2007/10/03
2007/10/02
Group Presentation Points
GROUP DYNAMICS
• How we worked together – naturally fitted as a group
• How did we develop the research project – organically, each bringing personal experiences, diversity of pathways
• Collective leadership – Charlotte took the initiative to naturally direct the. Individuals followed contributing naturally.
• Individual contribution to group reflection – general group awareness was evident throughout, especially when ideas took tangents. A pause for reflection and evaluation always instigated.
• Question honestly – throughout members questioned the relevance of certain ideas that arose
INITIAL IDEA AND DEVELOPMENT
• How we began, initial idea's. Consider quantitative research. Try and include audience within discussion, relate.
• The initial idea's (possibly get blog up?). Explain about puzzle to Lesley's idea of using logo, to then how Elisa's idea came about. What medium we suggested to use originally.
• Make clear all the different skills we had and how it all worked so well together. How we worked as a group.
• The gradual development of the final message and objective:
*-Puzzle Idea
-Idea of physical work to create puzzle
*-Idea of using school logo
*-Using graphic logo of school in combination with puzzle
-One Square containing separate logos for each individual
-3-d digital display puzzle logo
*-2-d digital display puzzle logo
• After tutorial, finalizing what would be final idea, solid dating and simplifying.
• Show final idea (the brand). Explain our final message and how it works.
• We are always using each others skills and knowledge, our puzzle will always expand. In some way or another, our puzzle pieces will interlock together.
...this is repeating previous points from blog but thought it would be helpful as a series of considerations for the presentation.
• How we worked together – naturally fitted as a group
• How did we develop the research project – organically, each bringing personal experiences, diversity of pathways
• Collective leadership – Charlotte took the initiative to naturally direct the. Individuals followed contributing naturally.
• Individual contribution to group reflection – general group awareness was evident throughout, especially when ideas took tangents. A pause for reflection and evaluation always instigated.
• Question honestly – throughout members questioned the relevance of certain ideas that arose
INITIAL IDEA AND DEVELOPMENT
• How we began, initial idea's. Consider quantitative research. Try and include audience within discussion, relate.
• The initial idea's (possibly get blog up?). Explain about puzzle to Lesley's idea of using logo, to then how Elisa's idea came about. What medium we suggested to use originally.
• Make clear all the different skills we had and how it all worked so well together. How we worked as a group.
• The gradual development of the final message and objective:
*-Puzzle Idea
-Idea of physical work to create puzzle
*-Idea of using school logo
*-Using graphic logo of school in combination with puzzle
-One Square containing separate logos for each individual
-3-d digital display puzzle logo
*-2-d digital display puzzle logo
• After tutorial, finalizing what would be final idea, solid dating and simplifying.
• Show final idea (the brand). Explain our final message and how it works.
• We are always using each others skills and knowledge, our puzzle will always expand. In some way or another, our puzzle pieces will interlock together.
...this is repeating previous points from blog but thought it would be helpful as a series of considerations for the presentation.
Better late than never photos
I've been having a few problems with my photo loading. Lesley says it must be something I've eaten for lunch....Tara
Extra presentation notes on "gradual development of the final message and objective"
Steps Worked through-Progression of Ideas-
*-Puzzle Idea
-Idea of physical work to create puzzle
*-Idea of using school logo
*-Using graphic logo of school in combination with puzzle
-One Square containing seperate logos for each individual
-3-d digital display puzzle logo
*-2-d digital display puzzle logo
*-Puzzle Idea
-Idea of physical work to create puzzle
*-Idea of using school logo
*-Using graphic logo of school in combination with puzzle
-One Square containing seperate logos for each individual
-3-d digital display puzzle logo
*-2-d digital display puzzle logo
2007/10/01
Bullet points to consider in presentation.
- How we began, initial idea's. Consider quantitative research. Try and include audience within discussion, relate.
- The initial idea's (possibly get blog up?). Explain about puzzle to Lesley's idea of using logo, to then how Elisa's idea came about. What medium we suggested to use originally.
- Make clear all the different skills we had and how it all worked so well together. How we worked as a group.
- The gradual development of the final message and objective.
- After tutorial, finalizing what would be final idea, solidi dating and simplifying.
- Show final idea (the brand). Explain our final message and how it works.
