Week15:On-the-spot investigation
2020-2-7 / Sunny
Finally, I chose to do research at the zoo. In the zoo, I found that different animals have different habitats. All the animals like to bask in the sun, except those who live in caves. A bold guess, if one day there is a disaster, global warming is too severe, the ground temperature is not suitable for people, what if people live below the ground if there is a tsunami, people like animals in the rainforest, living in the trees? When I shared my ideas with my team members, they thought it was very interesting, but it was difficult to find a breakthrough point to go further. Still, the research gave us some inspiration. After the discussion, we decided to design a solution where your emotions and feelings are sensed by different gestures you do and different colors you are surrounded by, etc. There could be a product or an installation that may be in the office space which senses your emotions and according to different timing/season/weather/and other external factors, it changes its light form, color, shadow and could help you in making decisions or just relaxing in general. Or this product could be in your own space and will basically sense your vibe and change itself to uplift your mood or maybe change your surroundings to do that etc. Like a Mood Meter Installation! We decided to do the experiment next week in the small classroom next to the teacher by using the projector.
Exhibition
After school, my roommate and I went to the White cube gallery to see a new exhibition called ‘No realm of thought No field of vision’. Artist Cerith Wyn Evans's research focuses on the perception of language and the possibility of communication. He skillfully combines and extends text, code, light, and harmony. This brings me to the loveliness of contemporary art -- to challenge and broaden your perception.
Today I read a sentence: "aesthetic covers the shaping of sensible textures and the provision of forms of cognition, which is what we call 'art'. The sensible texture lies in the use of media and the cognitive form in the expression of thought. Therefore, in my evaluation criteria, good artwork should have both "sensibility" and "thought". The sensibility lies in that people of any age and gender can connect with it. The ideology lies in the accurate expression of a problem while leaving room for thinking. I think Cerith has done it, he has struck a balance between elegance and novelty in his work, which draws on literature, music, philosophy, photography, poetry, art history, astronomy, and science to transform 20th and 21st-century culture into a "decoding system." It tries to find the awakening force of art and its ability to collide with ideas, to explore the boundaries between the visible and the invisible, between the physical and the immaterial.
Government personnel: work is boring how to use up improve government offices sometimes work is not so intensive, a lot of boring and long meetings. Each person is equipped with an electronic potted plant, which will remind them when to bask, rest and do activities. Avoid the personal embarrassment of reminding yourself of the leadership embarrassment (take inspiration from zootopia)
Nursing home staff - The elderly (vision is not clear, is not sensitive electronics, action inconvenience, loneliness, out of control of life feeling very powerless, affection), dignity, barrier-free design, (just imagine, can design a lamp, lamp can display The distance and family above, when The family is getting closer and closer to their light will become more and more on)
Doctor nurse —hospital How caring for children with alzheimer's disease/autism relieves the pressure on nurses and doctors, who need a lot of patience and care.
Zookeeper - zoo - research - interaction between zookeeper and animals. Animals' living environment, animal communication, animals of different ages (how to combine with other aspects)
