Friday, 1 October 2010

New Designers

Back in sunny mid-July, my Final 2nd year project was exhibited at New Designers.

The whole thing was a great experience, it was the first time I'd had an opportunity for discussing my work and receiving feedback from industry professionals and potential employers; very worthwhile in  preparing for going into industry when the student bubble bursts.

Postcards

Visual Mnemonic Box

The Concept

My brief was to create visuals which were inherently memorable in order for them to become a visual mnemonic that would help trigger the recall of a piece of information when pictured in the 'mind's eye'.

The postcards are sleeves, into which, the user would insert the written information alongside a short piece, written by them, connecting this information to the object depicted on the front of the postcard in whatever way they can.

The cards would then be displayed around the home, helping the user to gradually become familiar with these images and their accompanying info and eventually allow the simple, vibrantly coloured objects to become a memorable symbol that aids the recall of its designated information.

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