Dean Hoare - CMM Yr2

Student at MMU, 2nd year.

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Unit X - Evaluation

For unit X I chose the Placement and professional work module, this was due to the fact I thought it would look good on my CV to show I have done professional work outside of university and also to give myself a better idea on how working for an employer will work and to also help me choose the path I want to go down for my final year. I had to find my placements myself so I attended Manchester’s Digital Talents Day where I spoke to many design agencies located in Manchester. The was a few that mentioned they do placements but a lot of the placements tended to be arranged around summer time, I still managed to email around 15 different agencies and even applied for a number within Liverpool, but unfortunately didn’t find a placement in a workplace. This was a shame because I really wanted to experience being in the workspace however I still managed to do professional work and probably ended up doing more work overall than I would have done in a design agency.

I done five professional areas of work these where, Applying and training as an Adobe Student Rep, running a children’s workshop for Bury Art Museum, designing a salon app for Beauty Wonderland, Projection mapping for MMU Degree show and designing a website for Andrea Zapp. Two of these tasks I had to cut short due to the more demanding workload from the other bigger projects, this was unfortunate as I would of liked to have finished on all but I think it has taught me not to take on too many different projects that all run along the same time period.

Bury Workshop

I was asked to organise a workshop for the children that visit Bury Art Museum this opportunity came to me when Susan who runs the gallery space asked me to take part after working with her on a previous project. The workshop was around creating a circuit using the Arduinos and to demonstrate to the children how the circuit could light up LED lights and also the ability to break and reconnect circuits using conductible materials. Due to the fact that I hadn’t used Arduino before I had to research into some tutorials on correctly putting together the parts and also how to code in to make the circuit work, I picked up the method quite easy and the was a lot of help online to demonstrate different types of circuits. This task also really helped my confidence level as I had to take lead running the workshop to make sure all the children where included and taking part. The was also a lot of organisation and planning so that the was enough content for the children in the 90minute long session, overall I really enjoyed this task and would be interested to take part in other workshops as it showed me how enjoyable it can be to introduce new ideas and technology to people.

Adobe Student Rep

To apply for the position of adobe student rep I was required to send my blog as well as a short video explaining how I use adobe software as a designer, I created the video in After Effects and Premier Pro so I ended up learning some new techniques with making animations such as having speech bubbles appear with scrolling type. I was given the position as adobe student rep for the term and took my training where I had to attend an online lecture about the role and ways of setting up workshops for other students while being the rep. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to continue my role as the student rep due to the fact I wasn’t on site of university a lot for this term so I found it difficult to organise workshops for when I would be around the university campus. I contacted Adobe and explained to them that I would happily continue with the role for the start of third year but overall I still had a taster for the responsibility’s as a student rep and also how to use adobe software more efficiently such as creating the video in after effects and premier pro.

Beauty Wonderland Salon App

Beauty Wonderland is a salon I’m familiar with in Liverpool, I thought it would be a good idea to contact them enquiring for any design work that they might need doing so I sent an email to the manager explaining the current unit. The manager explained that they wanted to include an Ipad app for the customers in store of the salon as they had two Ipads in store and thought it would be a great idea to have a somewhat digital catalogue. I approached this task from a more UX design point of view so I wrote a questionnaire to be given to the customers of the salon ask questions related to their usage of apps and how they feel about a digital archive for a salon. I used this feedback to mock up ideas that I then presented to the salon manager through a meeting. This task introduced me into a new method of displaying design ideas for pitches by creating A3 idea boards. It’s a method that I found really helpful when explaining the style of design and features I wanted to use. After meeting with the manager I used her feedback to mock up an interactive prototype on marvelapp.com that I sent to her and was hoping to also user test with. Although the unit is ending I will continue with my process on this salon app as I think it will look good for my portfolio and will be beneficial for me to learn how to get past the point of prototyping an app to making it live online.  

Projection Mapping for Degree show

I was asked to create a projection mapping display for the film making students space at the degree show, the original space was at the top of Oxford Road where I took photographs and marked out possible spaces for the projection. I created a story board that I found was helpful when explaining the idea behind the projection I wanted to do. I found that creating a prototype on an A3 printed page worked well with showing the details on the different steps and was also plenty of room to annotate it. Unfortunately the space had changed to the university campus due to this I decided it would be better to concentrate on the other tasks I has set as they felt more on depth and I could take them much further than I could with this one.