We are always using each others skills and knowledge, our puzzle will always expand. In some way or another, our puzzle pieces will interlock together.
- The initial idea's (possibly get blog up?). Explain about puzzle to Lesley's idea of using logo, to then how Elisa's idea came about. What medium we suggested to use originally.
- Make clear all the different skills we had and how it all worked so well together. How we worked as a group.
- The gradual development of the final message and objective.
- After tutorial, finalizing what would be final idea, solidi dating and simplifying.
- Show final idea (the brand). Explain our final message and how it works.
We are always using each others skills and knowledge, our puzzle will always expand. In some way or another, our puzzle pieces will interlock together.
Group dynamics
“Individuals have different ways of working, different ways in which to resolve”
How we worked together – naturally fitted together as a group of individuals.
How did we develop the research project – organically, each bringing their own personal experiences, diversity of pathways and therefore different ways in which to approach this project, adding almost building on the ideas resulting in natural progression.
Collective leadership – Charlotte took the initiative to naturally direct the group as a whole and encourage. Individuals followed contributing naturally.
Individual contribution to group reflection – general group awareness was evident throughout, especially when ideas became tangled in the many interesting tangents. Someone always seemed to instigate a pause for reflection and evaluation.
Question honestly – throughout members questioned the relevance of certain ideas that arose, if they were necessary or had become carried away, leading to group discussion and a quick decisive conclusion.
How we worked together – naturally fitted together as a group of individuals.
How did we develop the research project – organically, each bringing their own personal experiences, diversity of pathways and therefore different ways in which to approach this project, adding almost building on the ideas resulting in natural progression.
Collective leadership – Charlotte took the initiative to naturally direct the group as a whole and encourage. Individuals followed contributing naturally.
Individual contribution to group reflection – general group awareness was evident throughout, especially when ideas became tangled in the many interesting tangents. Someone always seemed to instigate a pause for reflection and evaluation.
Question honestly – throughout members questioned the relevance of certain ideas that arose, if they were necessary or had become carried away, leading to group discussion and a quick decisive conclusion.
The Awareness Of What Is Happening
On reflection of:
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE IS LOCATED IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD
Our world is made up of our many experiences that fit together to create the bigger picture. This picture continually grows, becoming larger as all that is new becomes familiar (like the base core Elicia referred to as our central emotions and how we relate to the world based upon these).
In relation to my first experiences of my new life in Farnham I felt the whole experience was very much like gathering new bits of information from a variety of sources (whether it be where I can source an organic vegetable box from, to how do I find my way to room G152?). I naturally compared it to deciphering visual information on random pieces of a jigsaw, choosing the relevant pieces and piecing them together to make sense of the overall puzzle.
After initially brainstorming all our first experiences of Farnham the group felt that this idea was quite suitable. It was quickly bounced back and forth, each individual adding to it. Lesley suggested the overall puzzle take the shape of the UCCA logo. Elicia’s graphic training visualised the outer segment of the logo symbolising our visual impressions and the centre our emotions. Individuals wanted to bring an element of themselves to their segment of the puzzle, their pathways determining choice in medium – 3D, paint, textiles, graphics, animation, Interior – considerations of time restraints and actual relevance were needed at this point.
After our group tutorial with Sarah Sutherland we were quick to consolidate our ideas to form a more focussed vision of the final outcome. Simplification by concentrating on first experiences only. Continual discussions, 2D idea development, recording of ideas in written form have resulted in natural progression.
The Puzzle – individual pieces containing photos representing visual first impressions of Farnham fit together onto a screen format. As the last segment locks into place sections of images fade leaving the other sections that make up the UCCA logo (negative space around logo containing sections of images fade to white). The central section of logo, i.e. the circle, does not contain imagery but instead contains many words (a ball of text) representing the many emotions experienced. Mago suggested that each word could be in a different colour relating to that particular emotion. This puzzle would be in computer format with animation used to create the morphing effect of the pieces changing/fading into the logo (courtesy of Charlotte and Dan’s animating skills).
At times ideas have become over-complicated as tangents have naturally led us onto considering the many possibilities. Through discussion and reflection, reminders of the aims and objectives of the project have kept our ideas focussed and simplified. It has developed organically through equal group participation, each individual consistently contributing, influencing and manipulating the idea resulting in natural evolvement.
