Map Research 1
‘Research and Inspiration’
Map Madness (W-in-B)
For this particular brief, myself and suzie have decided to focus our attention to the route aspect of the project, as it seems everyone else has gone battery bee mad! The main reason for us taking this approach is because the maps given are not user friendly what so ever.
Our initial concepts involve using interactivity and visual simulation to guide the walkers around, and so we will be researching into mash-ups, map design and also semiotics!
For this particular brief, myself and suzie have decided to focus our attention to the route aspect of the project, as it seems everyone else has gone battery bee mad! The main reason for us taking this approach is because the maps given are not user friendly what so ever.
Our initial concepts involve using interactivity and visual simulation to guide the walkers around, and so we will be researching into mash-ups, map design and also semiotics!
Visit to recycling centre
 As part of our Wrexham in bloom brief in association with wrexham council, we paid a visit to recycling plant on the industrial estate. Although it was not the grand tour we all expected, it was useful in finding out what the council is all about in terms of its recycling ethos with the community (mainly young people and schools).
In their resource room, they have tried to incorporate lots of interactive feature for the children to look at. (For example, a hole to put your hands in and feel what is recyclable). However, it was surrounded by text and facts, and no body was bothered to read it. In fact when you did read it, it was extremely confusing and didn’t seem relevant in certain points. The most interesting part was watching the trucks in the recycling area, not only because I am a complete and utter big kid, but also because it illustrated the process that the rubbish goes though from the ‘kerb side collections’.The brief however has changed slightly. Now, insted of it being the battery bee concept (which I actually think could work) it will be a list of 10 desirable which they would like – mostly relating to recycling as oppose to the walk. I for one, will ignore this, and carry on with the initial brief.
 As part of our Wrexham in bloom brief in association with wrexham council, we paid a visit to recycling plant on the industrial estate. Although it was not the grand tour we all expected, it was useful in finding out what the council is all about in terms of its recycling ethos with the community (mainly young people and schools).
In their resource room, they have tried to incorporate lots of interactive feature for the children to look at. (For example, a hole to put your hands in and feel what is recyclable). However, it was surrounded by text and facts, and no body was bothered to read it. In fact when you did read it, it was extremely confusing and didn’t seem relevant in certain points. The most interesting part was watching the trucks in the recycling area, not only because I am a complete and utter big kid, but also because it illustrated the process that the rubbish goes though from the ‘kerb side collections’.The brief however has changed slightly. Now, insted of it being the battery bee concept (which I actually think could work) it will be a list of 10 desirable which they would like – mostly relating to recycling as oppose to the walk. I for one, will ignore this, and carry on with the initial brief.
My quest for product information
Recently, I came across some packaging for Nestle’s Coconut ice-cream in a restaurant in Los Cristianos, and to this day, I cannot find out what the shell is made of. I have contacted both Nestle UK and ES as well as Richmond & Roncadin Icecream Ltd (who produce all of nestle’s icecream products) and no-one seems to know about the product. The product in question is to the right. What is throwing me off with it, is that although is has all the aethetics and texture of a coconut shell, the edges look as though it is made of a resin…!
Recently, I came across some packaging for Nestle’s Coconut ice-cream in a restaurant in Los Cristianos, and to this day, I cannot find out what the shell is made of. I have contacted both Nestle UK and ES as well as Richmond & Roncadin Icecream Ltd (who produce all of nestle’s icecream products) and no-one seems to know about the product. The product in question is to the right. What is throwing me off with it, is that although is has all the aethetics and texture of a coconut shell, the edges look as though it is made of a resin…!
Patents 2009
Reminds me very much of the first piece I did at NWSAD tracing IP address.
Reminds me very much of the first piece I did at NWSAD tracing IP address.
