Week 3 Lecture Reflection/Communication

The lecture really stressed the importance of communication and relating this process back to the folie concept

It was stressed that overwhelming posters were not desirable and something more easily interpreted was the better option.

So I went on indesign and created a background of medium intensity and I carved out views within the background which represented the framing concept of our folie and the concept of focusing on what is important.

Josh at the same time had taken some pictures of trusses and I incorporated this into the poster. The outer layer was dark, but I felt the voids maintained the easy interpretation. So I came up with this design.

There was however still this idea floating around in the group about making the poster even more efficient and easy to interpret. So the idea was to make the background recede and neutral in line with out Concept (Much the same way as the interior of the folie) and make the content stand out (like the framing in the story bridge).

This layout some of us felt was easier on the eyes and was something that I designed with more efficiency and structure. 

I also started sourcing some images that would communicate our ideas and I played around with this image to focus on the skilled worker and also other images of the site. This idea of the historical significance was the Context.

http://bishop.slq.qld.gov.au/R/MERSP33LX9Y4CK1MX5SQEIJ7DPXJMNT6TC95IHUB9VKC5V1697-00012 

Diagramming was something that I concentrated on afterwards and this was to try and communicate the Experience within the space/site.

The map was the first graphic I created and it aimed to show the distinction between the various zones next to the site and the importance of these areas to the folie - the idea was to express the youthfulness of the site and how the experience within the folie would engage with the younger generation.

This was another diagram I worked on this week which communicated how the Tectonics would help guide the visitor. Essentially the entry point was going to run across the face of the folie - directing the visitors across the journey that we were trying to express. This was something I felt was crucial. Directing people in terms of materials, entry points, views. This was something in great contrast to my earlier ideas from the Semester which were more opaque.

I planned to work on other ideas/concepts and diagramming in the following week. Diagramming essentially was something I used not simply to convey the messages across but also as part of the design process.