Although we have stuck with the basic initial idea, we have developed and built upon it to form a simple yet effective way of communicating our first experiences of Farnham not only from individual’s perspective but also from the group’s as a whole.
Hope that all makes sense......Tara
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE IS LOCATED IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD
Our world is made up of our many experiences that fit together to create the bigger picture. This picture continually grows, becoming larger as all that is new becomes familiar (like the base core Elicia referred to as our central emotions and how we relate to the world based upon these).
In relation to my first experiences of my new life in Farnham I felt the whole experience was very much like gathering new bits of information from a variety of sources (whether it be where I can source an organic vegetable box from, to how do I find my way to room G152?). I naturally compared it to deciphering visual information on random pieces of a jigsaw, choosing the relevant pieces and piecing them together to make sense of the overall puzzle.
After initially brainstorming all our first experiences of Farnham the group felt that this idea was quite suitable. It was quickly bounced back and forth, each individual adding to it. Lesley suggested the overall puzzle take the shape of the UCCA logo. Elicia’s graphic training visualised the outer segment of the logo symbolising our visual impressions and the centre our emotions. Individuals wanted to bring an element of themselves to their segment of the puzzle, their pathways determining choice in medium – 3D, paint, textiles, graphics, animation, Interior – considerations of time restraints and actual relevance were needed at this point.
After our group tutorial with Sarah Sutherland we were quick to consolidate our ideas to form a more focussed vision of the final outcome. Simplification by concentrating on first experiences only. Continual discussions, 2D idea development, recording of ideas in written form have resulted in natural progression.
The Puzzle – individual pieces containing photos representing visual first impressions of Farnham fit together onto a screen format. As the last segment locks into place sections of images fade leaving the other sections that make up the UCCA logo (negative space around logo containing sections of images fade to white). The central section of logo, i.e. the circle, does not contain imagery but instead contains many words (a ball of text) representing the many emotions experienced. Mago suggested that each word could be in a different colour relating to that particular emotion. This puzzle would be in computer format with animation used to create the morphing effect of the pieces changing/fading into the logo (courtesy of Charlotte and Dan’s animating skills).
At times ideas have become over-complicated as tangents have naturally led us onto considering the many possibilities. Through discussion and reflection, reminders of the aims and objectives of the project have kept our ideas focussed and simplified. It has developed organically through equal group participation, each individual consistently contributing, influencing and manipulating the idea resulting in natural evolvement.
Although we have stuck with the basic initial idea, we have developed and built upon it to form a simple yet effective way of communicating our first experiences of Farnham not only from individual’s perspective but also from the group’s as a whole.
Hope that all makes sense......Tara
Summary
Hi Everyone, This is my bit of blurb for the presentation, maybe people could add bits if it's any good?
Our original idea for the presentation came about through a discussion about our experiences of both the uni and the town. Tara had just moved to the area and her impression was that she was part of a huge jigsaw puzle, each piece slotting graually into place in her life. Most of the group were able to identify with these feelings as; some had only just arrived in Farnham themselves. he quantity of information and paperwork to take onboard contributed to the overall impression of something gradually coming together. Throughout our group meetings the idea changed and evolved in an extremely organic way, each person contributing enthusiasticaly to the final outcome and all ieas were discussed and evaluated.
We were fortunate to have a wide variety of skills within the group, the primary one being peoples ability to communicate their ideas. Elisa opened us a blog and Charlotte typed up the results of each meeting, in this way we were able to keep in touch and refer to the initial idea we had discussed. As the blog began to grow with people's impressions of Farnham and general ideas the final presentation began to appear almost automatically. It neede work but a framework began to emerge.
Logistics dictated that the presentation was an on screen digital one. the time element and limited workshop accrss could have been aproblem if we had decided to go for a 3D format. this was dissapointing for some of us but after some consideration an animation was decided on. Once again we were fortunate to have people with the right skills for the job. Daniel and Charlotte were able tot produce what was needed.
The original plan was to find a visual way of conveyingthe aidea of a jigsaw puzzle, lesley suggestedthat the college logo would provide a base to use, as it was easily recognised and evident in all parts of the building, Mago had mentioned the fact in an earlier conversation.
