It is proving very helpful meeting as a group as often as possible, as it means that we are able to discuss how we are getting on with the project, and and uncertainties that we are having. This morning we tried to pin down all of the ideas that have discussed over the past few weeks. The main concepts that we are working towards;
changing perceptions. the dandelion. appreciating what already exists. negatives to positives. viewing the city in a different light.
For the first time we also spoke about potential sponsorships that we could have for our design festival, as well as all of the companies/ schemes that are already in place in Manchester. Design/ art is everywhere.
As textiles students, we are constantly encouraged to think about materials and colour schemes as part of our practice. During our Locating Unit, myself and most of the textiles members in the group took part in Fiona's colour workshop, which proved very insightful and enjoyable. Taking inspiration from this day, we have found that having a colour/ material scheme is going to be essential in the process of creating physicality for our design festival.
YELLOW: dandelions. happy colour. vibrant. sense of life, sunshine.
GREY: reference to manchester's buildings. the sky/ weather connotations.
RAW MATERIALS: as we are using the dandelion as a concept, sticking to raw materials will be a nice link to simplicity. brown paper, cotton, red brick.