Andrea Zapp Website

Andrea is a fashion designer who has a unique style of using photographed prints as dress patterns. She approached my course leader enquiring for some students to work on re designing her website for her design label. When meeting with Andrea she explained the type of simplistic style she has in mind that would best suit her images as well as requiring an easily editable site so she could keep the content fresh. I took the information from the meeting and started researching into other designer websites and mocking up rough ideas, I followed the same technique of creating idea board so they could be easily presented and annotated over. I met with Andrea a good few times through the task as well as keeping communication with her via email this proved to help have both of us on the same speed of where the design process is at. I managed to get the website to prototype stage using again Marvelapp.com but unfortunately didn’t manage to go into coding a site and getting it online, this was mostly due to the fact that the was a lack of co-operation from the other students that were meant to be part of a creative team working on the project with me, however due to this I found myself taking the lead with the project as a solo designer and it has definitely increased my confident levels with presenting to a professional client. Another issue that has slowed down the process was the fact we didn’t have a web domain to use however from my last meeting with Andrea and her Web Officer we have decided to start with the site template Weebly.com as this allows code to be edited. Overall I have enjoyed this task, it is the first time I have tried website design and definitely have learnt things from it such as the use of web domains and editing template codes to manipulate the style to best fit your style, I have also decided that it would be a good idea for me to look into more coding for website over the summer ready for my final year as I think this is a big learning curve that can unlock so much more outcomes.

Reflection on unit X

Overall I’ve enjoyed my time working on this unit x module, it’s definitely given me a more insight into professional work and working for a client. It’s made me realise the importance of managing multiple briefs that run alongside each other as well as introducing me into new ways of presenting my ideas and properly explaining in design terms the routes to go down for the tasks. It’s built up my confidence with working for a client and communicating with people in the design industry, also a lot of what I have done for this unit can be carried over to my CV to show as experience and help me get a job at the end of my degree.

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Meeting with Andrea and Web Director.

I met with Andrea and her Web Director to discuss the issue with not having web space to manipulate the wordpess code on and mock up a dummy site. At the start of the meeting I presented the mock up I had made on marvelapp.com and explained that by using the template I would want to edit the code to create some of these features in the mock up. Andrea seemed to enjoy the mock up however was a little put off by the typeface size, this was my fault if I had of used the same point size and typeface as the wordpress template then it would have been easier to see that the template layout and style would be carried over it would only be certain areas of the code I’d change to fit better for Andrea. She also mentioned that I need a collaboration page as well as collection so this will be something I’ll include into the toolbar. Overall though she seemed pleased with the layout I had mocked up so far she really liked the idea of having the images cycle in a circular effect however suggested that instead of it being images of the print it should be images of accessories as it gives the impression that the prints are for sale. 

We then spoke about the issue of a web domain, first we decided to set up a wordpress account under Andrea’s name that we could both access. Andrea then rang the designer of her old web site to inquire about the domain space, he suggested for the time being to use Weebly it allows full edit of the site code without paying for a domain so I can mock up a dummy site here and then present again to Andrea before she pays to make it her own domain, I will be meeting with Andrea again on the last day of the unit where I will show her how I have managed with Weebly and also to receive more content from her to finish the website with. 

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Andrea prototype using marvel

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to access some web space to edit the wordpress code on, speaking to Andrea she has asked her web officer to join our next meeting on the 10th however I didn’t want to turn up empty handed so rather than having an online mock up I decided to create more polished visuals on PhotoShop that I will then use Marvel.com to create an interactive prototype that I can show Andrea to give her a better idea on how I’m going to edit the wordpress template on the webspace.

I created the visuals in PhotoShop and created a number for each page to show that it is a scrolling page when made interactive.

Loading screen:

The loading screen will scroll leading to the home screen it is just used as a feature for the page loading up. The image will slowly expand making the user have a feel of being drawn into the design, I won’t use this image for the final webpage I would prefer it to be a landscape image. 

Home Page:

I used two visuals for the homepage to show how it would scroll. I thought this would be a nice place to put new updates. The would be a type box that the user could scroll through the text of Andrea’s recent activity. Also as the user scrolls down the page the will be images displayed with the date posted and a linked name that when clicked will take the user to a sub page with more information. 