Elisa sketched it out and suggested that the exterior C shapemight be our visualimpressions of Farnham and the interior disc could represent the emotions felt when first encountering the palce.It was problematical to retain the basic elemnts of the idea and convey the original meaning as ideas began to flow and at one point the puzzle grew too complex, it became about ourselves and our work rather than our impressions of Farnham.It would have been easy at this particular point to go way off track and end up with something other tha our origina idea and the project brief. We recognised this fact and steered ourselves back to the meaning we wished to convey which is that of shared experience and different skills coming togetherto make one Farnham.
Scuse spelling, Lesley
Our original idea for the presentation came about through a discussion about our experiences of both the uni and the town. Tara had just moved to the area and her impression was that she was part of a huge jigsaw puzle, each piece slotting graually into place in her life. Most of the group were able to identify with these feelings as; some had only just arrived in Farnham themselves. he quantity of information and paperwork to take onboard contributed to the overall impression of something gradually coming together. Throughout our group meetings the idea changed and evolved in an extremely organic way, each person contributing enthusiasticaly to the final outcome and all ieas were discussed and evaluated.
We were fortunate to have a wide variety of skills within the group, the primary one being peoples ability to communicate their ideas. Elisa opened us a blog and Charlotte typed up the results of each meeting, in this way we were able to keep in touch and refer to the initial idea we had discussed. As the blog began to grow with people's impressions of Farnham and general ideas the final presentation began to appear almost automatically. It neede work but a framework began to emerge.
Logistics dictated that the presentation was an on screen digital one. the time element and limited workshop accrss could have been aproblem if we had decided to go for a 3D format. this was dissapointing for some of us but after some consideration an animation was decided on. Once again we were fortunate to have people with the right skills for the job. Daniel and Charlotte were able tot produce what was needed.
The original plan was to find a visual way of conveyingthe aidea of a jigsaw puzzle, lesley suggestedthat the college logo would provide a base to use, as it was easily recognised and evident in all parts of the building, Mago had mentioned the fact in an earlier conversation.
Elisa sketched it out and suggested that the exterior C shapemight be our visualimpressions of Farnham and the interior disc could represent the emotions felt when first encountering the palce.It was problematical to retain the basic elemnts of the idea and convey the original meaning as ideas began to flow and at one point the puzzle grew too complex, it became about ourselves and our work rather than our impressions of Farnham.It would have been easy at this particular point to go way off track and end up with something other tha our origina idea and the project brief. We recognised this fact and steered ourselves back to the meaning we wished to convey which is that of shared experience and different skills coming togetherto make one Farnham.
Scuse spelling, Lesley
Things to consider for the presentation
Once having a discussion with Sarah here are the following she told us to consider.
- Possibly involve the audience
(maybe use our research what we have already gained and compare to see if similar, e.g. and visuals?)
- The presentation can be about the idea's
(The intention as discussed to basically explain how we got from idea to idea to outcome, explaining our reflection and how we got there.)
- Register how outcomes have changed (reflection)
- What was the main objective?
(We already have a very clear message.)
- How was the form decided?
(using images possibly oh how we came around to our final idea)
- Identify the skills that enabled us to form
(how we worked together and seemed to mesh so well. We realised straight away how alike we all are and how much we can all rely on each other for different skills. We appreciate that we can do that.)
- Convey a massive message
(we believe our message to be very powerful and very true)
- What decisions were made and why did we make them?
(again reflection)
- What experiences of other things have made us think like this?
(we all know that we can't help but compare things to what we are used to, with this, everything about Farnham that we see and feel we will compare to what we know and are used to.)
- Think about the journey, not the destination. Evidence that journey.
(we will naturally do that by just explaining our journey, a diary as such but with to how and why we got to that route.)
- Possibly involve the audience
(maybe use our research what we have already gained and compare to see if similar, e.g. and visuals?)
- The presentation can be about the idea's
(The intention as discussed to basically explain how we got from idea to idea to outcome, explaining our reflection and how we got there.)
- Register how outcomes have changed (reflection)
- What was the main objective?
(We already have a very clear message.)
- How was the form decided?
