Initial sketches for installation

Installation Layout no1, and installation layout no2

Close up of installation no1

Hi Liz,

Here are some ideas of how we could potentially use the space, you may want to open up these images on a larger scale or I will email them to you. The top is two potential layouts - 1) using user stats graph as a timeline, with points of reference, significant moments and images along it, and 2) using a spider diagram to focus on all the user generated sites we have gotten to know each other through. Image 3) is a close up of the potential stats/ timeline approach.

Whatever we do, I think we need to be consistent in colours, fonts, materials, scale etc.  In the graph time line idea I thought you could write your comments above the 'line' for example, and I could write mine under, with many meeting on either side.

Task for Liz: 16th May 2011

Hi Liz

Can you bring the following materials for friday............if you can

Pens - fineliners, biros, markers
Pencils - soft and hard
Glue adhesive 
Fine Paintbrushes, brushes and wide brushes
Spirit level
Rulers
measuring tape
White and black paint
Scissors
Stanley knife

All the ones in bold I will also bring.

Also, can you print out all the posts you have made on the blog, and I will do for my own.

Hi Jenny:

I have some stuff with me already but have bought some extra bits and bobs from the list too. I already have measuring tapes and a spirit level. My brushes are pretty rubbish just to warn you. I have black paint but not white and have everything else on the list: et voila...

Titles, text, statement, materials, and computer problems

Titles 
In response to previous posts, I like the titles as being one of those that you mentioned, that relates to a period of linear time that we have gotten to know each other.  We can discuss this more in person, when we meet in person again.

Text/ Statement
In response to the BLANKMEDIA collective request for statement and work synopsis, I will create a document with both our statements and a brief outline of the work. I will email you to check over.

Materials
Yes I think pen, pencil and marker pen would be suitable.  The reason I mentioned paint was because it offers a stronger outline from the distance generally.  I thought perhaps we could use just black or grey, and potentially white for certain aspects of the drawing.  I didn't want to use it in a colour mixing, tonal aspect, but have a think about that. Say for example, the way I have used in previous installations, such as the 'Communitas Digitas'. Another lovely material are paint markers, so I will see if I can get my hands on some.  They have the texture of paint, but the control and nib of a pen - they are often used for bar boards.  I have a couple of coloured ones I stole from my partner but I will get some monotone ones.

That is, if we are planning to not use colour? I find working in large scale and on a tight schedule, it is easier to limit your colour palette to a few colours......


Computer Problems
I am having a computer nightmare as my current one is away being fixed, and I am having to dodge and use my partners when hes is not, or use this ANCIENT mac I am currently on which will not let me access most websites, send emails or connect to my scanners! ggrrrr!

More responses to 'what is user generated content?'

I asked the following questions to my friend Pauline, who is a Wholesale Manager for the Japanese Clothing line, YM (Fashion) UK.

1. What does 'user generated content' mean to you?  

Pauline: 

I was going to say that it actually means very little other than facebook - when in fact that’s pretty rubbish and I rely on it quite a bit whether it’s something entertaining or informative. It’s become a valid tool these days, or at least it’s so well established that it is everywhere.

2. How do you use 'user generated content'? 

Pauline:  

Holiday reviews – trip advisor, Restaurant reviews

News wise – live updates from members of the public there at the scene -such as the student riots, natural disasters.

Question and answer sites for research purposes for work.

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I also asked my friend Katie Hunter, who is video journalist for Channel 4 News, who is a professional sense creates 'user generated content'.

1. What is user generated content?

Katie:

UGC

UGC is literally content generated by a user.

2. How do you use 'user generated content'?

Katie:

For example on 7/7 we might have used lots of UGC because people on tubes would have filmed footage on their mobiles that TV cameras wouldn't have been able to get. We use lots of video from Youtube these days - for example the Japan tsunami created LOADS of UGC which we put online and on TV.

Another type of UGC might be us asking our Twitter followers what they think of NHS reforms and then using their replies in an online article.

titles and text

Hi Jenny - was just thinking about the fact that our last install day together will be a month on since we started our on-line relationship via blogger. As we are discussing timelines as visualising ideas I thought it would be nice to play on words within this. Although are research in terms of finding information on-line is pretty much instant, our ideas and awareness of each other has developed over a much longer period of time, and the blog itself showcases this. So I was thinking of phrases such as....

'Please allow 30 days for search results'  or 'please allow 30 days for relationship to develop' ???

User Generated Profiles: Visualising ideas with first sketches

Here are some very sketchy sketches! Just to give you a vague idea of visualising:
Here is a user generated profile sketch

Here is a user generated content sketch

Insallation space

Hi Jenny - here is an image from Taneesha of our space for the exhibition. It is still full of stuff at the moment but you get the general idea. The first thing I noticed was the slope on the wall, perhaps this existing feature could act as a physical guideline if we chose to go ahead and make some kind of timeline? What do you think?