My project:design methodology

By Antonisia Schroder

Step one: finding a concept and developing my idea

Dolly the cloned sheep

David Rorvik – who claimed to have witnessed a human cloning

Step two: learning from History 2.0 – building my imagination

The ‘floating’ Lotus Hotel in the Xiangshawan desert in Mongolia

Akira Yamaguchi combines modern technology with traditional Japanese painting styles

Marguerite Humeau attempted to recreate the vocal tracts of prehistoric creatures

History 2.0: a research paper produced by trend forecasting agency WGSN to look at how art and design may combine with science to influence future developments

Step three: finding other inspiration – other artists, research, exhibitions

United Visual Artists, Barbican, London – simplicity of concept; showed how art can touch ALL our senses

Elisa Strozyk – created ceramic tables

Lucy McRae – body architect – makes graphic conceptions of the human body

Bart Hess – showcases and manipulates the human body through art and design

Step four: using photography to begin to visualise my concept

Step five: consider in more detail the links between design and futurism; science and art

Natsai Audrey Chieza’s work on design futurism

Changing societal views on science fiction – women taking on more powerful/important roles

Potential design ideas for the ‘iWatch’

Step six: do LOTS of experimenting! Learn from failures – allow them to develop the project rather

than hinder it

Step seven: allow the experimenting to guide the project, within reason

Step eight: bringing the experiments back in line with the concept

Step nine: finalising the project and considering potential next steps

Animatronic engineering possibilities

Final product was made from straw, oil, flour, corn starch, glycerine, water, food colouring, sugar and salt. It had to be heated while being mixed.

Step ten: preparing for the final exhibition