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Week 5 - independent study

blogging catch up

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supercrit plan

what I want to have for supercrit: Thinking about output in general - I’d really like to see more than just ‘graphics in a space’ what if I could design and develop a system to help empower children when going to visit their parents in prison? - care package mock up - Spatial mock up/miniature > full journey in prison environment - after > either during visit or post visit? 

layout plan of prints leading up to desk + what’s on the desk

box idea - how might you make the prep kit exciting? what’s in the prep kit? 

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Justice summit

Andrew Little https://www.facebook.com/AndrewLittleLabour/videos/2131769970168442/

- Stressed the fact that we know Māori are over represented and that there are literacy problems + that we are and need to continue to do things to provide solutions in these areas. - Stressed the cycle of young offenders (140-150): 95% of which are victims of family/sexual violence. 

Kelvin Davis https://www.facebook.com/KelvinDavisLabour/videos/1908909755889582/ What the people want: - “Having Māori solve Māori’s own problems” - would be of greater benefit to understanding cultures. - Mental Health links into crime. - Put the money back into the community. - Investing in people who go into prisons and start the rehab process there rather than waiting till they’re out. - Resources into children to grow them into good adults. - Community effort to make the changes on a system that we know doesn’t work. - Get back to the community and find out what’s going on. Kelvin Davis: - it’s about whānau - why didn’t we do something as a govt and as māori? why didnt we help? > re gang culture to feed kids etc. - there is an ugly reality in this country > we are proud of so much but it’s ugly - worse for our wahine māori and tamariki  - successive govts have failed - personal issue > our people!  - what do WE (govt + māori together) need to do to make sure that you don’t come back here?  - they do not want this life for their kids - changed due to tikanga māori > but whānau don’t know this new man  - the system is not working and our whānaus are hurting the most - we need to work together to help our people, in our communities, in our prisons and when they come out. - we are punishing children who are born into a big whānau & continued to punish his offspring and generations to come - connect them to their whānau and their communities  - better people not broken people - how are we going to take up the challenge that others were too timid or too hardened to accept?  Tweets Golriz Ghahraman: https://twitter.com/golrizghahraman/status/1031669301202145280 https://twitter.com/golrizghahraman/status/1031675902873165824 Julia Whaipooti: https://twitter.com/Jubes11/status/1031671447234572288 Me: https://twitter.com/kelseyjgee/status/1031670993159221248 JustSpeak: https://twitter.com/JustSpeakNZ/status/1031683190493069312 Laura O’Connell: https://twitter.com/laura_oc_rapira/status/1031765819636641792 https://twitter.com/laura_oc_rapira/status/1033635321475301377

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rimutaka prison map  

Trying to imagine what the path might be that a child/person takes when journeying from arriving on the prison grounds to the visiting hall. This is an imagine trail - I don’t know what the actual trail is - but emphasises how long that journey is and what a child/person might see through out that journey - i.e. first thing is high wired fences and concrete buildings + guards.

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NZ Native animals 

https://www.backpackerguide.nz/11-animals-and-birds-unique-to-new-zealand/ Potential animals:  - Kea > cheeky, bold/brave, adventurous  - Falcon > courageous  - Maui Dolphin > adventurous  - Little blue penguin > little, calm, thoughtful - Kiwi > too clichéd? 

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Characteristics/Traits of Character

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=characteristics+list&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimvafQ7vzcAhVBzmEKHUUeA_sQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=651#imgrc=9-nRfah80OJfCM: What characteristics does this character need to have? - courage/bravery > to support a child to do the same - fun/cheeky > engages imagination - adventurous > not afraid, brave, engages imagination  - loyal > builds trust - caring, selfless, respectful, considerate, responsible, calm, thoughtful.

