Design Document

Apr 22

[video]

Ezio Manzini Interview

“To create permeable interfaces between communities and places. To cultivate diversity to permit, at the same time, the free flow of people and ideas.”

http://www.shareable.net/blog/design-for-social-innovation-an-interview-with-ezio-manzini

http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-economics-of-designing-for-social-innovation

“Design is more about observing the world around you, then about personal creativity.” — Cam Shaw

“Design is… above all an effort to improve reality… I always try to begin with considerations of its function… I ask myself, who needs it, which materials best suit its functions and so on…” — Gianfranco Frattinix

more artifact notes

• van and bus magnets
• window clings
• participating clinic signs
• bus stop signs
• schedules
• fold out mailer
• focus on: screenings, primary care, heart disease, physicals?

Stephanie Jilcott presentation notes

• policy, systems, environment changes to facilitate healthier eating and physical activity
• socio ecological for change
• intervention development, implementation, and evaluation among underdeserved population (rich/ poor, literacy)
• in rural areas, farmers markets = lower obesity. the more supermarkets= higher obesity (at a county level)
• natural amenities index: weather (climate variables), topological variation, access to water (lakes, ponds)
• walk score
• projects: pitt county communities putting prevention to work, lenior county p50 center for population health and health disparities
• policy to promote community gardens, farmers markets, complete streets
• healthy corner stores, partnerships
• maps
• take step two initiative/ healthy corner store initiative 
• stoplight idea. something that resonates with anyone and everyone
• worksite wellness initiative
• NC Prevention Partners work healthy america
• live healthy greenville-pitt
• instant recess
• how do we address the gap between the providers and community members******resonates with my artifact
• get healthy things into popular menu items
• taste testings
• buying local

Carol Woodruff presentation notes

Design talent + professionalism

• you will be a key partner or collaborator who can help the client, agency, department to meet professional goals

Components of professionalism

• branding: designing the image you want to project (appearance, professional savvy, communication skills

Personal Savvy

• dress the part
• think of yourself as a partner
• meet and greet with confidence
• listen well
• understand clients goal
• take critical comments with grace

Communication Skills

• articulate
• approchable, friendly, warm
• use terminology when appropriate
• look people in the eye
• unplug yourself
• answering message
• email address
• email as formal mode of communication

Networking

• articulate your credentials
• handshake

Resume

• targeted, one page, error free, attractive but not over designed

Strengths and weaknesses

• strengths-look at job description, see what they want
• identify weakness and why and what you have done to improve it

Portfolio and web presence

Our Week in Design

• universal design vs. segmentation
• universal design benefits: general, appeals to everyone, virtually meaningless?
• marketing segmentation: establish a category of need, social esteem/ pleasure, functional, segmenting needs- what and who
• graphic design business plan website: medium & small companies, targeting market segments, generate sales and visibility through networking and client referrals. networking, client referrals, targeted customer acquisition

Graphic Design Document: week.in.design -

erinmeekins:

Kony 2012 has blown up social media in the last week. I find this very strange seeing as how he has been at large for 20 plus years. Why Now? Why Kony 2012? I looked through google news and found many articles about joseph kony from as early as 2006 (…

I found this groups week in design discussion about the way the kony 2012 campaign was designed to be very interesting. The way it has been designed is a very crucial part of the success and its sudden ubiquity

Apr 10

How to talk about your work

Most important, second important, third important.

Don’t talk about what class its for and what the project is.

describe how your design, process, work addressed the problem/ what problem was addressed. (ex. taking the existing brand and updating it to reflect the personality of the company)

Amongst the competitiors and how the design communicates effectively what it is supposed to. (ex. communicating the personality of the business that sets it apart from its competitiors)

What is important to you about the final product (how the logo shows through the die cut or how a different material of box is used for efficiency)

Dance is a very time consuming discipline that takes passion, dedication and determination in order to succeed. I created ads for the ECU’s School of Theatre and Dance, Dance Performance major that would effectively communicate three motivational ideas of dance using elegant to appeal to potential dance majors. These simple black and white photos highlight the form and the training that dancers must go through which sets it apart from the traditional, busy dance performance images of large groups.