(using images possibly oh how we came around to our final idea)
- Identify the skills that enabled us to form
(how we worked together and seemed to mesh so well. We realised straight away how alike we all are and how much we can all rely on each other for different skills. We appreciate that we can do that.)
- Convey a massive message
(we believe our message to be very powerful and very true)
- What decisions were made and why did we make them?
(again reflection)
- What experiences of other things have made us think like this?
(we all know that we can't help but compare things to what we are used to, with this, everything about Farnham that we see and feel we will compare to what we know and are used to.)
- Think about the journey, not the destination. Evidence that journey.
(we will naturally do that by just explaining our journey, a diary as such but with to how and why we got to that route.)
The Students
Trying to get pictures of the students, although this wet weather creates a lack of them for me to find and photograph!
These pictures might also help represent the english weather, that some of our students from abroad aren't used to.
Luxury sky
When I first came to Farnham I was amazed : The sky is so big and so blue! We don't have this kind of beautiful sky in Taipei, Taiwan, because there are a lot of tall buildings and they block our eye sight. I think the sky in England is really a luxury!
by Elisa
Collection of Pictures from Farnham continued
Wooden copple to stone path
Old style shop side
Front entrences
2007/09/30
2007/09/26
Blurb....
Points for us all to consider and make notes in preparation for our next meeting and for the presentation. This list was formed as a reflection after our tutorial with Sarah.
Key words
Once taken into account what everyone has said, Lesley selected key words in relations to our emotions, colours and visual impressions of our first experiences of Farnham, this is a quantitative extraction of our initial brain storming.
2007/09/25
adding to the puzzle
ok guys
I think we can work on the logo and the puzzle idea
According to me the centre round,circle should be used or promoted as the dream UNi of all of us, which should be on the screen before anybody comes for any kind of presentation (only for the paris group). The person should come and tell about the his/her dream UNI and then later on start with the experience. The moment he/she starts his/her experiece the later part of the logo should appeare or lighten up in any form of shape.
I think this would take around 7-8min to an individual to summurize his/her experience.
Hope every one would like the idea.
Navpreet
I think we can work on the logo and the puzzle idea
According to me the centre round,circle should be used or promoted as the dream UNi of all of us, which should be on the screen before anybody comes for any kind of presentation (only for the paris group). The person should come and tell about the his/her dream UNI and then later on start with the experience. The moment he/she starts his/her experiece the later part of the logo should appeare or lighten up in any form of shape.
I think this would take around 7-8min to an individual to summurize his/her experience.
Hope every one would like the idea.
Navpreet
Identity......... The whole puzzle
Elisa came up with idea of using the uni logo as a visual metaphor, the center being our emotions and the outer being our experiences.
2007/09/24
Farnham Photos
Hello Everyone! Here's some photos from my first visit to Farnham. Thought they'd be interesting to share. I didnt take many pictures but these were some things visually that caught my eye upon entering the town. -Kelly
2007/09/22
Initial Thinking of idea's.
On suggestion of idea's Tara came up with the idea of using a puzzle as our object, in the sense that the students are all one piece and by piece us together we are a complete force (university). Lesley suggested using the the idea of the logo as the final image of the puzzle.
Once discussed as a group, ideas were in the air in associating the puzzle pieces being the students, and how randomly different they can be, but pieced together we become this uniformed force, the university logo.
Exploring: Emotions and the extra's...........
Elisa - When she was starting the course she felt very nervous, when meeting all the people she was shocked at the numbers, there were so many people and she found it difficult to remember names.
Charlotte - Very mixed feelings through the period of the day, she was not nervous when she was starting, she was very surprised by the amount of people. Was very curious when realising that all the MA's would be put together, not how she imagined it. When hearing breakdown on course she became quite worried at whats ahead but very excited about it all at the same time. Hearing so many good things about Farnham can not wait to get in the role of things.
Tara - Very excited. Never imagined that many students, but was really excited to know that there were so many people with completely different backgrounds. She was feeling a positive nervousness.
Lesley - Felt very relieved to be doing the course. On day of course structure, she kept referring it back to her and how it would all relate. It seemed all very unusual to what she was used to and felt it was introducing new skills. She is still unclear in how some of the structure is going to benefit her.
