OUGD405 - Object Ideas and Interim Crit

OUGD405

Object Ideas and Interim Crit

Idea 1.
Flower Clock.
The flower clock was first invented by scientist Carolus Linnaeus. He hypothesised a garden plan that would take advantage of several plants that open or close their flowers at particular times of the day to accurately indicate the time. taking this idea, I created a programme and wrist band for an exhibition for Linnaeus theory. I used hand drawn illustrations that were included on both the wristband and the programme. The wristband included the illustration and the corresponding time that relates to the stage of opening. The programme only included the illustration and not the time of each talk/activity, allowing the audience to become involved with the material and putting two together to work out the time of lectures. 

Idea 2.
Clock Collage.
This idea is based on what people do at certain hours of the day. My example shows a clock face that runs from 12 in the afternoon till 12 at night. Between 12 and 1 the clock face shows a food collage. between 5 and 6 it shows physical activity as this is the time most people go to the gym. 11 till 12 shows a night out and dancing. If I was to take this idea forward I would create a collage for every hour of the day and create a series based on individuals to make it personal. 

Idea 3.
My third idea is an illustration based on Hickory Dickory Dock. I think this would work well as a limited edition poster, children's wall paper or an illustration to accompany the story of Hickory Dickory Dock. 

Feedback 
From the crit it is clear that Idea 1, the flower clock, is the best concept, however it didn't  work as a programme. It was suggested that taking the original idea of using the flower to tell the time and using this to create an app would work well. It would be helpful to create an infographic to accompany the app which established rules and explained the idea. Other ideas based on the flower clock included a survival guide and a botanical gardens infographics.
For my final Crit I will create a flower clock for the Apple Watch, accompanied with an infographic publication.