Task 2 aims and considerations sheet
- 1. Aims and Considerationssheet ExistingProducts: How manyexistingartefactsdoyoufeel youwillneedtolookat? I thinkthat inorderto get a goodideaof differentexistingproductsIwill needtolookat atleast3 differentexistingartefacts.The reasonforthisisthat I thinkthisgivesyouanideaon how other companiesandfirmsperformandwhatsort of techniquesandideastheyhave usedinorderto helpgettheirmessage across.Thisisextremelyuseful as itmayprovide inspirationor itmay just give youan ideaonthe style of things withinthe genre thatyouare working. What kindsof artefactsare youexpectingtolookat? I am expectingtolookatprintbasedartefactssuch as postersthatmay be displayedinpublic places.Imay lookintoTV ad campaignsas well dependingonwhatsortof thingsIcome across. What elementswill youlook attohelpyouwithyourresearch? Some of the elementsIwill lookattohelpwithmyresearchinclude;the layoutof existing artefacts, the colourschemesused,the kindof fontswhichare beingusedandwhatsorts of imagesare beingused. The reasonI thinkthat these elementsare importantisbecause the layoutmeansalot.The size of the images,where the imagesare locatedandthe size of the textandwhere the textislocated playa huge role and differgreatlydependingonthe purpose of the artefact.Lookingatexisting artefactslayoutwill helpgive me anideaonwhatsort of layoutisbestfor thistype of artefact. Secondlythe colourscheme makesahuge differenttowhatsortof emotionisconveyedanditis goodto have a lookat whatcoloursare usedinconjunctionwithone anotherandwhich combinationsare tobe avoided.Thisisdue to the fact that some coloursgowell togetherand some do not,althoughsometimes coloursthatclash maybe usedtogetherforeffect. Furthermore lookingatwhat kindof fontsare beingusedhelpsgetyoustartedandmayprovide some inspirationandthisgoesforthe imagesusedaswell. Considerations: Why mightyouneedtobe sensitive whencarryingoutresearch onsocial actionissues? You may needtobe sensitive whencarryingoutresearch onsocial actionissuesbecause itcanbe quite personal tosome people andmanypeoplefeel verystronglyaboutsome of the issues.You are alsodealingwithquite strongemotionsandyouneedtomake sure youconsiderother people’sthoughtsandviewsrespectfullyanddon’tbe inconsiderate. Couldyouface any problemswhentryingto researchsocial actionissues?If so,isthere away to overcome these? A problemthatI facedwhenlookingatsome campaigns istryingtofindclearstatisticsandvisual data to back it up(graphs,charts etc.).SometimesIwouldbe able tofindapproximate written data but wouldnotbe able to findanyvisual datato representitwith.SometimesIwouldbe able to finddata fora similarsubjecti.e.couldfindvisual dataonsmokingbutnotsecondhand smoke etc.
- 2. Where wouldyouexpectyourfinishedpiecestobe displayedanddistributed? I wouldexpectthe finishedpiecestobe displayedisandaroundseaside townsandotherplacesof interestnearthe sea.Within these placestheywouldbe displayedonbeaches,busshelters,train stations,buses,billboards,magazinesetc. The finishedpiecescouldbe distributedthroughpostviaflyersorletters,inemails,peoplehanding out flyersaroundrelevantareas,could getlocal MP’son board to helppushthe ideaforwardetc. What fundingissues mightanorganisationlike SurfersAgainstSewage (SAS) face? Theymay have fundingissuesdue tothe factthat manypeople simplydonotcare or do notcare enoughtosupportand take action inregardsto the topic of sewage.Itdoesn’teffectmanypeople as it onlydirectlyeffectspeople whoeitherlive nearthe seaorgo to the seaside regularly(take surfersforexample).Alsomanypeople whodocare wonttake action because theycantbe botheredortheythinkthatit wontmake a difference.