Project Proposal

Action Plan Week 2

Mon 02 Mar

AM: pitch achievements of the latest project + crit: start developing Project Two (according to assessment criteria)

PM: further development and planning of Project Two

 

Tue 03 Mar

AM: Research about target group/audience

PM: Develop ideas for promotion and strategies to reach the audience in order to persuade to change their behaviour

 

Wed 04 Mar

AM: Continue idea development and explore different materials as well as their structures and what they communicate

PM: Continue exploration

 

Thu 05 Mar

AM: Experiment with results from that exploration and push it further (e.g. colour manipulation)

PM: refine ideas for promotion strategies

 

Weekend

Research failed or successful campaigns or promotion strategies

 

 

Action Plan Week 4

Mon 16 Mar

AM: Information about Unit 4 and adjustments due to Coronavirus (online teaching etc)

PM: Scale workshop

 

Tue 17 Mar

AM: Reflect Scale workshop and how to make use of it

PM: Manifesto development (aims, beliefs and policies)

 

Wed 18 Mar

AM: research manifesto design and start idea development in sketchbook

PM: start designing

 

Thu 19 Mar

AM: research materilals

PM: continue designing manifesto (especially co nsider, colour, material and tyography choices)

 

Weekend

 finish manifesto design and print it

 

 

Action Plan Week 6

Mon 13 Apr

AM: Research visual references and inspiration

PM: Create moodboard and first designs

 

Tue 14 Apr

AM: Test out different styles and motions (interactive/responsive)

PM: Reflect on work in progress

 

Wed 15 Apr

AM: Create flat plan for various layers of the website

PM: Finish flat plan and start designing

 

Thu 16 Apr

AM: Reflect on first design attempts

PM: Start designing webpage

 

Fri 17 Apr

AM: Continue designing

PM: Reflect on progress

 

Weekend

  Finish website design and evaluate outcome

 

 

Action Plan Week 8

Mon 27 Apr

AM: Reflect on draft website

PM: Work out necessary changes

 

Tue 28 Apr

AM: Video Tutorial

PM: Reflect on Feedback; start writing evaluation

 

Wed 29 Apr

AM: Refine project concept

PM: Plan further changes; revise evaluation

 

Thu 30 Apr

AM: New concept: reconsider various fonts, colours etc

PM:  Reflect on first tests

 

Fri 01 May

AM: Redesign/revise website

PM: Complete website

 

Weekend  Final Visualisation task, final revising of the final evaluation and GCD Foundation Show Publication
Mon 04 May Submission Deadline

 

Action Plan Week 1

Action Plan

Mon 24 Feb            

AM: Commune presentation

PM: define aims of design: promote, participate, inform, systemise and research sources; start idea generation based on aims

 

Tue 25 Feb

AM: Museum Visit (The Design Museum, London)

PM: " and reflect on the visit and how it informs my further project development

 

Wed 26 Feb

AM: Research different approaches of using the environment sustainably

PM: Research more specific methods and techniques of processes and revise and finish Project Proposal

 

Thu 27 Feb

 PPP deadline

AM: last minute adjustments and feedback on PPP

PM: plan out experimentation with various materials and research system design

 

Fri 28 Feb

AM: collection of several materials

PM: experimentation with these materials (recycle, reuse, rethink)

 

Sat 29 Feb

AM: continue experimentation

PM: develop system based on circular economy

 

Sun 01 Mar

AM: continue development 

PM: finish system design and reflect on achievements (successes and failures) of the experimentation

 

 

Action Plan Week 3

Mon 10 Mar

Progress Tutorial

 

Tue 11 Mar

AM: Reflect on Progress tutorial and plan further project development

PM: Evaluate previous work as well as thinking about improvement

 

Wed 12 Mar

AM: Research different indicators and parameters for sustainability

PM: start idea development for logo design of that certification (Reflect the progress)

 

 Thu 13 Mar

AM: develop design and think about challenges that might occur

PM: evaluate present working process and what has to be considered

 

 Weekend

 Refine logo design and name of the certification; start thinking about different promotions to make that new indicator public

 

 

Action Plan Week 5

Mon 23 Mar

AM:Reflect current situation (coronavirus and its political measures) and how to respond to it

PM: Start idea generation

 

Tue 24 Mar

AM: Research the influences of these measures as lockdowns on environmental situation

PM: Evaluate meaning and potential of these effects

 

Wed 25 Mar

AM: Continue research about effects

PM: Reflect on how this influences the way I should aproach my work

 

Thu 26 Mar

AM: Refine idea and define its aim, audience, intention etc.

PM: Research how other designers respond to this extraordinary situation

 

Fri 27 Mar

AM: Continue research about other designers and research other visual references

PM: Refine design ideas

 

Weekend

start design development and reflect the progress

 

 

Action Plan Week 7

Mon 20 Apr

AM: Reflect on one day project

PM: Experiment with scale, materials and location

 

Tue 21 Apr

AM: Research website users

PM: Develop strategies to particularly address these users

 

Wed 22 Apr

AM: Developing ideas to reach people physically during a lockdown

PM: Reflect on these generated ideas and their potential

 

Thu 23 Apr

AM: Think of various website features

PM: Develop various strategies to get people to sign up for my website 

 

Fri 24 Apr

AM: Start design development: fonts, colours, illustration, tone used

PM: Reflect on the learning outcomes so far

 

Weekend  Create draft website