Week 12 Lecture & Resources Science Museum Brief – Final Design Solution Updated kit design The “Make your own Cyanotype” kit will include: A set of 10 sheets of pre-treated photosensitive cyanotype paper, enclosed in a light-proof bag A printed A6 booklet insert with information and instructions (see details below) The kit packaging (pictured above)… Continue reading Application & Interactions – Week 12: Outcome & Ambition
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Application & Interactions – Week 10: Design Development
Week 10 Lecture & Resources Workshop Challenge Design prototype After taking some time to let my assorted ideas gestate, as well as asking selected people for their input, I decided to pursue the cyanotype kit concept, with the aim of using it as a vehicle to tell the story of Anna Atkins and how photography… Continue reading Application & Interactions – Week 10: Design Development
Application & Interactions – Week 9: Concept Development
Week 9 Lecture & Resources Anna Atkins Having first discovered the work of Anna Atkins about a year ago, during the Contemporary Practice module, I was interested to learn more about the cyanotype – a photographic process – and her passion for botany and science. “She was a member of the Botanical Society of London,… Continue reading Application & Interactions – Week 9: Concept Development
Contemporary Practice – Week 5: Thoughts on Ideas
Week 5 Lecture & Resources I particularly liked the idea of “thinking through making,” as highlighted by Kristoffer and Tom from Regular Practice, that Thomas Heatherwick uses as a method that’s central to his design and idea generation process, and also a way to overcome getting stuck in a creative rut. I think there’s a… Continue reading Contemporary Practice – Week 5: Thoughts on Ideas