Kelly - She felt relieved when she came here from LA, she felt relaxed that everything wasn't at such a fast pace. The enrolment felt very strange and how everything was done. The schedule for the course still seems to be very up in the air from what she is used to in LA, everything is very set and structured.
Christos - He felt very positive about everything, in particular the tutors, he didn't get along well with his previous tutor and from first impressions, he seems to like his new tutor a lot better. He feels that the tutors have a great deal of knowledge and background. He didn't really have that many expectations on them.
Mago - He was very nervous but at the same time extremely excited, felt like he was on 'Cloud 9'. He has been looking forward to coming here for quite a while, to him its a dream come true. Wanted to come because of what he had heard about the lecturers, he got a good impression from information he was given and liked the fact that a great deal of the tutors were practitioners and had a great wealth of knowledge.
Daniel - He was excited and nervous, he felt this partly because he didn't know anyone. He hasn't had a year out he came straight from uni. He's used to everything being involved with uni, he said it seems quite different here.
Navpreet - Positive and excited to meet new people and restart education after working as a textile designer in the Punjab, India. Excited to be in England studying and that the educational institute here in Farnham is better than what he experienced in India. He expected the campus, library and facilities to be large and was happy that his expectations were met. He was very impressed by the Craft Study Centre. He has to make a long journey everyday to arrive in Farnham – Hornchurch to here….two and a half hours – so his overall first experiences where more than just Farnham. The way of life is faster paced here than in India. He will move to Farnham soon.
General
The town seemed to be quite noticeable for its cobbles and the quirkiness of it all, it was mentioned that you could imagine 'wellies and Labradors', he seemed to be a quiet village and the locals seemed to like it like that. Impression that was given was that the older generation lived there.
Someone associated the size of the train station was the size of the town, in that you can arrive at a train station and already judge the size of the town itself.
Charlotte - Very mixed feelings through the period of the day, she was not nervous when she was starting, she was very surprised by the amount of people. Was very curious when realising that all the MA's would be put together, not how she imagined it. When hearing breakdown on course she became quite worried at whats ahead but very excited about it all at the same time. Hearing so many good things about Farnham can not wait to get in the role of things.
Tara - Very excited. Never imagined that many students, but was really excited to know that there were so many people with completely different backgrounds. She was feeling a positive nervousness.
Lesley - Felt very relieved to be doing the course. On day of course structure, she kept referring it back to her and how it would all relate. It seemed all very unusual to what she was used to and felt it was introducing new skills. She is still unclear in how some of the structure is going to benefit her.
Kelly - She felt relieved when she came here from LA, she felt relaxed that everything wasn't at such a fast pace. The enrolment felt very strange and how everything was done. The schedule for the course still seems to be very up in the air from what she is used to in LA, everything is very set and structured.
Christos - He felt very positive about everything, in particular the tutors, he didn't get along well with his previous tutor and from first impressions, he seems to like his new tutor a lot better. He feels that the tutors have a great deal of knowledge and background. He didn't really have that many expectations on them.
Mago - He was very nervous but at the same time extremely excited, felt like he was on 'Cloud 9'. He has been looking forward to coming here for quite a while, to him its a dream come true. Wanted to come because of what he had heard about the lecturers, he got a good impression from information he was given and liked the fact that a great deal of the tutors were practitioners and had a great wealth of knowledge.
Daniel - He was excited and nervous, he felt this partly because he didn't know anyone. He hasn't had a year out he came straight from uni. He's used to everything being involved with uni, he said it seems quite different here.
Navpreet - Positive and excited to meet new people and restart education after working as a textile designer in the Punjab, India. Excited to be in England studying and that the educational institute here in Farnham is better than what he experienced in India. He expected the campus, library and facilities to be large and was happy that his expectations were met. He was very impressed by the Craft Study Centre. He has to make a long journey everyday to arrive in Farnham – Hornchurch to here….two and a half hours – so his overall first experiences where more than just Farnham. The way of life is faster paced here than in India. He will move to Farnham soon.
General
The town seemed to be quite noticeable for its cobbles and the quirkiness of it all, it was mentioned that you could imagine 'wellies and Labradors', he seemed to be a quiet village and the locals seemed to like it like that. Impression that was given was that the older generation lived there.
Someone associated the size of the train station was the size of the town, in that you can arrive at a train station and already judge the size of the town itself.
