OUGD406 - Speaking from Experience : Initial Research and Concept

Produce a graphic response/graphic product/ piece of work that makes a statement, comment, observation or gives advice about your experience on your first year of this course.

Initial ideas..

• Survival kit
• Money management advice
• Things you will need..
• Interactive game
• Map of college
• Map of Leeds
• Film
• Magazine

We were given the option to collaborate with people from our year. I am unsure at this moment whether this is something I would like to do. 

First Year brainstorm - 

• Expectations
• Feedback
• Exploring
• Fast Pace
• Attendance
• Ideas
• Independence
• Enthusiasm
• Learning
• Identity
• Skills
• Friends
• Preparation 
• Learning
• Maturity
• Discovery
• Signature

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I like the idea of creating a digital menu of the equipment which the first years should have. I found this example on Behance and thought it really encompassed the concept I had in mind. I think this idea could work on its own as well as a secondary menu for a box with the physical objects inside. 

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I want to create a pack with the physical object inside as I think it will appeal to the students and makes it interesting. When looking at survival kits on Behance I came across a wide variety of options. This one is probably one of my favourites as it includes both print based and physical content. I also think the two colour production would work well as it links to the briefs and limits which the first years will have.

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As I think that most of the group will be producing something like this I have another idea in mind. This idea is a different concept all together. I want to create a hangover kit which would be for students who stay out all night and come to uni in the same clothes. The content would be a pair of socks, mouthwash, toothbrush etc. This is probably a delicate subject as I shouldn't be promoting this kind of behaviour but I think it could be really interesting and engaging. 

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When searching for designers specific survival kits I came across this brightly coloured set of printed material. Possibly the most significant content in this is the stickers set which I think is a brilliant idea and would work really effectively for this brief. The idea I get from this is to create a set of stickers which can be taken into crits and when making mock ups etc. This will be a interactive way of making sure your work is at a professional standard. 

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This is possibly the closest to the idea which I started on, I think it could work really well and be successful but would not perhaps have much design to it. I think to make my idea look like a sufficient amount of work I will need to produce a publication to go alongside it.