The meaning of Culture

The drug culture from definition 4. and stage of civilization from definition 3. have been highlighted because it's probable that the majority of people would not associate these meanings with the term 'Culture' and might prefer to associate Culture with definition 1.

Making an app for android phones

using appsbar.com

This is where I began adding a gallery for my app, the app asks for the layout required.

This is the social networking section of the app builder where you can add the different social networking websites applicable. Facebook, Twitter etc

When adding a completely new page the app builder requests the page type, the user has chosen to add an events page.

The application asks for an application icon which the user can upload from either the internet or computers local hard drive.

This is a demonstration of the text editor where the user can add and edit both images and text.

This is the icons library, for each section created within the application the user is given the option to add a different icon from the icons library.

In this section of the app builder the user can add videos from either the local hard drive or from a YouTube Url. The user is then able to add a title and description to each video.

This section of the app builder lets the user add a schedule/calender where the user can later add events with the date time etc.

This screenshot shows the design interface of the app builder which lets the user choose the background and theme colours for the app.

This is the main interface for appsbar.com which clearly gives a map for each section created.

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undercover user experience design

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Find people understand people

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Messages

- The '3' network phone box advertisement has clearly 'go wild' which will be the message the viewer takes rather than the 3 logo which is in the background this logo is taken subliminally.

In affect the viewer will have an urge to join the network after reading go wild, because go wild means do whatever you like, relax etc.
- Carpet right _ the tick represents positivity another company that uses a tick as its logo is nike, our minds associate ticks with the right thing or the correct answer so people see these brand logos as a solution

- The McDonalds logo is famous enough that when a person sees an illuminated large 'M' they associate it with food

- The Nestle milk building I had initially thought might be an old factory or suppliers but after searching on the internet there is no trace, I have found a blog which suggests the nestle sign is an old fashioned billboard - FADED SIGNS BLOG

- The Conway van reads 'great people' / ' great work' so once someone scans this they might then associate the company with good workers.

- The Samsung ad emphasizes the 'award winning' putting the statement at the top of the ad so that it's the first thing the viewer reads

- Southwark Council have a logo showing people with their arms around each other... this could subliminally message the word 'cooperation' or 'cooperate'

- The Asda billboard has various percentages displayed which will make the viewer feel that they are saving large percentages of money.

The art on the side of the church

I have had to research the language to confirm what the art reads on this building

- SPQR (The Senate and the people of Rome)

The Senate meaning: the supreme council of state of the ancient Roman republic and later of the Roman Empire

I have also researched 'Via Romana' but my searches have not given clear answers, however from what I can gather it means Rome as a society.

Therefore this sign basically implies that people should appreciate the people of Rome because of their position

Tesco have used the words 'The big price drop' on their billboard which will catch the viewers attention because it comes accross that Asda have something really big going on which will attract customers.

one hour film mind map

My video of China Town, in Soho London representing my desire to travel

The change of meaning

When the designer gave this crutch a floral pattern, they may not have realized the complete change of meaning they had given the item. It's possible the designer was trying to reflect a persons life in a design.

This was once a crutch invented for the purpose of disability, the moment an old fashioned floral pattern was added this instantly became a crutch associated with your average elderly female.

The pattern gives the crutch an ornamental value because the viewer will want to know the story behind the design.

Changing an objects pattern or decoration instantly changes the audience for who it is aimed at.

Because the objects original form hasn't changed then it's still fair to be called a crutch which would indicate that the designer can't take credit for the design itself, only the pattern displayed therefore it's important the object remains with the name 'crutch'.




'Project No.1 of the year 2004'

The designer describes this design as a "exploded chair, it's components parts captured whilst flying in mid air" - Shao Fan 2004

This is not a chair because you cannot sit on it, this is simply a collage of pieces from an object which was once described as a chair. Someone might also argue that the material has not literally exploded in this way so therefor can not be described as an exploded chair either. Had the pieces of acrylic been left exactly where the chair had exploded then this name would make more sense.

Open-source cardboard surfboard

Dan Brownley made this surfboard
Mike Sheldrake is responsible for the 'do it yourself' kit which makes the surfboard

The surfboard has lost it's purpose, cardboard clearly isn't going to withhold a wave so the design should not be called a surfboard at all since it cannot be used to surf.

Some viewers might initially see this object as a 'green' alternative, since cardboard is degradable... plastic isn't.
But once the object looses it's purpose after being made
eco-friendly does this suggest that the designer is against the green party?

The construction of a Manifesto

Manifesto

As a meaning

Examples

Dieter Rams
(Source)

I investigated Dieter Rams manifesto after it had been recommended as a 'typical design manifesto', it helped me to understand the straight talking concept of writing a manifesto. I found that opinions are written as facts, because in design who is to argue? your opinion is a fact which can't be argued similar to ones religious beliefs.

here are a few examples from Ram's Manifesto

Good design is innovative

The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.

Ram has taken a possibility and turned it into an opinion which can now be seen as a fact because there is no likely hood of the proposition being false.

A similar example would be to say that interaction design won't ever be classed as a certain format because there are always new technologies which will be used to create new formats.

Good design makes a product useful

A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Good design emphasises the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.

This quote makes the reader think outside the box when describing an object, the object isn't made entirely for its purpose it's also made to satisfy the person looking at it. It's made so the manufacturer can make the product in great quantity for a cheaper price. The manufacturer as made this item in a certain shape so the retailers can merchandise the object more efficiently.




"First things first" A design manifesto
(Source)

First things first is an article which uses a manifesto to state what in the writers opinion a manifesto is. It takes examples such as product design to show how the public have been somewhat fooled into consuming products from the message the product is giving, the article describes advertising / 'consumer selling' as 'sheer noise' meaning the subliminal messaging is unavoidable and has become a natural sound in a persons mind.

After reading this article I have found that a manifesto can effectively brainwash someone in the sense that what you're saying is a belief therefore your audience can view the opinion as fact provided they are able to relate to your manifesto. Product advertisements are full of manifestos because the ads are giving the audience the message "you want this, you need this" when realistically the audience probably don't, people just enjoy agreeing with opinions that make sense.


My Manifesto

When an an objects form is changed it automatically has a new meaning and shouldn't be refereed to by the previous name as it's a new design. Once the form has changed the item establishes new meaning, practicality's and ornamental value. It's important the name changes because it's not what the original designer created, for example Alexander Bell invented the telephone so could take credit for the mobile phone since it was inspired and developed from Bell's original design. However, it's technically not fair to say this because the mobile phone itself is a completely new design which doesn't contain the components Bell designed, it might have one of the same uses but the technology behind that doesn't belong to Bell. Therefor the mobile phone arguably shouldn't be referred to as a 'phone'

The definition backs up this concept because a phone is an abbreviation for telephone and a telephone and mobile phone are completely different as far as use, design and technical components are concerned.

A more technically correct name for a mobile phone would be a 'portable connection' because now people use phones to connect to other devices not necessarily phones, but computers using 'Bluetooth' and the internet using GPS, 3G etc.