodologies

research

reflection

budget inspiration client

mistakes

literature

visuals

testing keywords

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1 minute mapping(ordering your first idea of your process)

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10 minute mapping(to be filling in the gaps)

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number or show a linear flow through the process

use the layout to describe the flow of information

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• online mind mapping tools• your own format of mapping• video mapping• non-linear• merge digital and physical• let this inspire your book layout

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Dan Collier - Typographic Hyperlinks

Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari

try a new map of your content, refor-mulate it into a drawing, a 3d form, a weird machine

10 minutes two functions-define yourself-break the boredom

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buddy up(mateship)

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respect/generosity/trust

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Functions of a Buddy• give critical feedback (call out bullshit)• try the questioning technique• be a shoulder to cry on• help you sand your model at 4 in the morning•bring you beers at the grad show

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Two buddy exercises

1) Compare the project conceptual maps. Take a different coloured pen and make markups as to your holes and things you could change

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the articulation game

2)

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one minute all at the same time

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next

repeat

elaborate

(buddy extract key phrases)

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these key phrases could:

• find their way into your abstract• be chapter headings• anchor your elevator pitch• be exciting hooks to define your project

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what techniques could you use in your abstract?

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but where to begin?

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just start

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chaos > order

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automatic writingJust writing about your project without worry-ing where it is going, and then reducing it, and ordering it.

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conceptual mappingwrite out phrases, keywords, quotes, imag-es etc on pieces of paper and physically move them around until the order seems right.

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auto speakingKind of like the articulation game - just speaking at length with someone, without worrying about being right. Then pick high-lights

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Non word communicationChallenge yourself to draw diagrams, images or collage which represent your project, methodology or approach. This kind of unusual addition can really make your project appealing and attractive.

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creating orderdates and cutoffsbribing yourself to do work, both in long and short term, one week, one day, one hour, one minute. The 52 minute rule.

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next two blocks

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2:communicationaudiencepersonal voicevideo

3:presentation

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last video(please think about making a video for your final presentation, and a few along the way)

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