Image with info: 

This image will appear when the user click on the name showed next to the image on the news section. If it’s an image of a recent design it will come with the pattern displayed on the side of the screen this can also be accessible from the patterns section in collection. If it’s images from an event it will just display them image with text on the event. The reason for these pages are to supply more information to the user and they’re placed here so that the text doesn’t crowd up the home area and take attention away from the images. 

About Page:

I wanted to keep this page quite simple with just a single image and using a scroll able text box so that it’s not overcrowded with type. I decided to attach a link to the collections page to encourage the user to go view the designs after being persuaded from reading the About section. 

Collection Page:

The collection page will also be scroll able, it will first show this interactive wheel effect that has swatches of the prints that the user can select and it will take them to the image and info page of that print. The will also be a collection section that the user can toggle through and when clicking on the design will also take them the the image and info page of that print. Again I wanted to keep this page more for the images so that if the use did want more information they could select the image taking them to the info page. 

Contact Page: 

The contact page I kept more simple than the others but still had the same layout style. I wanted it to just display the information as the only reason for users to go here is to get contact details. 

Interactive Prototype:

https://marvelapp.com/1j9bifb

I made the prototype interactive by using the visuals with Marvelapp.com, This created a better feeling for how I want the site to work. I found that zooming in to 175% works better for the mockup as it creates the effect of a full page. 

I’m happy with how my prototype has turned out I feel like I’ve used inspiration from the original template on wordpress well and I will now be able to show both the template and the prototype to Andrea to better explain how I want to edit the code to make a more suitable site for her. 

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Salon meeting feedback.

I met with the salon owner to present my feedback from questionnaire, the research I had collected from other salon websites and also the rough mock ups / Idea boards I had made. 

When speaking about the questionnaire we agreed that the app should be very visual and including lots of current content from the salon, also a feature to be able to book from home would be good to have. 

I presented my mock ups and Idea board and they decided that the black and white style fits better than a pattern or a gradient background. They prefer to have the gallery section rather than services and would be happy for services to be displayed as the feature on the home page. She recommended that I continue designing with the same style as the black and white mock ups as they was clear and crisp and didn’t take any focus away from the images. 

I found this meeting really enjoyable due to the fact I had a printed out board to show my mock ups as well as them on the screen and was able to show the owner the different layers and how these could be changed for the style. Using the notes I have made in this meeting I will mock up an app prototype on Marvel App showing as many of the features that I want included in the finished product so the owner then has a better feeling for the design. I will also test the prototype on a user to use as feedback that I can supply to the owner on how they navigated through the app. 

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New space for degree show projection map.

We went to visit the new space for the degree show where we will display the projection mapping. The space is in the gallery building next to uni and has some really interesting areas that could be worked on for the projection. 

I really like this space and think it could work well to use a projection that will be seen as people are exiting the exhibition. An idea could be a simple logo of MMU with film and media students wrote around it. 

From looking at this space I still think a sort of urban graffiti theme could will well on the clean white walls. I will definitely now keep the animation simplified as I think something little that people just notice as they’re walking around will be a nice touch to the exhibition. 

I will now mock up an animation using the images as a base so that it will be in line with the wall space. 

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Research into wordpress templates for Andrea

I decided that it would be a good idea to look into some wordpress templates to be able to present to Andrea, this will also help me get a better understanding for wordpress as i’m not familiar with it. I will try find a template that best fits the style discussed at the previous meeting. 

Shoreditch:

This template has a nice landscape image space similar to what Andrea has suggested, I could maybe try edit the code to make it load up as the fullscreen once opening the site, I could also look for a code to make the image slowly expand like the effect I seen from the Kenzo site. As you scroll down the image stays as the header for the page and the page is then just simple white with black text, I would have to edit the code her to have the images bigger scale and also less text. 

Rosalie:

For this template I really liked the layout for the images, I also has clickable links that could be used to show information. I like the main header image but I would want it behind the header type or logo and also to spread across the screen. I quite like the tool bad for this one but think it could look more professional if it was in black. 

Blink:

This template I really liked the use of images it was clear that it’s main focus is for a very image driven site and that’s what Andrea wants, I also liked the toolbar to this one it was simple and didn’t clash with the layout. I really like the layout for pages that have more information but I think I’d rather edit the image sizes so they was again the main focus of the page. 

