2.1 Gathering and Compiling Material (Ideation)

Design matrix

As a class we generated an idea matrix for our topic:

Additional notes:

Audience: cities (apartments), suburbs, rural (farms), different cultures, different religions, quiet/reclusive, poor/rough neighbourhood, wealthy/snobby, hoarders, private/big fences, creepy/scary

House tangibles: vege garden, lawn ornaments (flamingo, gnome), sprinkler, sheds, trees/plants, flowers, sun, water features, bikes, weeds, junk, lawnmower, tools, trampoline, hide and seek

BBQ tangibles: sausage, bread, burger, tomato sauce, mustard, salad, pot luck, popsicles, pavlova, fizzy drink, bbq tools, kebab

Emergency tangibles: canned food, first aid kit, radio, torches, blankets, batteries, bandages, dettol, tent, bucket, shovel, medication, plastic bags, sleeping bag, power outage, looting, cracks, puddles, flood, flames, smoke, debris, civil defence

Themes/symbols: trust, security, unity, helping, educating, communication, socialising, support, doing your bit, you are what you eat, stay with the flock, what goes around comes around, think ahead, be responsible, backbone of the community, no-one left behind

Styles: dada, abstract, pop art, installation, minimalistic