Final presentation

Today was my last meeting with my advisor for the semester. It was really nice to present all of the work I have done to date and see it together as a whole. I am really happy with the amount of work I got done this semester and really happy with how much I have learned. I am really lucky to have an advisor who is a great teacher and is excited to share everything he knows. I do not think City Farm would be where it is now, without all of his help, insight and suggestions.  


Although I have gotten a lot done quantity wise, I still have a lot to do with the quality. This is not a new discovery, it is exactly where I knew I would be at the end of the semester. The way I usually work is to hash out all the thinking and renderings before I dive into the details. I usually get clouded by the amount of work and I have a hard time just having fun with the design. So, once the bulk of the work is done I can more easily see the areas that need improvements and I have more of an open mind, which makes refining easier/better. I hope with time this process become quicker so I can present more refined ideas early on, rather than semi-okay mock ups. Something to work on. Discovery is the first step. :)


The rest of this week is being taken over with an insane amount of work for my other class, so I won't have time to touch City Farm till later in the week/next week. I am not in much of a rush really, but I do need to self-critique, refine and gather materials so I can begin my summer work on time. I plan to give myself a 1/2 week off, then work at a slow pace the rest of the week before I dive back in. I am getting pretty burnt out and I need a mental vacation even if it is just for a few days.


Now off to get back into binding 8 books for my Identity class. My poor fingers may fall off from all the cutting/sewing, but I really love binding books so it should be fun! I should take pictures of the mess my apartment is. I have taken over pretty much every inch of our place with binding materials and a photography station that used to be our table. I love the creative mess, but I do look forward to being able to walk around easily again.


Here is all of the work that was done the past 14 weeks. 

Proposed location

Research

Sketch style research

Quick sketches of City Farm building and surrounding area

elements to be used for location

Sell items

More sell items

delivery bike for shop

shopping bags

recipe cards

eatery menu

eatery items

take home stuff

elements for the eatery area

grow kits for educate

t-shirts for the little farmers

certificate of completion for the little farmers

poster and invite for the celebrate program, harvest celebration

ticket for the harvest celebration

research for photography style (work I will be doing end of summer)