Week 6 - Group Presentation Review (Communication)

Presentation 1

Team Name - Gothic Architecture

Team Members – Anthony, Ben, Bazil, Lauren, Lorrain, Theodore 

CLARITY OF THE ORAL PRESENTATION
The oral presentation demonstrated an in depth understanding of the concept of communication in relation to their project. This was executed through detailed explanations as well as the inclusion of examples and images. The presentation was well-structured and provided features of a variety of communication types. The group communicated clearly and conducted themselves in a professional manner. 

CLARITY OF THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION
The text within the slides was a bit excessive. With each member elaborating on the points in the slide, the audience could focus on speakers and not have to read the content from the slides. This written presentation added to the concepts the group was communication across to the class. 

DISTINCTIVENESS AND SPECIFICITY OF THE EXAMPLES
The group included some good examples to communicate their message. The students connected their examples to the project and explained in detail how it connects to their situation. Within the presentation, the group chose to use familiar examples which allowed for the audience to gain a clearer understanding. 

THE CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT
The group demonstrated the depth of their research through interpreting and concisely communicating the information and relating their topic of communication back to their project. The 3 minutes of video footage also assisted in the communication their topic. 


Presentation 2

Team Name - The Last Supermatist Sculpture

Team Members – Andrew, Marina

CLARITY OF THE ORAL PRESENTATION
The oral presentation was successful in demonstrating the concept of remuneration. The group spoke clearly and provided an informative presentation on the topic. The group were able to articulate the many aspects that affect the way the design industry functions in relation to remuneration, including numerous advantages and disadvantages. This was well communicated by the group members.

CLARITY OF THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION
The text within the presentation was excessive at times, with numerous graphs and charts making it difficult to follow. Furthermore, the video was quite dull and the group could have benefited by making it more entertaining, however it was relevant to the topic.

DISTINCTIVENESS AND SPECIFICITY OF THE EXAMPLES
The group included some relevant and highly effective examples to communicate their message, for example presenting the pros and cons of being a freelancer. The students connected their examples with the real world and demonstrated how these situations may be applicable to the audience on a personal level. Within the presentation, the group provided an in depth demonstration on how to submit an invoice.

THE CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT
The group gave their presentation in an engaging and informative manner, providing detailed and relevant examples to assist in communicating their concept. The group were successful in their presenting their concept as they made links to how it could be useful to me, as well as considerations to take for my own career.   

Presentation 3

Team Name - Bus Stop of the Future

Team Members – Kerre, Anthony, Martha, Daniel 

CLARITY OF THE ORAL PRESENTATION
The oral presentation was affective in demonstrating the importance of communication in relation to the group’s project. The members provided explanations which were accompanied with examples and images to further illustrate their concept. The group communicated clearly and conducted themselves in a professional manner, however could have benefited from some group members speaking louder at times.  

CLARITY OF THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION
The written element of the presentation contained a large amount of text, which made provided a great deal of information however was too much to read in a short space of time.

DISTINCTIVENESS AND SPECIFICITY OF THE EXAMPLES
The group included some good examples to communicate their message. The student’s video included cartoons to help illustrate the impact of miscommunications that could occur while working in a group. This was an effective and creative way to demonstrate their concept. 

THE CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT
The group demonstrated the depth of their research through the amount of information they were able to provide, however this worked against them, as overall presentation was dull and lacked enthusiasm. 

Week 6 - Group Progress

With the mid semester break just a week away it’s important that each group member know what they should be working on. There are a number of tasks that need to be done for the upcoming weeks. 

These include

• Individual Milestone
• Group Presentation – Conflict
• Illustrator Collage

We decided to split up the Illustrator collage into two sections. I will be doing the front more realistic MV Augusta section. Molly and Daming will be doing the rear section (Russel’s sketch) with Molly also assisting on the front if need be.

I will be also starting research on the group presentation as well as starting my individual Milestone report which is due week 9. 

Week 5 - Group Presentation Review (Planning)

Presentation 1

Team Name – Aerial Ropeway

Team Members – Daisy, Maria, Iqra, Yen, Bethany, Maria

CLARITY OF THE ORAL PRESENTATIONThe oral presentation on planning was informative as the group communicated this concept clearly and succinctly. The in depth explanation of executing a planning procedure in projects was beneficial as it presented these concepts comprehensively through the inclusion of examples. The group demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and research, as each member presented a particular section of the presentation making them specialised on their topic. By the conclusion of the presentation, importance of “planning” was conveyed thoroughly.

CLARITY OF THE WRITTEN PRESENTATIONThe overall structure of the group presentation was clear and organised. The progress of the group’s project and procedure of planning was clearly demonstrated through their use of diagrams and charts. These provided a clear, visual representation of the important content elements.

DISTINCTIVENESS AND SPECIFICITY OF THE EXAMPLES

The inclusion and explanation of their examples were distinctive and specific to the topics addressed in the presentation. The group demonstrated that each member understood their role and responsibility within the project as well as the presentation. 

THE CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT

The students within the group portrayed a strong understanding of the conceptual context of their theme of collaboration for their project. During the presentation they would link their theme of planning back to their project, providing examples as they went. 

