Matthew Hill – Design Research III

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Week 11

Peer review on my draft abstract.

They said it is too wordy which I agree with and make it more concise.

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Emils Advice to the class

Outcomes 

Design contexts 

By young men I mean this.. 

Industry..

Providing specific design contexts 

Awareness campaign around masculinity 

Violence in lyrics 

Similar projects and as useful as much as possible to your project 

PUT ALL THE EMPHASIS ON DISCUSSING OTHER DESIGNERS WORK AND HOW IT IS RELEVANT TO YOU OWN PROJECT 

Fieldwork 

To build a library of photos for urban decay 

Literature review

Prototyping and testing of a publication 

Other design precedents 

Raise awareness

And delivered in a design context 

Photograph as a form of research

Sketching & Planning

Visualisation 

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Week 11 – In class task one

This was a useful exercise to break down the structure of an abstract although I wasn't exactly sure how they integrated each part well in such small sections of text.

My abstract may be longer but make it clear to the reader where the research question has been added etc.

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Week 11 – Wellby Ings lecture notes

Plato's allegory of the cave

The News

Social media

Who is the puppet master (Who defines what is newsworthy) 

News agendas 

Big corporations 

Algorithms curated to believe certain messages

Creators decide what is relevant 

Independent thinking – Wellby ings 

Groom information to give a curated view of it 

High level of experimentation 

Interim deadlines

Time and resource management 

A style agent into breaking the parameter of what exists

Design Strategists 

Led by thought rather than task 

Maree Sheehan 

Bushfires

Grace Chai 

The embodiment of narcissus

Study on male narcissism and fascination with the self 

There is a kind of intelligence that doesn’t think like other people

Ideas and questions 

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Today we gave another student feedback in a blind peer review. These are the comments I made for Talia.

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I am going to the library to find research on these topics to help me write the exegesis

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In class activities 1 & 2

It was great to read othwr students methods and approaches.

I also found that by giving feedback to others this feedback was also important to consider for my own project:

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ANALYSING METHODOLOGIES SECTION

Our group reviewed bradies methodologie section which was bery well structured and provided me with a good understanding of one approach to writing this section.

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Research Lecture

Wellby Ings spoke to us about the difference between methods and methodologies.

This was very helpful and now I have a clear understanding of the types of content I can include in the methodology section structure.

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Research designers are not artists but the boundaries are getting less clear

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The influences of personal experience on the creative design process and storytelling in music. Life and emotion is reflected in the work.

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Today we went through writing structure with Emil which was quite informative to see his tips on writing concise academic paragraphs which get straight to the point and how to lead the reader through the paragraphs through continuous linking.

We also peer reviewed a classmates blog. I reviewed Sean’s blog.

He said I need to work on writing longer reflections and fully expanding all SDL’s

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How the human mind works

Associating menaing

Post rationalisation (as a methodology) and rated to the topic

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Why do we idolise bad/negative behaviour?

The toxic artists are the ones we love most?

Men are influenced to portray themselves as the asshole to get respect

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Could compare the structure of music to a visual format.

Structure of publication design or structure of typesetting.

The idolisation of design artists vs the idolisation of music artists (what makes a bad role model)?

Analogue process and self expressionism

Are bad influences necessary for good?

Seductive imagery

Social activist campaigns

Research into influencing people to think like ourselves whyger that is yhrough music or throuhh design

Authnoeth ographic

Telling a story through self (in lyrics and in design methodology).

How we might be able to steal strategies across industries and bring them to the design one

Group thinking- why we are made to feel part of a group

Self awareness- How aware are we to our physical and non physical environments (Music culture, streets do we notice small details?)

Research into creative legacy. What marks do artists leave behind in cultural contexts?

Research why we are so divided?

Perception

Music as therapy or an escape from reality. Memories david guetta

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How design practice operates within this topic:

Rebellion

Graffiti

Non-constructive behaviour which pulls society apart rather than assisting its cohesion.

How defaced property can be used as an art reference to speak for rap/hip hop culture.

The shift in society’s trends

- Toxic behaviour is promoted through music

The loss of respect. A self centred view of the word. Self centred

- How different people use visual languages and music art-forms as an emotional release.

Research Identity and the self

Have young men lost a part of their identity through shifting gender roles and expectations

Research into introspection and self reflection in relation to art, culture design

The voices he hears

How people form personal identities and perspectives based on their experiences. When experiences align with a shared culture (music) how does this drive the cycle of toxic behaviour. How does this promote others to do the same?

Why are your respected for being an asshole who doesn’t abide by the rules and expectations set forth by social constructs

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SDL – Week 5 – Literature Review

This article was very useful in helping me to understand how a literature review could be written from a range of different angles.

I believe the most important piece of information was that it made me question:

"What are you contributing through this research? What is the value readers can take away after reading through your work?"

This is a question I need to consider. My research will be based off of arguments which already exist and are overwhelmingly proven. How can I bring a design methodolody to the research or look at gaps in the debate?

I believe it may be in my generative process used to demonstrate something within the issue.