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Kea

https://www.keaconservation.co.nz/kea-information/kea-national-kaitiaki-taonga/

- Curious + attracted to people + love of new things - Mountain bird > Kaitiaki of a harsh environment > prison as a harsh environment > change it to an environment of adventure > guardian of children going through a prison - seed distributors > distributors of knowledge? imagination? courage?  - “cleaner” - intelligent & wise > literacy and educational support + whānau support - olive green, camouflage in wild  - orange, black, red, yellow

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Kea Toy

https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/antics-kea-sound-bird-15cm-5636068

^Soft toy for the prep pack. Have put on hold (now purchased) in Whitcoulls Cuba Street

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Bird/Kids Illustration

https://www.pinterest.nz/kelseyjaynegee/vcd-454-birdkids-illustration/

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Kea + prints

some inspo pics of keas for me to develop my illustrations from

not entirely happy with this - i think it’s actually too detailed for what i want! 

cheeky tail

mock up of tracks

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Kea box

https://www.pinterest.nz/kelseyjaynegee/454-packaging-design-for-kids/ Packaging design mood board

https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/416583034278047152/ Particularly inspired by this 

my kea box! pretty happy with this prototype! 

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Kids stories 

Using previous research on what was already out there, I discovered that this book is available in NZ: 

Available from Whitcoulls - going to try and get a copy of it!  Ideally I’d love to do a story about my Kea but also would love make use of resources that are already available - maybe I could just design the cover of what a book could be? 

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Storybook mums/dads

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/93969097/how-prison-mums-can-still-read-their-kid-a-bedroom-story

another resources for the prep/care pack.

one of the books used in the programme. A Samoan tale.  This resource could be recorded before a parent goes fully to jail - i.e. during the period waiting for trial etc so in custody?  When is the prep/care kit given to the child? 

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Calendar

A really rough mock up of a countdown calendar - could this be more interactive like an advent calendar - how might it be used to maintain relationships and engagement between parents/caregivers at home and in prison? 

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Full Kit

Above = almost full kit. Currently - two stories + story book mums/dads resource + kea soft toy + advent calendar

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Spatial

what’s going where?

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Week 5 - Studio: Pecha Kucha

Away sick

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Week 5 Homework

Responding to Week 4 Class

I really enjoyed the feedback from last week, I feel as though I finally am getting the feedback I want to hear! I have be so lost recently and was super unsure of what to do. 

But people showed interest in what I was putting out there which made me super happy to hear, and also was quite motivating!

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Compass

For Week 5 - Planning

Where you were

I was looking at creating an immersive space for people to gain nostalgia through their senses. I was going to create this space for people to come into (at some stage this semester) and have sounds, scents, foods and artifacts of which were from the time of which us undergraduates grew up with, I would then see how and if people would interact and open up with memories and nostalgia that would be potentially triggered.

I had a look at what I had done already and asked myself, “So what am I doing here and why?” and came to the conclusion of people being happy and interacting with whatever I put out there.

Where you are

So, I am going to create a “Get Your Sh*t Together Kit”, aimed at graduating students of all disciplines (TBC). Essentially, helping like-minded people to help get their sh*t together before we head out into the real world. I will write it from my perspective, in order for the users to hear it from a like-minded point of view, as we try head out into the world of adulthood and employment (hopefully).

It is going to be set up as an interactive kit in which people are given pointers, tips and recommendations and then to put some of them to practice.

It allows for people to take a step back, while subtly helping their brain take an active break. The kit will contain three main parts; the Handbook which holds different sections on getting your sh*t together, the ‘zines’ in which people can write/scribble on and allow them to take a break, and the literal tools you are given to help you take this break. These are used in combinations in order to help people step back and look at the bigger picture, helping them to feel more confident in tackling tasks, whether they be for uni or just general life.

The goal is for people to take a step back and allow them to take better steps in order to not get caught up in the whole entire thought of having to get everything done right away.

Where you’re heading

I need to focus on the sections I want to channel, so far these are; Oh For Keepsake, the importance of nostalgia and memory keeping, Creating your happy place/space and self-care, the importance of taking a step back, surrounding yourself with happy things (kind of goes into the happy place and space section), and also Be your own Beyonce; you gone slay (needs rewording as unfortunately, not everyone finds Beyonce as inspiring as everybody else) however, it is about being your own motivation and inspiration

I am going to have different elements within each of these, but you will have to wait and see what they encompass. I need to get all the content sorted before I can go out and explore more visual and interactive components. I am also looking at creating a website in which people can order this kit off of, also print out the zines again if they so desire, and an ongoing element of something like a blog, where people can post suggestions and what they’d like to see, and we can respond accordingly.