Argent: 

This is probably the template that I think has the best potential, It has a very fashion vibe to it. I would increase the size of the header image and try make it have an expand animation, I really like the tool bar it fits perfectly to the theme I was going for. The way the template shows the collections is interesting using the boxed images as links, this could be edited to work as the pattern samples that will then link to the garment. I like how the heavily texted pages still have huge images so they are the main focus.  

What I will now do is try adding Andrea’s content to some of these templates and review how easy they are with adding and changing content as well as how they work with connecting to Andrea’s images. 

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Presenting research and idea boards to Andrea

We met with Andrea for our first meeting since being briefed. For this meeting I brought my idea boards as well as my laptop so I could demonstrate more in detail on the points I was trying to explain. This proved to be very useful as the meeting with Andrea went smoothly I was able to confidently explain to her what I felt would work best with her website. 

Andrea enjoyed the idea of having a landscape image across the full screen that would expand as the page loaded up then once the user would scroll down this image would then become a header image to the site. She also enjoyed the idea of the tool bar only becoming bold and displaying more information when the user scrolls over it. I explained to her that the main focus I would like to be for her site is the images although I do like the idea of an optional amount of view able information so I suggested to her this idea of a compact text box that will be scroll able so if the user wanted to view more information they can scroll through the text box while the images still stays the main focus. Another feature Andrea really enjoyed was this idea of showing swatches or a section of the images used for the dress pattern that will be clickable to take the user to a page of that certain pattern. 

The next thing I will do is research into word press templates for one that has a similar layout for the style I’m going for, this will be useful to pitch in two weeks to Andrea and encourage her to agree to use word press. I will also make up some layouts using her content so she can see how the site will look running. 

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Feedback from salon questionnaire

After sending the questionnaire I had created for the customers at the salon I have received some feedback, A lot of people think that having some sort of visual catalog or album will help them pick a style. The was a good amount of people who use social media to track the salons archive such as the Instagram page. Majority said they would book through phone but some said online, quite a few people suggested a website but the majority chose the option of an app. The majority said they would view an app on the phone so I need to make sure the design can be carried across devices.   With this research I now have a better idea on what to include in my initial ideas and I can back the reasoning for my choices up with the customer feedback when presenting to the salon owner. 

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Typography board for Andrea

I created this typography board showing nine typefaces in both black and white on top of the colour chart I’m thinking of sticking with for the website. I picked typefaces that where commonly used with fashion magazines or website, I also pick professional looking typefaces that where found on important website so that the overall look for Andrea’s site will have a professional theme. I will print this board off in A3 so Andrea can have a good look through the type faces, I’ll also explain that the type could be used as headers, the tool bar or just general information so she could pick say one for headers and titles and one for general information. 

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Idea Boards for Andrea

I decided to create some idea boards from the research I’ve done so I can visually present them to Andrea, they will show features from the websites as well as colour schemes and design styles. 

Board 1:

This board features the style from Kenzo’s website, I’ve included a colour swatch of the tones i’m thinking of using as well as one of Andrea’s photographs so it can be shown in comparison. I’ve also but a Helvetica type style that I’m thinking would suit the design. 

Board 2:

This board is featuring the Jimmy Choo site, from looking at all the images as a collection it to me feels like a magazine style of site, I’ve seen similar layouts before in Vogue. 

Board 3:

For this board I have put together some rough designs I’ve mocked up inspired by the research this could be either as the intro page or carried on as a theme throughout the different pages.

Each board are going to be printed out in A3 to present to Andrea that way they can be wrote on top off in our meeting on things she likes and doesn’t like about the themes.

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Updated CV

For the updated version of my CV I added a bit more information on Accomplishments and also my skills. I also fixed some grammar mistakes and spellings. I now have two pages with the same header to keep it professional.

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Research into Websites

Kenzo:

As the kenzo site loads up an eye catching landscape image of one of their designs grows bigger on the screen creating the effect that the viewer is being more drawn into the image, I like how they’ve used the image across all sides creating it as the background. 

As you scroll down the first image then creates a sort of header image for the page (Only the type scrolls down with the page) The viewer is then introduced to more photography a mix between landscape and portrait with very little information however the are the odd captions that are clickable that links to the store page of the product in the image. This would be a very useful feature for Andrea as she would want that link between the store and the website. 