Exploring: Visually
The initial experience of Farnham as a place of learning and a place itself.
Initial Experience -
Charlotte - As Charlotte already came from the UCCA Epsom she couldn't only help but compare everything to Epsom, like most when they go to a new university. One of the first things she noticed was the size of the college, and how much better the resources were. Another thing that seemed to stick in her mind was how the students and the tutors dressed.
She noticed that the tutors seemed to be a bit more professional, but this is only after meeting a few times, most people are more formal.
As for the area, it was nothing new to me as I don't live far. Lots of cobbles though.
Elisa - As studying graphics, noticed straight away how clean and bright the universities website was and how well the logo had been designed and seemed to be quite impressed.
As Elisa is from Thaiwan, the weather was very different from what she is used to. Everything seems to be a lot faster here as well, especially the traffic!
Tara - When first arriving at the uni, Tara could tell straight away from the gallery space and the sculptures that this was a creative uni. She began to piece things together and realised that the town and the university all seemed very business like and professional. Even down to the way the students looked, they seemed to be much more clean cut from what she had known as a student when she did her degree. When she did metal work everyone was known for getting messy and dirty, now its the total opposite.
Lesley - Lesley has many different view from what she has experienced, as she did her foundation, degree and MA in stages. There is a general change in appearance in students, they used to be dressed like Tara said, a bit more scruffy and gradually their appearance has become a lot more neater and tidy, 'clean cut'. As like the university, seemed more geared up for business.
Kelly - Straight away Kelly mentions the pace of the town, the complete opposite to Elisa in fact, she feels that everything is slower, the life, the people and the town. Kelly is from LA, so everything seems very fast pace to her.
In the town she noticed one colour in particular, red, the red bricks and the cobbles. These seem to be quite distinctive within the town itself.
Christos - Farnham was quite different for Christos as his whole life he has lived somewhere by the sea. He had a whole series of idea's of how he thought that Farnham would be, he initally thought that Farnham was closer to him from his uni in Portsmouth. The size of the uni was a real advantage to him. He agreed that the town was not really much to see, although he did notice the building and how old they looked, after further research he found out that a certain designer purposely made them look older than what they really were.
Mago - University seemed smaller to him, but this to him was a merit, the services provided would be much better without so many students. Everything seemed so well organised and business like. The UCCA brand identity was well executed. Noting how well the logo was used in relation to layout, being put in exactly the right places and used where needed. He thought the identity was very cleverly done. He related the place to the logo, how the colour scheme used repetitively gave a sense of uniformity to everything.
The area seemed quite posh, everything seemed to be very upscale especially the cars. Very different nightlife from what he is used to, the town seems to be pretty dead.
Dan - The entrance was very clean, wide glass, he felt it was very welcoming. The building itself was very different, he found it quite difficult to find a few of the rooms, the layout quite difficult to work your way around. It was very business like in presentation although not necessarily the student .
Initial Experience -
Charlotte - As Charlotte already came from the UCCA Epsom she couldn't only help but compare everything to Epsom, like most when they go to a new university. One of the first things she noticed was the size of the college, and how much better the resources were. Another thing that seemed to stick in her mind was how the students and the tutors dressed.
She noticed that the tutors seemed to be a bit more professional, but this is only after meeting a few times, most people are more formal.
As for the area, it was nothing new to me as I don't live far. Lots of cobbles though.
Elisa - As studying graphics, noticed straight away how clean and bright the universities website was and how well the logo had been designed and seemed to be quite impressed.
As Elisa is from Thaiwan, the weather was very different from what she is used to. Everything seems to be a lot faster here as well, especially the traffic!
Tara - When first arriving at the uni, Tara could tell straight away from the gallery space and the sculptures that this was a creative uni. She began to piece things together and realised that the town and the university all seemed very business like and professional. Even down to the way the students looked, they seemed to be much more clean cut from what she had known as a student when she did her degree. When she did metal work everyone was known for getting messy and dirty, now its the total opposite.
Lesley - Lesley has many different view from what she has experienced, as she did her foundation, degree and MA in stages. There is a general change in appearance in students, they used to be dressed like Tara said, a bit more scruffy and gradually their appearance has become a lot more neater and tidy, 'clean cut'. As like the university, seemed more geared up for business.
