Thursday 8 February 2007
On the agenda for today:
09:30 — Presentation
- Presentation: Fishmaster
- Previous workshops: Dublin 2002
- Introduction to NodeBox
- Introduction of the theme: memes
13:00
First student talk about the theme.
16:00 (belgian time :-)
First presentation of the proposed memes:
- Miika — currently memeless
- Hanna — cursing
- Tom — global warming
- Erkki — illegal graffiti
- Valtteri — misinformation, telling lies
- Markus — smoking
- Suvi — genetic cells
- Gloria — zoo
- Jenny — songtexts and stereotypes
Lucas’s wise words
Memes are just ideas. In itself, they don’t have a physical form. So when trying to communicate memes, think about designing it without thinking of shape. Think abstract: how would a cultural element change design?
Also, memes need to be able to work on all aspects of communication, so it can spread its ideas, its meaning, in its most opportune form. After you thought about the abstract form, try translating it into real shapes and behaviours. Think about how it influences all aspects of design: composition, color, proportion, etc.