Presentation 2

Team Name – Bus Stop of the Future

Team Members – Michael, Jason, George, Violet

CLARITY OF THE ORAL PRESENTATIONThe presentation on planning was detailed and informative, with the group providing thorough explanations of all aspects of the topic. The oral presentation communicated the topic well. Each member of the group defined the topic’s meanings and used examples which enriched the understandings of the audience.

CLARITY OF THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION The written content for this presentation was clear. However the group didn't use any presentation software and just read from there wiki page. As a result the presentation wasn't as engaging and a bit boring.

DISTINCTIVENESS AND SPECIFICITY OF THE EXAMPLES Distinctive and specific examples were utilized to explain each sub-topic. The group was specific to their particular project, explaining how planning applies to their project.

CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT The group demonstrated a sound understanding of the topic. There video was informative and to the point and kept the audience engaged. 

Week 4- 5 - 123D Catch

This week saw Molly and I venturing outside the classroom to take some photos of Russel’s MV Agusta motorcycle. The aim was to take multiple photos from 360 ⁰ around the bike from up high and down low. This would allow the 3D program ‘123D Catch’ to generate a 3D model from those pictures. The better the photos the better the model, so I brought my 5D along to take some high quality images.

The lighting on the day was quite bad. The time was about midday and the sun was at its strongest meaning that there were really harsh shadows. My camera has an inbuilt HDR function so I made use of that to expose for the shadows.

Once the photos were taken, we then started to experiment with the 123D Catch program to see how our projects would turn out. To our disappointment, we found it really difficult to achieve even a average model as the program would rarely make it past the ‘Photo Upload or Create Capture’ process. We later found out that everyone was having difficulties creating a model.

We found out that the program would not work with more than 70 photos and that they had to be a small size. Molly was able to create a average model but we have put it aside for later as we were waiting too much time on it.

I was able to generate a model but it was all over the place and looked like the program couldn't match the points of interest in the photos. I assumed this was because each photos was cropped to a different size and ratio.

Once all the illustrator work is complete, we will be venturing off to the Red Center labs to use 123D catch on those computers as they will most defiantly work better and faster. 

Week 3 - Research and Tutorials

Starting this project is a bit tricky as I have never used Adobe Illustrator before nor have I created digital paintings so researching artists and tutorials was the first step. 

Adobe Illustrator CS6 Interface

Talking with other groups who are also doing the same project, we exchanged tutorials and methods for completing this project.

Our first introduction to an artist who paints life like realism was the artist William Fisk. Russel posted a link to his website informing us of our target.

Realistic Painting
www.williamfisk.ca/

Looking at his work closely you then realise is that the illusion of realism is pulled off by the attention to shadow and highlight banding on the object. So the gradient of colour is broken down into bands of separate colours.

http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/realistic-vector-motorcycle-portraits--vector-3694

We were then introduced to another fantastic tutorial going further into the process using Adobe Illustrator. The concept is simple, outline everything from the bike parts through to the shadows just like a ‘Pain by Numbers’ or how a tattoo artist would draw his stencil. However the premise is simple, the process is very time consuming. This tutorial showed us the step by step process which was really helpful as all the detail can become a bit overwhelming.

Tattoo Stencil and Paint by Numbers

The last thing to do was watch tutorials to become familiar with the Illustrator interface. Having never used Illustrator before I had no idea where things were located so these tutorials helped immensely. 

Adobe Illustrator CS6 Basics

Illustrator Pen Tool Basics

                                  Illustrator Vectoring Images

Week 2 - Back Brief / Team Members and Roles

Back Brief

Mission

To create the last Supermatist Sculpture. Supermatism was an art movement founded in Russia in 1913 focused around basic geometric forms. The idea behind the movement was that the works evoked a pure artistic feeling as opposed to the visual depiction of objects. 

Using Adobe Illustrator and 123D Catch with the use of detailed photographs, we will create a 3D sculpture comprised of two motorcycles. One half will be a detailed 3D representation (MV Agusta), the other half (Honda CB750) will be a linear representation identical to Russel Lowes sketch, down to the last line.

Challenges

• Learning adobe Illustrator
• Creating 123D Catch Model
• Learning about the CB750 and MV Agusta bikes and mechanics.
• Group Collaboration

Outcomes

A Supermatist sculpture that fits the requirements of the brief and course outline.

The combination of a 3D representation of the MV Agusta bike in 123D catch with a recreated Illustration of the Honda CB750.

Group Name: Digital Conversions 

Wiki URL: https://blackmotorcycles.wikispaces.com/Welcome

Team Members and Established Roles

Ben KALGOVAS  – Team Leader/ Wiki Developer/ Illustrator Design/ Photo & Video

Responsibilities

·         Managing and leading the project team

·         Monitoring project progress and performance

·         Progress uploads onto wiki

·         Realistic illustrator render of MV Agusta Bike

·         Photography and Video for wiki and presentations

Molly WU – Illustrator Designer/ Presentation Developer/ 3D Modeller

Responsibilities

·         CB750 section of collage comprised in Illustrator

·         Development of PowerPoint slide shows for group presentations 

·         Creation of MV Agusta Motorcycle in 123D Catch 

Daming YAN – Illustrator Designer/ 3D Modeller

Responsibilities

·         CB750 section of collage comprised in Illustrator

·         Creation of MV Agusta Motorcycle in 123D Catch