In relation to my previous post, if identity is about self, and impressions, what is an identity in the context of communication, and in particular, visual communication?

In my design theory class by Reinar, we had to do something really simple, which is to challenge ourselves, by doing something that we’ve been wanting, needing, hoping, or avoiding. The challenge is supposed to bring us closer to our idealised self.

I thought it was quite crazy since I have to think of something for myself, so I talked to Dawn about this project, and she told me about this “on a binge” poster that stefan sagmeister did, which I thought it would be interesting to post it up here and share what my ideas are.

The above image is a poster, advertising design exhibitions in Osaka and Tokyo with a classic before/after situation. The top pictures shows a picture of Sagmeister at 178 pounds, and the bottom shows him one week later, having consumed all the shown junk food, and at the end gained 25 pounds. Hmmm…

Is this considered a challenge?

Got this off AIGAdesigning. An online archive of case studies that demonstrates the value of framework through real-world projects.

I saw a video by Gillian Crampton Smith, on the different aspects of research study in interaction design from Innovationsforum. She compares a design project and a research project, then proceeds on to the types of projects that have different insights. She then questions, “giving existing technologies, what different approaches could be taken to make it (a specific project) more usable, more useful, more satisfying?” I reckon that this a good point to dwell on. Being aware of the various approaches that can be taken, i can improve on my current/future projects in context.

In short, the video below, which was mentioned during the presentation by Gillian, is about how ideas are generated during a class/workshop, ‘Strangely Familiar: Repurposing Everyday Devices‘ in Interaction-Ivrea. I think the hanging alarm clock is quite interesting, which, once again relates back to my group project on Time Management.