Good day everyone! As you all know, you have only approximately two more months until you complete your foundation. May we remind you that these following two months should be taken seriously, as there is no longer any time left for 'playtime'.
During the tutorial on the 11th of April (the recent thursday), we have been assigned to complete the mega task by Mr Charles. Specifically, for it to be in a set: one visual outcome, along with a write-up/essay on it).
This particular project is an individual based project, hence, stating the obvious, no groupings, no collaborations, but assistance is allowed. This individual assignment is being assigned due to the inactivity of your personal blogs, sadly. Of course, Mr. Charles will still be assessing your personal blogs but it's not an absolutely necessity for the time being.
The title of this brief is called 'Solution' (No, it should not be the title of your video and write-up, but it's just the title of this brief you are reading). What is it, that you have to do, in order to find the 'solution' to this 'solution'?
1. As we all know, you have initially been assigned to head over to Archetypeme to determine your particular and respective archetypes. If you haven't, make sure you do, and be sure to add Mr Charles into your friend circle in order for him to keep track of your page.
2. Based on your archetypes, explore any facets of design that interests you and make your archetypeme page as your design and idea platform for your inspirations.
3. Based on a specific concept that you have picked out of all the research you have done, sketch your ideas out and present it on the specific tutorial date (that is stated down below) to be finalized to Mr. Charles. Find a way for you to present the context of the video. Keep in mind, 'What is my context vehicle? What will be the medium in which my context will be presented in?'.
4. As for an example, quoted by Mr Charles: "Lets say Jun Nian wants to make a talk show. The current talk shows seen on the tellies are mostly boring, and Jun Nian thinks he should make it interesting by implementing his own ways. How would he do it? How would he change it? Will he make it a general talk show (which are, most of the time the boring ones) or would he implement some of his own essences to make it interesting and bizarre? His audience should be the people of the design industry, perhaps?" so long as the video represents your identity.
Now as for the agendas for the next consecutive weeks (thursdays, specifically speaking):
(18 April 2013) : Bring whatever that you have acquired and created in the excursion, such as your group t-shirts and findings, to the group tutorial that will be held at either C9 or Starbucks (depending on how good Mr Charles feels like, on that day itself).
(25 April 2013) : This would be the tutorial day where you are required to finalize your basic idea of your individual assignment.
(2 & 9 May 2013) : On these two tutorial dates, you are allowed to have tutorials with Mr Charles upon request in order to show your updates and your progress of ideas and videos (discussions, developmental issues etc.). You are required to bring these ideas and developments in the form of sketchnotes.
(16 May 2013) : It is a compulsory act, to have your respective individual films fully completed. The same compulsory act applies to your write-up essay.
(23 May 2013) : This would be the video presentation day, also the day of your write-up/essay submission to Mr Charles. Strictly speaking: NO LAST MINUTE ISSUES, resubmission otherwise.
On a sidenote, if you'd like to enquire more information regarding this particular assignment, you are allowed to make your way to consult Mr Charles personally - be it at C9 itself, upon request (depending on whether or not that he is busy); and if you're lucky, at the commercial block if he is spotted at any of the restaurants/cafes. Approach him casually, and he shall respond.
That is all.
Good luck for this big project, fellow designers!
Good luck for this big project, fellow designers!
