Imagine Create: Yr 1 design has been working with Padriac Lynch and in his class they came up with this nice video. just chirpy stuff!

TypeFun At Magee. from Padraic Lynch on Vimeo.

This week’s research seminar will be given by Anton: tomorrow (Tuesday 29 March) 16.15-17.00 in MQ226. Hope to see lots of you there, Cormac

The Internet of Things

In this talk, for the purposes of quickly getting into an idea, Anthony Hutton will adopt the persona of a machine made in China in 2012.

This brief was originally proposed by former DES320 student Mark Douglas

– call me! – txt me! – fb me! – tweet me!- email me!

People always have so much on their minds and remembering to call someone can become quite a challenge so a product needs to be designed that can be slid into everyone’s everyday life to eliminate forgotten contact arrangements and frustrating forgetfulness to call someone

Deliverables:

Description of situation (1/2 page) – wk10

Brief – wk 11 (1/2 page) extending the brief

Postcard from the begining  (Jpeg image 450px wide, not moore than 30k file size) – wk10

A3 sketchbook – wk13

Youtube video presentation – wk13

Jyri Engestrom talks about defining a core social object. I think its a key idea in developing mobile apps.

Not including games are there really only 4 classes of apps?

1. Fixed content apps

A fixed body of content is displayed in the app. The style of presentation is often very compelling. For example:

The knot app

Pocket Universe

2. Task apps

The app connects to a service either on the phone or in the network that enables it to do something. For example:

A spirit level app

A webcam viewer app                        eg: my webcam

3. Social apps

The users supply the content. For example:

A twitter client

A photo sharing app

4. Combinations of 1,2,3

A combination of classes 1,2 and 3 above. For example; a GPS app that enables you and friends to meet at a Pizza place nearby.

Principles of resources, synthesis and iteration

http://www.foylearts.net/ahutton/mobile/?p=413

Hand in date for project 2 next week (22/03/11)

– model

– photos of try outs (in sketch books)

– sketch book of drgs (bound)

– final sketch rendering (flush mounted on A3 foam core board)

– orthographic drg (actual size with overall dimensions) (Folded sheet in back of sketch book)

Body Swap from Chris O’Shea on Vimeo.

Digital entrepreneurs with big ideas are invited to compete for a total of £10,000 in cash to help get their business ideas off the ground. The competition, run by Digital Derry and funded by ILEX, kicks off on Saturday, April 2nd and is open to anyone with a exciting idea for a new digital content business to be based in the County Derry area.

http://tinyurl.com/45e3j34