19th July, 2013
This was the first of the five seminars during the course of the diploma project where we share and discuss the progress of our work with students and faculty for new perspectives, evaluation and feedback.
Through the seminar I was able to give an introduction to The Biodiversity Storybook,
share my initial research, findings and the choice of directions that the project could take.
The presentation can be viewed here:
The feedback I received at this point is as follows:
This was the first of the five seminars during the course of the diploma project where we share and discuss the progress of our work with students and faculty for new perspectives, evaluation and feedback.
Through the seminar I was able to give an introduction to The Biodiversity Storybook,
share my initial research, findings and the choice of directions that the project could take.
The presentation can be viewed here:
The feedback I received at this point is as follows:
PRESENTATION :
- Clear, crisp and simple presentation, well presented.
- Avoid using the words “my project” or “my goals”. Need to represent the
project in a way that it stands on its own.
- The need to impact the urban public has been identified.
RESEARCH / METHODOLOGY/ APPROACH :
- Crisp and clear in approach. Research focused on broad agenda and needs.
- Project is research heavy, is there time for design development?
- Need to make sure that various areas of research don’t take over the project.
- Organizing research and selection of topic and flow seem clear.
- Only left-wing case studies have been studied, are there conventional and
conservative case studies to define the challenges?
CONCEPT : - Is the storybook the best way of disseminating the message?
- Since the medium is decided, the form can be explored. Pop-ups or interactive
techniques can be involved.
- One can reflect on how biodiversity is taught in schools through focus groups
and then try to make the subject such that everyone can relate to it.
CONCERNS :
- The project is ambitious, but the form of storytelling has great potential.
- Since storytelling has no limits, is the ‘urban’ boundary a problem?
- What makes the book different from those existing?
- Interviews and other research ahead may be too ambitious without identifying
modes of data collection.
- Could lack of indicators of biodiversity for the urban public be a problem?
With the urban population, is ignorance bliss?
NEXT STEPS:
- Need to do in-depth research on one area of the topic to develop narrative,
build characters and make the project manageable.
- How will one move towards conceptualizing the book?
- Find data collection tools.
- Meet and get feedback from the writing centre about storytelling and writing.
- Ideate and create a few concepts and see what makes them special.
- Get client feedback at regular intervals, not just when the book is completed.
- Clear, crisp and simple presentation, well presented.
- Avoid using the words “my project” or “my goals”. Need to represent the
project in a way that it stands on its own.
- The need to impact the urban public has been identified.
RESEARCH / METHODOLOGY/ APPROACH :
- Crisp and clear in approach. Research focused on broad agenda and needs.
- Project is research heavy, is there time for design development?
- Need to make sure that various areas of research don’t take over the project.
- Organizing research and selection of topic and flow seem clear.
- Only left-wing case studies have been studied, are there conventional and
conservative case studies to define the challenges?
CONCEPT : - Is the storybook the best way of disseminating the message?
- Since the medium is decided, the form can be explored. Pop-ups or interactive
techniques can be involved.
- One can reflect on how biodiversity is taught in schools through focus groups
and then try to make the subject such that everyone can relate to it.
CONCERNS :
- The project is ambitious, but the form of storytelling has great potential.
- Since storytelling has no limits, is the ‘urban’ boundary a problem?
- What makes the book different from those existing?
- Interviews and other research ahead may be too ambitious without identifying
modes of data collection.
- Could lack of indicators of biodiversity for the urban public be a problem?
With the urban population, is ignorance bliss?
NEXT STEPS:
- Need to do in-depth research on one area of the topic to develop narrative,
build characters and make the project manageable.
- How will one move towards conceptualizing the book?
- Find data collection tools.
- Meet and get feedback from the writing centre about storytelling and writing.
- Ideate and create a few concepts and see what makes them special.
- Get client feedback at regular intervals, not just when the book is completed.
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