Individual Milestone

Introduction

It has been 8 weeks of working together as a team to reach our goal of creating a Suprematist Sculpture. At the beginning, we were all unclear on exactly what the project was and how we would actually put it into practice as there was very little information in the brief for this project. We were all very interested in the project; it was the one that appealed to us the most, so we were very curious as to what was involved. To gain more knowledge on the programs that would be assisting us complete the project, we set out researching as well as developing a team schedule, individual tasks, blogs and the wiki.

Groups Performance Weekly Tasks

During the initial part of our project we will be assigning weekly roles until we have a firm footing on this project. Once established, we will break into specialised roles based on our skills and interests.

There are

• Replicating Russel’s designs of a Supermatist Sculpture consisting of a hand sketch of a Honda CB750 and MV Augusta Photograph combined to create one Motorcycle.  
• 123D Catch Model of the MV Augusta.
• Creating a Vector copy of the Supermatist Sculpture Collage using Adobe Illustrator and outputting at a 16:9 banner 3m tall.

Our group has developed a weekly task plan to keep us on track.

Week 1: Development of personal CVs to choose projects.

Week 2: Establish group, group leader and tasks, Back Brief.

Week 3: Individual research on assigned topic. (MV Augusta/ CB750 Bikes, Programs, Tutorials)

Week 4: Continue research on individual topics, wiki development.

Week 5: Construct model of MV Augusta Bike using 123D Catch

Week 6: 123D Catch development, wiki construction, Illustrator Tutorials. 

 Week 7: BREAK – work on illustrator vector copies of collage. 

Week 8: Continue Illustrator work, Develope Individual Milestones.   

Week 9: Create presentation on Conflict (Research, Power Point, Videos).

Week 10 - 11: Continue working towards final submission.

Week 12: Finalise Wiki, all resources up to date and uploaded onto wiki and individual blogs, construct final group presentation.

Week 13: Final Presentation.

Having a static task plan to keep to has helped our team complete tasks by the set time. Because of the amount of jobs and complexity of each, it’s daunting and hard to make a start. We were at first very disorientated on what we should be doing and how it should be done. None of us had ever done anything like this before which made it harder to get a solid footing in order to start. Once the tasks were appointed and a task completion schedule was made, we had direction. We were able to see who was covering what, and what exactly had to be done by the set date.

Our group is currently up to date and on track in order to complete our goal and final presentation in week 13.

Individual Performance and Contribution

We elected each member tasks in relation to their strengths and history. As well we agreed to assist on any task that was behind or needed extra help. We have all assisted in some form or another in each task; we are a team and are working toward the same goal.  

Summary of roles completed

• Documenter
• 123D Catch Developer
• Wiki Developer
• Graphic Design
• Visual Designer
• Presentation Developer
• Researcher
• Photographer        
• Video editor

Summary of tasks

• Updating wiki weekly
• Create 3D Model of MV Augusta Bike using 123D Catch
• Researching programs and tutorials to help assist our tasks
• Assisting team with weekly tasks
• Working on Illustrator collage
• Creating presentation material
• Creating videos for wiki/ blog and presentations
• Documentation of teams progress (photo/ video) for wiki
• Keeping group on track

Milestone

As a result of the tasks I have completed and my own personal goals I have chosen 3 aspects to focus on for my Individual milestone. 

• Professional Illustrator work
• Professional Documentation (Presentation/ Wikki)
• Dedicated and Supportive Team Leader

Professional Illustrator Design

Being an architectural computing student, I have never done nor worked on anything like this project before. I have always loved bikes (Dirt Bikes / Motocross) but never delved into the history of motorbikes, mechanics or design. I also have never worked with Adobe Illustrator before despite doing a lot of graphic design. So for this milestone I wanted to focus on the construction professionalism and quality of my after effects work. I will be grading my performance of this milestone through the quality and realism of my image.

I hope to further my skills and knowledge of Illustrator to apply it to other projects I am involved in further down the track.  

Professional Documentation

I have set up a small business for myself doing photography and Video. I’ve been doing photography for the past 5 years and Video for the past 2 years. In this time I have directed and edited a number of videos, 2 for Sony music and X-factor finalists. I have taken photos for famous bands such as Paramore, Linkin Park, The Offspring and may many more. In the past year I have also started doing wedding photography and videography. This type of photography however is more documentary rather than fabricated.

I wanted to apply my previous knowledge and skills to this project by documenting my team’s progress and setbacks in a professional way in order to help present the team’s project. This visual aid will help captivate the audience and display the team’s hard work, collaboration and dedication in achieving completion of this project. 

Dedicated and Helpful Team Leader

Being the team leader of my group, it is my role to make sure all team members are on task and have the quality of work required ready by the due date. Being in a group of 3, it is also a requirement to help and assist any group member with any existing queries or at least help to find a solution.

Through this project I want to establish experience leading a small team which will help me for future projects and my own business where I need to lead a team.     

Reflection

I have been working on achieving my Individual Milestone and have made considerable progress. I’m looking forward to fulfilling my Major Milestones and also my own personal aspirations.