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Presentation (didn’t get to present as I got a migraine) 

My audience is undergraduates that are starting to think about getting their shit together. By creating a get your shit together kit. At this stage, I am unsure if it just going to be design students, or if it is multidisciplinary.

I am wanting people to be able to take a step back and have an informal structure of trying to assemble their lives and priorities before we go out into the real and more-so adulting world.

The idea of people stepping away from their everyday hustle and bustle and doing some constructive steps to getting their shit together.

I had a look at what I had done already and asked myself, “So what am I doing here and why?” and came to the conclusion of people being happy and interacting with whatever I put out there.

Encouraging undergraduates that are on the final home stretch being happier, a little bit more stress-free and not feeling guilty to take a break from everything. And encouraging interaction with whatever I put out there.

So, where I was:

I was looking at creating an immersive space for people to gain nostalgia through their senses.

I was going to create this space for people to come into (at some stage this semester) and have sounds, scents, foods and artifacts of which were from the time of which us undergraduates grew up with, I would then see how and if people would interact and open up with memories and nostalgia that would be potentially triggered.

And where I am

So, I am going to create a “Get Your Sh*t Together Kit”. Essentially, helping like-minded people to help get their sh*t together before we head out into the real world. I will write it from my perspective, in order for the users to hear it from a like-minded point of view, as we try head out into the world of adulthood and employment (hopefully).

It is going to be set up as an interactive kit in which people are given pointers, tips and recommendations and then to put some of them to practice.

It is a Kit in which undergraduates are able to get their hands on (literally) and use in order to help get their sh*t together before heading out into the real world.

It allows people to take a step back and have a loose guide of How To Get Your Sh*t Together, which is spoken from a like-minded perspective and the exploration of how I’m trying to get my sh*t together.

The main idea behind is it trying to get people to feel much better about where they’re at, and have something they can use to escape from their busy days, or whatever might be bothering them.

The kit will contain three main parts; the Handbook which holds different sections on getting your sh*t together, the ‘zines’ in which people can write/scribble on and allow them to take a break, and the literal tools you are given to help you take this break. These are used in combinations in order to help people step back and look at the bigger picture, helping them to feel more confident in tackling tasks, whether they be for uni or just general life. The goal is for people to take a step back and allow them to take better steps in order to not get caught up in the whole entire thought of having to get everything done right away.

Having three components of this Kit two being print, and one being tools included.

They will work all together in order to have a handbook as such, interactive elements that come with “tools” you use in order to interact.

Where you’re heading:

I need to focus on the sections I want to channel, so far these are; Oh For Keepsake, the importance of nostalgia and memory keeping, Creating your happy place/space and self-care, the importance of taking a step back, surrounding yourself with happy things (kind of goes into the happy place and space section), and also Be your own beyonce; you gone slay (needs rewording as unfortunately not everyone finds Beyonce as inspiring as everybody else) however, it is about being your own motivation and inspiration

These are going to be set up in multiple zines, each for the previously mentioned sections. These are where you can put your new knowledge to practice and start getting hands-on and proactive about getting your sh*t together. I am going to have different elements within each of these, but you will have to wait and see what they encompass. I need to get all the content sorted before I can go out and explore more visual and interactive components. I am also looking at creating a website in which people can order this kit off of, also print out the zines again if they so desire, and an ongoing element of something like a blog, where people can post suggestions and what they’d like to see, and we can respond accordingly.

The “Tools”

These are the exciting little things that come in the Kit that can be used in combination with the Zines and book, or just used in your own leisure I am going to have different elements within each of these, but you will have to wait and see what they encompass. I need to get all the content sorted before I can go out and explore more visual and interactive components. I am also looking at creating a website in which people can order this kit off of, also print out the zines again if they so desire, and an ongoing element of something like a blog, where people can post suggestions and what they’d like to see, and we can respond accordingly.