#post london

[chloeh-globalinsights]

Final Reflections

I have left this post for a couple of weeks so that I am able to look back on the experience having had time at home.

It’s okay not to have a plan as soon as you leave university, sometimes things will happen that you don’t expect, and you’ll be in a job that you love but you didn’t think you would.

Your future job might have nothing to do with your degree and that’s fine! Most employers will look at the transferable skills you’ve gained by studying your degree. One person we met studied Law and now is a Director of Design.

The trip reminded me of why I am interested in teaching and has inspired me to look into it again.

People want to help you, employers/colleagues/lecturers. They’re there to assist you especially the people like the careers service. You shouldn’t feel anxious about getting in contact with them.

Try new things whilst at university, like societies, you could find out that it’s something you love to do and it could inspire you to take a certain job.

[chloeh-globalinsights]

Actions I’m Taking

I have gotten in contact with my old English teachers at Penicuik High School, although they were close to the end of term they welcomed me back to school. I shadowed both English and Media classes helping with students where I could.

I have been doing research on publishing, different places that offer internships or work experience.

I have been continuing to use LinkedIn connecting with people I know and keeping an eye on different organisations.

[lovesickstud]

ho bevuto una bianca tazza di te' Ginger lemon questa mattina, intorno alle nove e mezzo. quando casa non c'e' piu' e al suo posto si stanzia una pietra grigia che contrasta la mia necessita' di esplosione e sublimazione di tutto cio' che anche questa volta e' stata in grado di accendere e di mostrare. Traballo fra il mio dovere e i miei bisogni reali, l'acqua scotta al punto giusto, il limite che annulla la solitudine fino all'ultima goccia. Mi metto i tappi nelle orecchie per annullare il resto. Bianco, libri. Non mi specchio. A volte avrei bisogno che le tazze di te' fossero tazze di me, io convinta, io determinata, io attiva, io autonoma, o tazze di te.

[lugdlondonjb]

Display

Who am I? was largely driven by the visitor component. The videos and interaction all needed the human component to work, the only part that did not were the large glass rectangles, which were highly reflective, meant to point out that you are a central part of the exhibit. It is impossible to experience this exhibit without considering yourself at length while doing so, and each part reflects that. 

The Hall of Human Life was an organized machine. Less focused on self-reflection, it’s displays were white and easter-colored, color coding each topic. 

[lugdlondonjb]

Organization 

The Hall of Human life was organized according to topic. Each topic was colorized and compartmentalized inside one of three rooms of the exhibit. The topics were a spectrum, leading from mental health, through physical appearance, general health, physical abilities, and then a synthesis of all topics. All focused on how you, the viewer, are affected. 

Who am I? was organized by how the viewer interacts with the material. On either side of the exhibit were larger interactive projections, around the perimeter within the projections were computers that played from a large library of related videos that the viewer selects. Within the computers were large silver pods, that all had screens within them, these screen took information from the viewer and displayed it back to them related to generalizations of the population. Within that were large clear glass rectangles, containing installations and related information. In the center of the exhibit was a large table-looking device with circular screens that took your information and then put it on the largest projection screen along with a figure of yourself comprised of dots. 

[lugdlondonjb]

Interactive

Both London and Boston science museums has aspects of interacting with the information. In Boston the information was taken and applied to the person in the exhibit via a wrist band unique to each visitor and their information. The wristbands collected information about the physical and mental state of each person, from family dynamics to the arch of their foot. Some activities were physical while others were a series of questions.  

In London, the information was more generalized, but through computers each visitor participated in various tasks about their human experience, from testing the pitch of voice to questions of morality. Some interaction was through watching videos, others was through participating in actives. 

Shown here is the entry way to the exhibit ‘Who am I?’ in London and the scanning of the wristband in Boston. 

[lugdlondonjb]

I was doing my thing on the internet watching science videos but then THIS ONE IS TOTALLY RELEVANT TO MY PROJECT. I didn't expect it at all. 

Here we see Emily Graslie talking with Bob Belote talking about how he basically engineers interactive museum exhibits for the Chicago Field Museum. Unfortunately I can't go there and see the exhibit in question. It really makes me wonder, what kind of person hold this position in other museums? Would this position benefit from having a designer working closely with them? I honestly don't know. How does this position operate in the London Science museum? I for one could not make my own computers to work with things. I think this raises some interesting questions. 

[rosegym]

Aly Raisman on Fashion Police

Still love Aly Raisman, but she doesn't belong on a show that trashes and judges people. Plus, Joan Rivers creeps me out.