P1.1 Comprehensive sketches/a

While sketching I found that if I needed to include all information I will have to do a matrix design (branching information). THAT is the most precise way = (size problem). This, however, can be abstracted...I'm sure there's a way to do that.

I also thought of doing an interactive print piece...but the project has limitations and...production would be expensive as Pornprapha said and I agree.

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I'M LITERALLY FREAKING OUT!

and...

I'm literally starting all over again...I have nooo idea what I have gotten myself into... :/

stuff I'm working on now:

Moki's video - due this upcoming Thursday. (under control...kind of)

Pornprapha's calendar - stopped! have no idea what to do :/ :/ :/ I have SO MANY IDEAS that can never apply to my calendar why why whyyy!!!!

I love YOU INFORMATION DESIGN...please don't let me down... :P

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Okay!

so I finally found a solution for the "TOO much paper to waste." since I needed around 356 pieces of paper that are 80 cm x 50 cm each. I thought of REUSING that paper again, after using it as a calendar.

You know how precise people like to keep things organized...well, I thought of doing a box template on the calendar itself, so when the person is done with the calendar, the calendar can be turned into a storage box...so at the end of the year you would have 356 boxes for your office paper work or whatever! :D

here's the digital sketch I did yesterday.

UPDATE: MEETING WITH PORNPRAPHA TODAY:

-I need to rethink the layout again, be as divergent as I can. make some hand sketched

-2 be as precise as possible. (tuesday 27th of January, 2009 at 3:18 p.m)

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Okay...I'm having hard times solving the problems of my calendar...

It has to either be a GIANT PIECE OF PAPER or  TOO MUCH PAPER...

I'm trying to look for a solution too avoid both problems, YET, keeping every minute of the year managed! how? I have no idea...I'm still in the thinking phase! -_-~

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In class critique: Monday-19.01.08

This was my first solution of the grid of how to manage the minutes per day in a calendar.

In Monday's class, I learned that, the size is problematic (80cmx100cm). It is not practical even if my intention was to make it for office use. What if the office had no space in its walls? I got also comments on how much paper I would waste. If each day has one (80cmx100cm) then I need 356 sheets of paper to make that huge calendar. My solution was to use recycled paper? but what if it wasn't available in the printing press? what if it was too expensive? can there be any other solutions?

Starting again:

-What is time? sequence, events, series, a pathway, lines (straight, curved, ups and down)

-Am I making a calendar or a planner? well, I think it's a mixture of both, because it's about navigating time, days and events, yet, it's also about planning ahead each minute of the day (concept recall: an easy way for precise people to plan ahead and navigate time and events at the same time)

Missions and upcoming research: 

look at busy people's planners? what are they planning? how do they navigate time? color coding?

Problems and challenges that are facing me now:

Size, Space and Format- can I make it more practical, can I include all information without wasting too much paper? make it more practical? easy to navigate? easy to handle? clear? space for notes?

Can I make it look more interesting visually?

What is more important in my calendar according to my concept: It's all about the minutes, so minutes is the priority. 

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The first concept I came up with was, good days to die, meaning, days in the Hijri calendar in which people who die are considered good (not necessarily though). Like, dying in the last ten days of Ramadan. I wasn't so sure  if it made sense to some people! we don't know when we'll die and I didn't really need to get deep into religion SO I changed my concept completely.

The second concept I came up with is making a detailed calendar for precise people. I have always wanted to get a VERY VERY detailed calendar.

Why do calendars have to be in months, weeks and hours only? why not have a calendar that include every second of every minute of the year? WHY NOT? 

For my research, I thought of looking at different calendars around my house and ask myself:

How are they organized? How did they work the typograhy? What's bold? What's underlined? Why those lines? Why all those colors? Are the calendars detailed enough? Is there enough space for the user to write plans? to do-lists? goals? I wanted to be inspired and figure all that by looking at real examples around me.

Here is some of the things I found around my house! It might inspire you guys as well! :D

 excuse my REALLY OLD scanner! -_-;; 

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