As you hover over the tool bar it expands showing sub links related to each link, it also creates a background making it easier to read, these use of sub links being hidden until the user hovers over them works well for not taking attention away from the imagery until the user is wanting to navigate to another page. 

Clicking on the collections page takes the user to a page that has a drop down menu with links to each different collection. I like this use of the center images being a combination of the designs that each work as individual links to their area on the online store. 

Scrolling down past the collection images shows a brief information on the collection, this also has its own scroll feature so it is still kept compact on the page and keeping the main focus on the images. 

When clicking on Woman or Men link another tool bar appears organizing the collection into sub categories which is handy for the user to navigate through. 

As you can see this website layout is very minimalist it has plain backgrounds so that the imagery stands out. It also only supplied type where it’s most needed and even then it’s as compact as can be rather than it being across the page. 

Jimmy Choo: 

The Jimmy Choo site is set out with more of a toned structure than Kenzo, It uses a variety of grey shades and blacks for the background and tool bar. Still it shows of the imagery well by having it on a white background and taking up the most area of space compared to the other features. 

As you scroll the top toolbar scrolls with leaving the images static. The page has a more of a retail store theme with the purpose seeming more of selling online. It also supplies images and videos. The images are still kept as the main eye focus throughout the first page. 

Similar to Kenzo this site also has a hidden sub section when the user hovers over a link on the toolbar compacting the area for type so that the is more view of imagery. 

The news section for this site is interestingly laid out, it uses a clear image from the event or news topic with a clickable caption that takes the user to the full news article. This is a nice eye catching way for the user to look through all the news sections as they’re taking in the story first from the images rather than reading a lot of type. 

For the collections page again it’s laid out as a retail store which for andrea’s site we want the focus to be mostly on her work as a designer than a store but still supply link to online store. This layout however with using a sidebar with sub sections could work well for navigating through the collections. 

I like the overall colour scheme to this site it come across as very professional and isn’t too much to take attention  away from the imagery. I think using a combination of ideas from both the Kenzo and Jimmy Choo site will produce some really professional layouts.

As a group we will each post our research into two fashion websites and reblog each others research so we can keep them all as a collection and use with our design process. 

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Website design for Andrea Zapp, Brief.

I’ve been given a Brief to work alongside two other students to create a new updated website for Andrea Zapp. Andrea is an artistic designer who uses photography to create patterns for fashion designs such as dresses and accessories, Andrea requires an easy to edit site so she can easily update information and pictures to keep it relevant, Wordpress has been suggested as it’s easy to use and edit, you can also insert your own code to manipulate the layout to how you would like. She has advised us to research into other fashion website such as Prada and Kenzo as well as stylish themes that are minimalist like Swiss Style. Andrea has also suggested a navigation bar to organised into pages such as Home, News, Collections, Collaborations, About and also a Link to her online store. The website also should be able to be accessed via Mobile. 

With all the information from the brief I will start with research and then Create some mood boards to present to Andrea next week for her opinion on the design, I will also try to mock up an idea of layout. 

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Projection mapping degree show - Mind map and storyboards

I created this quick mind map to note down some ideas I have gotten from researching. I’m thinking of designing three themes as ideas these will be an Urban theme, to connect with a street style of display and appeal to youth. A digital theme to express the technology of modern design such as coding and a futuristic look. And analogue to connect with old film and photography so things such as sepia filters, analogue film will be used to create background. I want to display both video and photographs for the content as I think it will be a nice mix, I also think it would be really nice to include some sort of audio, this could be sound effects to enhance user experience or voice overs of students talking about the work displayed. 

Story Boarding:

This is the first story board I have created for the urban theme, for now I’ve just used a flat wall this will change depending on the space but I can start getting a general feel for structure. This story boards main focus is the students work displayed one by one within the frame, I’ve shown a spray paint effect to create the urban feel and I think it will look really effective on an industrial looking wall or space.  

To create the story board I used PhotoShop, I find that having the layers and the ability to duplicate the later is really handy for story boarding and saves a lot of time so this will be the method I will use for them all. 

This second story board has multiple content show at the same time. I quite like this idea of having a number of clips shown at the same time. I would still like to use sound with this idea but I don;t think voice overs would work if the is multiple content. I could use a spray painting sound to enhance the urban feel to it. 