Kelly - Straight away Kelly mentions the pace of the town, the complete opposite to Elisa in fact, she feels that everything is slower, the life, the people and the town. Kelly is from LA, so everything seems very fast pace to her.
In the town she noticed one colour in particular, red, the red bricks and the cobbles. These seem to be quite distinctive within the town itself.
Christos - Farnham was quite different for Christos as his whole life he has lived somewhere by the sea. He had a whole series of idea's of how he thought that Farnham would be, he initally thought that Farnham was closer to him from his uni in Portsmouth. The size of the uni was a real advantage to him. He agreed that the town was not really much to see, although he did notice the building and how old they looked, after further research he found out that a certain designer purposely made them look older than what they really were.
Mago - University seemed smaller to him, but this to him was a merit, the services provided would be much better without so many students. Everything seemed so well organised and business like. The UCCA brand identity was well executed. Noting how well the logo was used in relation to layout, being put in exactly the right places and used where needed. He thought the identity was very cleverly done. He related the place to the logo, how the colour scheme used repetitively gave a sense of uniformity to everything.
The area seemed quite posh, everything seemed to be very upscale especially the cars. Very different nightlife from what he is used to, the town seems to be pretty dead.
Dan - The entrance was very clean, wide glass, he felt it was very welcoming. The building itself was very different, he found it quite difficult to find a few of the rooms, the layout quite difficult to work your way around. It was very business like in presentation although not necessarily the student .
Getting to know everyone.
On our first meeting we decided we wanted to learn more about each other and what MA's we are doing to get in idea of skills. So.....
Daniel - Product Design
Charlotte - Animation
Elisa - Graphic Communication
Tara - Contemporary Crafts, Jewellery
Lesley - Fine Art
Kelly - Fine Art
Christos - Interior Design
Mago - Creative Enterprise
By realising our skills at the beginning it would able us to know the extent that we are able to go on our final object. We decided as a group that weren't going to pick an object until we had explored our options first.
Daniel - Product Design
Charlotte - Animation
Elisa - Graphic Communication
Tara - Contemporary Crafts, Jewellery
Lesley - Fine Art
Kelly - Fine Art
Christos - Interior Design
Mago - Creative Enterprise
By realising our skills at the beginning it would able us to know the extent that we are able to go on our final object. We decided as a group that weren't going to pick an object until we had explored our options first.
2007/09/20
To a New Beginning...
Hi to everyone in the Paris Group on their MA course. To start off I'm Daniel, and I'm on the MA Sustaintable Product Design path. Before this course, I studed Consumer Product Design at the University of Bolton.
I hope to see you all on friday for the meeting so to decuse a theme for the research product. From talking to some of you other day I think we already have a theme in the works so this should be easy. So I'll see you friday and we'll see how this goes.
I hope to see you all on friday for the meeting so to decuse a theme for the research product. From talking to some of you other day I think we already have a theme in the works so this should be easy. So I'll see you friday and we'll see how this goes.
2007/09/19
Hi everyone!
Welcome!
This is the blog we can use in the following 3 weeks for the presentation.
The email list is below again to make sure there's no errors for everyone.
Elisa drsfbaby@gmail.com
Charlotte ceolley@hotmail.com
Christos chgeorgiades@hotmail.com
Kelly kellymariegorman@gmail.com
Mago elmagio1@yahoo.com, elmagio1@gmail.com
Tara wickirish1@yahoo.co.uk
Lesley lesley_ansty@yahoo.co.uk
Daniel danielcclemson@hotmail.co.uk
Navpreet Singh_navi_84@yahoo.com
This is the blog we can use in the following 3 weeks for the presentation.
The email list is below again to make sure there's no errors for everyone.
Elisa drsfbaby@gmail.com
Charlotte ceolley@hotmail.com
Christos chgeorgiades@hotmail.com
Kelly kellymariegorman@gmail.com
Mago elmagio1@yahoo.com, elmagio1@gmail.com
Tara wickirish1@yahoo.co.uk
Lesley lesley_ansty@yahoo.co.uk
Daniel danielcclemson@hotmail.co.uk
Navpreet Singh_navi_84@yahoo.com
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