Labels

Monday 25 October 2010

THE TIPPING POINT

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a very interesting concept in which Gladwell explores the changes in a situation and how it reaches a "tipping point". I found this book very interesting as Gladwell looks at many different trends from fashion to flu epidemics and works out how they tip. I was especially interested by how children's program's such as Sesame Street in which you get a greater understanding of how they became successful. Through much research and tests they are able to find out what makes Sesame Street interesting enough to stick and become so popular.

Friday 8 October 2010

Emotive object


For my groups emotive object we decided to focus on the close relationship of the women who worked in the Jute mills. We created an object that shows the bonding and linking of the women using jute, string, paper clips, gold thread and elastic bands to create a large ball. I feel that this is a very striking object and would fit in well in our exhibition space.

Juteopolis


For my first 2nd year project I have been asked to design an exhibition space at the DCA on the theme of Juteopolis. My group - Esther, Kirstie and myself decided to focus on the bonding of the women who worked in the Jute mills and factories in Dundee and also how the population of Dundee went from being very fragile to exploding due to the increase in jobs.


 Over 50,000 people were employed in over 100 mills around dundee between 1841 and 1901. Most of the employee's were women or young children, which ment paying lower wages for the jute barons. The employees were under constant risk due to the dangerous machinery, dust and the noise of the machinery.