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Presentation Day

Today was our final presentation in the pit. We came early to practice our script and make sure we have perfect timing. We had our matching tshirts on and were ready to go. I think people reacted very well to our idea and we got heaps of smiles which is what we want. It was a we bit intimidating being in the pit but because I done my enterprise in there I was used to it and also our presentation was well practiced. I was super impressed with everyones presentations and it did not feel like 3 hours because of it. We got a nice honourable mention at the end from Tristam after which was fantastic. Im still buzzing from it now and I can't believe it's finished. I really enjoyed this project I felt like we were making a difference to actual people and it helped having an amazing group to work with

Dossier Development

Georgia came up with the idea to do a video dossier because most of our insights and documentation is in video already. It is also something different from a printed booklet to read and helps the viewer immerse in it a bit more. We got the ok from Donald and Tristam and got stuck into it. Because we have all our touchpoints done we could putting our dossier together. We filmed all the extra bit we needed between Tuesday and tonight and put it all together. Once the dossier and scrpit was completed we recorded our voice over for it. For me this took a long time to get right. For some reason because I knew I was being recorded I found it more difficult. But we got there in the end. We also recorded our voice over for our presentation to be submitted. We also chucked some bloopers in at the end of the dossier to show the markers how much fun we had with this project. Once it was rendered out we all sat around and watched it. The video dossier was such a good idea as I felt like I connected with our process way more and that video made me fall in love with our campaign so much more. Watching the dossier and practicing the presentation has gotton me excited for tomorrow and to share with everyone.

Shark Tank

Today in class we spent the first half an hour going over our script and timing with the presentation video. Then we presented to Sky and Sarah first. They thought it was amazing and said they were doubtful that hi-fiving would be enough then they saw all the touchpoints too. They loved the video but their are some silent pauses in the script so work abit on timing the video. The next group we got was Katie, Sam and Lauren who said the same thing. We then show Donald. He also like it but wondered if the promo video is looking more like a presentation video which was interesting. So if this was to go further we would make the video more fast and upbeat.
We then thought we were brave enough for the shark tank. They loved it and said that it really shows through on how well we mesh as a team. They loved my dancing which is great. Mark says that he was hesitant if the Hi-fiving was enough but seeing all the design aspects is very successful. Some good critique from Tristam was also the pauses waiting for the next scene. Maybe the use of keynote would be better and there is a scene where there is one angle of people walking and maybe it needs a few more to keep it interesting. I also loved that Tristam said that the presentation is very successful because the script is split so that no one is left out. I thought that was a nice thing to mention. They concluded by saying that we had the best presentation so far which was an amazing feeling.
We will go away and work on these little critiques for Friday

Developing Touchpoints

Over the last few days we have been developing our touchpoints for our overall campaign. These include a promo video, website, series of posters, merchandise, the event. We wanted to get all these done and put into a presentation and scripted to show tomorrow. We all worked to our strengths to refine these touchpoints. For the video we spent a long time cutting down the footage and picking the perfect amount of cheer for the music. I finished up photoshopping the logos and designs Hannah illustrated for the merch and hannah finished the poster and the fonts. Georgia worked on the website and presentation. Im really stoked on how well we all worked together to get this done. To show tomorrow.

Final filming on Lambton Quay

This was our final venture out to Lambton to film for our promo video. The tshirts were printed and ready to go. We had our go pro and camera but unfortunately Callum couldn't make it so he will go with Hannah in the next few days to test it with a male hi-fiver. It amazing what a printed Tshirt can do to your confidence. It made us feel like we had a job to do and it made a huge difference in peoples interactions with us. More people were hi-fiving us and also alot were asking us for directions which was a laugh as I live in Upper Hutt so I had no idea where I sent them. The previous prototype day gave us extra confidence and a chance to pefect our hi-fiving technique so come today there was no hesitation. the colour of the tshirt also helped in giving us a cheerful look and stand out fromthe penguins black and white attire.
Overall another successful day and it was great to see people walking away with a smile even if it was just for a moment.

Final Ex-Change Week 11

We had our final ex-change moment today. It was amazing seeing how far everyone has pushed their project as it's gets closer to the end. Because half the people in each exchange group didn't show up, we formed a super group. This was really good at getting last minute feedback from new people and see what other people are up to.

Callum brought in a mock up of his multi-use cooking utensil and model drawings. He aimed to reduce space and weight when cooking outdoors. This has completely changed from his video at the start.
Bree brought in rendered version of her boat shed inspired house. This house is designed to sit half on land and half over water. She has advanced quite a bit in the last two weeks and is getting close to finishing now.
I showed the group our printed posters for our campaign that promote well being. Also still from our final footage and tshirt designs. The new people in the exchange group asked why we chose the colour which was a first on 'why'. I told them that the watermelon colour is warm and calming without suggesting danger like red or road cone orange would. They were also entertained by the whole campaign and love the idea of business people hi-fiving. This is interesting that everyone we pitch our idea too are genuinely surprised that business people break their stereotype. They also like the hand drawn illustration and say it gives it a simple happy vibe.


Overall these exchanges have been surprisingly helpful in developing ideas and getting critique from outsiders/people from other disciplines.    

Class Critique/prototyping 2

Today we worked on our Journey map and developing our logo. It was also prototyping session two we had booked in with Tim as he hasn't seen our idea before. For our physical prototype we wanted to properly test our hand installation that would be put up around the streets for people to hi-five and relieve stress. I cut out two big foam hands and painted hi-five on them. we strung them up in the hallway and I took a telly of how many people hi-fived them. This was very funny to watch and I had to be stealthy so no one knew I was observing. The critique with Tim was interesting as he was very doubtful of Business people hi-fiving us and thought it would work. He assumed the target audience would not interact. We then showed him our prototype video and was completely turned around. This was a good insight that we need visuals to convince people that it does work. We will take this away and refine our campaign.

Prototyping on Lambton 2

In preperation for this day of prototyping Hi-Fives, we purchased $3 white t-shirts from Savemart and wrote hi-five on them with a black sharpie. We then made our way down to Lambton Quay to get ready. We got started by hi-fiving people walking down the street. There was not as much hesitation this time because of prototyping before hand. I was rather surprised at how many positive hi-fives we got from alot of people. The shirts did make a difference as it gave people more security on why we were hi-fiving them. The shirts also helped in making an insight for the day. We were just standing there discussing our day of hi-fiving and a large group coming from parliament walked past, saw our hi-five shirts and hi-fived us while we were just standing there not offering them. A similar thing also happened at the beginning of the day but I think that guy just fancied us and thought the hi-five was a good approach. From this we did another lot of prototyping, where we stood there and offered hi-fives and we recieved alot more this time. I think it was because people had more time to read our shirts, think about then decide for themselves if they wanted to be hi-fived. We thought standing there in make us look like a charity asking for money, but our assumptions were wrong. I enjoyed today and thought it was very successful and gave us some ground breaking insights.