Update: 

After meeting with the tutor we discussed the decision uni have made to move the degree show, due to this I have decided it will be a better idea to more simplify the idea as the space isn’t as open and also it will suit better for time management with other work alongside this project.  

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Adobe rep position & Training

Acceptance: 

I received an email hiring me as the Adobe Rep position for spring term, I’m really pleased with this opportunity and think it will look good on my CV.

Here is the Adobe rep area where I can start my training, upload information on workshops I have done and also see other reps activity. Keeping all this in one area is a good idea and really helpful for keeping track on your process. I like the ability to see other reps workshops to help you share ideas with each other.

Training: 

The rep training was presented as a 30 minute long slide show with certain break points for question sections that rounded up to around an hour of training. 

Firstly explained was the Adobe rep scheme showing how many schools and reps are involved across the globe. The figures show the increase on creative cloud trials activated via the rep scheme. It’s interesting to see the different kinds of workshops a rep will do in other countries. 

The are two different target audiences for adobe, Stragglers being people who already have certain adobe software but won’t sign to creative cloud and New Creators being creative people interested in expressing their skills but haven’t yet started with and adobe software. The target audience a rep should aim for is New Creators as they can start right from the basics of the different types of software. 

The are three goals to the campaign to inspire the target audience by showing examples of work created using Adobe CC, Inspirational How-to workshop and tutorials, and getting target audience to try the adobe CC trial. 

I was the introduced to how the partnership works, Adobe partnership aims to encourage the use of creative cloud and be rewarded for the work produced for example there’s a scheme where students are given an opportunity to venture into beautiful places in the world and while using creative cloud software display the scenes viewed in an urban setting. This kind of use with creative cloud is very encouraging for people to be a part of. 

The was also a mention on the importance of including creative clouds mobile apps to play a large role in student workshops as they are free to use. These apps are handy to use when on the go and can help ease students into the adobe software. 

The duties of rep are broken into three sections, On campus marketing where I will hand out free trial flyers and info on the types of software. Purposeful social media where I will announce my status as student rep and encourage people to contact me for any help as well as mention tutorial sessions or workshops. And workshops that will be help around the different software. 

The various quiz sections would ask questions related to the previous slides that you have to answer correctly to continue with the training. 

Finally mentioned was the importance of having social media accounts connected so that the management can track your process. 

The training has helped me with having a better idea on how I’m going to achieve the targets given and has also given me a lot of ideas I can use for my process. 

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Children’s Workshop for Bury art Museum - Creating a circuit.

For the introduction to the Workshop we created some quick worksheets for the children to fill in to help them with creating a circuit. The one I created the LED sheet used a dot to dot line that when filled in could be used as instructions for creating the circuit. I used imagery of the different components that will be used to work the circuit.  

We laid the equipment out on the table to be used by the children, we set it in an order that they can easily find the parts they needed. 

I decided it would be a nice idea to show how a circuit can be broken and reconnected using paper clips and thought it would be fun to include these small toys and have them imagine they’re creating a powered up cage for them. 

Reflection: I really enjoyed taking part in the workshop, I also got to learn more about arduino. In the end around 7 or 8 children turned up and this was a nice number to work with as the was enough space to give them one to one help. The children seemed to enjoy the workshop and quite a number of them was already into digital things. 

For future workshops I would include a little more content for example I could have connected both types of circuits together to make one big one or for an end task have all the children work together on making a big circuit that connected around the full length of the table.

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Creating circuits.

Circuit 1:

Here is a basic circuit I created with the help from the tutorials. This circuit uses two LED lights that will light up when connected. I then used a code that changed the LED to blink..

This is the code I used for creating the blink effect, a good idea that I thought of would be to let the children changed the values for Delay so they can see the effect they have on the LED Lights once the circuit is connected. 

I can break the circuit and reconnect it again by using graphite pencil, this could be a way for the children to write down their poems and use them as the connection for the circuit, the only problem though is that the further away the pins are on the graphite the less power seems to go through the circuit so it doesn’t end up being very bright. 

Circuit 2:

This is the more advanced circuit that I will just use as a demonstration of things you can make. I can also use this one to demonstrate the effects of braking a circuit and how we can reconnect it using the wrote words with the pencil as a conductor.

The code used to create the sequenced blinking for the LEDs.