Ditto Studio: Part 1

The Brief: 

Task is to develop your own research methodology and find a way to communicate it.
Develop a clear and defined way of looking at the world, filtering it and editing what you find to fit your interests and working practice. 
Well considered and useful outcome

Firstly I thought about:

How would I answer a brief?

Usually I would: 

get the brief
see what the topic of the brief is about briefly by searching on the internet 'Literature Search'
Highlight keywords/ phrases
look into these words, related imagery, see how far the word goes
research further into the context, history etc
find more visuals via books journals online
devise concepts
begin sketching/ thinking about initial ideas 
decide concepts, decide mediums production methods 
continue development 
digitise
further experimentation digitally 
print 
crit 
further refinements, back to digital stage 
print final

I think that I like to look at the words and language of a brief I like to research into thier meanings and what else can be associated with a word, where it comes from its context, the context itself. 


I would say I tend to look at more qualitative research, and this is from a secondary source. 


context
noun: context; plural noun: contextsthe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood."the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives"

synonyms:

circumstances, conditions, surroundings, factors, state of affairs; More

the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning."skilled readers use context to construct meaning from words as they are read"

Thoughts on a new methodology,
use words/phrases find words associated, find their meaning further association,
cultural and historical contexts, and their meaning. Links.



Crit with Ben

moodboards
spider diagrams/mind maps -- both obvious forms of researching, how could you push these traditional ideas, find alternative ways of doing them. 

conversations with people
photos/ photoessay, use them don't just take pictures , get a colour palette from them etc
breaking things down into smaller details
using boundaries i.e. time boundaries can force you to make decisions quickly and interestingly. 

with my idea word association can lead you to an interesting place but the audience may not understand what its about as they haven't got the same thought process. Keep it relevant.

Coming up with a name or title for the method can really define the idea. 


I think by the next session I need to really define my method and explore how I could make it different, and really consider what I look at in a brief.