Brick Walls

After handing in the concept on Friday we tried to think of what possibilities of what we could use as a catalyst to unite people together and change from the decentralised network we see in the BCT. This proved to be harder then initially thought, mostly because it not only had to have meaning but for our catalyst to have enough interest for us to want to create it.

For me personally to have interest in it I wanted it to be original in its own respect. There needs to be something there that can have a result that I would be proud of and be able to prove to me that it wasn't just worth doing but also worth promoting to others. Something I can reflect and learn from. If this means it has to be risky and time consuming then it will be. I think I want this because I am starting to see myself as a problem solver. Right now I see the problem of coming up with a project that is worth creating for my course. I want to see it as useful and for me to do that I want it to show everyone what I have, something to show my strengths.

This simple design uses the plants as a way to force people closer on the bench

Coming up with the actual idea of the project has proved to cause the team to lose motivation. Luckily as we were critiqued by the teachers it proved to be our catalyst to keep at it. As our concept mentions unethical/illegal activity we have been specifically told to avoid this or at the least let it past the teachers before going ahead. Ways of still looking at these ideas we can look at documenting and researching events similar to what is mentioned in the brief. This could create similar situations but maybe on a smaller scale. Our other option it to look at other methods of changing the network within the students that are more enjoyable or understanding to them.

References

“Bench-planter-design.jpg (JPEG Image, 468x333 Pixels)”, n.d. http://cdn.dornob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bench-planter-design.jpg.

“Wooden Bench Planter Built to Bring Two People Together | Designs & Ideas on Dornob”, n.d.       http://dornob.com/wooden-bench-planter-built-to-bring-two-people-together.