For the online Survey:
Friday, December 13, 2013
Coding
I've started work on coding an online survey.
My first idea was to have someone draw a background and some icons (I have very limited drawing skills) and then I would code the negative icons to disappear when clicked. The code would record which negative icons were clicked in what order. Next the positive items that people wanted ( in ranked order) could be dropped into place.
This worked and I had it coded and working in a couple of days:
However, the drawing was terrible and all the artists were busy with their own questions so I changed my idea and used photography. I went out originally to find positive objects that I could use to be dragged and dropped but I couldn't find any. I instead found all of the negative icons I was looking for and more.
This was the result:
I then played around with code and the different options I had. In the end I went with a simple mouseover image change and ranking system. I think this works better because it doesn't detract from the images which are pretty striking.
Here it is:
Andy took over the second part of the question which asked what people wanted in the area.
My first idea was to have someone draw a background and some icons (I have very limited drawing skills) and then I would code the negative icons to disappear when clicked. The code would record which negative icons were clicked in what order. Next the positive items that people wanted ( in ranked order) could be dropped into place.
This worked and I had it coded and working in a couple of days:
This was the result:
I then played around with code and the different options I had. In the end I went with a simple mouseover image change and ranking system. I think this works better because it doesn't detract from the images which are pretty striking.
Here it is:
All that was left to do was programme the survey to record the information which it did using an array:
Andy took over the second part of the question which asked what people wanted in the area.
Social Media
I've been asked to lead the Social Media for the launch of the Online Survey, the Art Installation, and the Community Dashboard.
My first focus was the renaming of the whole project as 'community dashboard' isn't an accessible term for someone outside of the organisation. I asked the whole group to brainstorm together and we came up with a number of options:
Following this I began thinking about how to attract people and followers. Here is my social media to do list:
Social media is just an awesome platform for sharing information. We have the potential access to at least 2,468 people through the KWMC Twitter handle alone. We also have the established E-Bulletin and the Knowledge newsletter readership.
http://tweetreach.com/reports/9242653
I think the best way to pique people's interest in this digital age is with a feel good sneak peak video which has the potential to go viral. What we are doing is something really different and out of the ordinary which satisfies two news values: Unusual curiosities and novelties! I really think we have the potential to attract regional news and local news outlets.
My first focus was the renaming of the whole project as 'community dashboard' isn't an accessible term for someone outside of the organisation. I asked the whole group to brainstorm together and we came up with a number of options:
Umbrella Name for Project:
- Data patchwork - bringing our information to life.
- Community patchwork - Strengthening the fabric of our community through shared information.
- Inter-Activism! Using information to empower communities.
Tag lines:
- Data + Art = Knowledge & Empowerment.
- Share your stories (so we can build a better tomorrow together.) (so that we can begin to make positive changes to our community together.) Understand yourself and our community better.
- Share your story: inspire change.Following this I began thinking about how to attract people and followers. Here is my social media to do list:
Needed:
- Budget
- Dates for online survey launch, installation launch, info station launch
- 3 venues
Key Selling Points:
- Limited Time Only
- Novelty - The Touring Pop-Up Living Room!
- Exclusive - in Knowle West only
- Fun factor -immersive/ interactive gaming experience
- Digital - A living living room
- Art installation
Flyer for installation:
- The living living room - it's alive!
- Experience an interactive living room! Come and have a play!
- Help create an information station just for Knowle West!
- The pop up touring living room - it's alive!
- Have a cuppa, share your story.
- Limited time only!
- Date, time, and locations.
- Link to survey online/hashtag
- An interactive survey.
- A living environment.
- An immersive experience.
- Make yourself at home.
- Image of a cardboard sofa being pulled on a kid’s trailer
Social Media:
- Facebook: 3 announcements
Online Survey Launch
Installation Launch
Info Station Launch
- Twitter
- Sneak peak video (10secs)
- Promo video (30 secs) - construction of sofa and gaming
- Working hashtag
- Daily development photographs of set building
Press:
- Knowledge Newsletter & Online
- The Post (online - send promo video)
- KWMC website
- KWMC E-BULLETIN?
Flyers out to:
- Filwood, Inns Court, Health Park, The Park, Jarmens, Melvin Square shops, KWMC
- Schools?
- Old people’s homes?
- railings?
- Door-to-door? Social media is just an awesome platform for sharing information. We have the potential access to at least 2,468 people through the KWMC Twitter handle alone. We also have the established E-Bulletin and the Knowledge newsletter readership.
http://tweetreach.com/reports/9242653
I think the best way to pique people's interest in this digital age is with a feel good sneak peak video which has the potential to go viral. What we are doing is something really different and out of the ordinary which satisfies two news values: Unusual curiosities and novelties! I really think we have the potential to attract regional news and local news outlets.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Skills and interests
The exposure to new tech has been incredible. Mostly, I have enjoyed interviewing and photographing people. However, the coding and programming sessions with Rodric have been amazing. Coding is a complete new skill that I had never explored before, but I love it.
Using social media to network and document has also been extremely interesting for me. Since starting at KWMC I have gained 25 followers including industry professionals, including David Alder the director of communications and marketing at University of Bristol and Sammy Mansourpour of The Agency UK. This is pretty fantastic because it means any work I post has the potential to reach someone who may be able to give me a job. This is already happening; Roger Griffith of Ujima Radio, who I met through documenting the ELEBCIS launch, said he was impressed with my journalism and instant uploads and that he will keep me in mind for any future writing/photography work at his radio station.
I'm also becoming more and more interested in how social media is used for marketing and driving campaigns.
An ideal industry professional for me would be someone who works in newspaper/online journalism or social media.
Using social media to network and document has also been extremely interesting for me. Since starting at KWMC I have gained 25 followers including industry professionals, including David Alder the director of communications and marketing at University of Bristol and Sammy Mansourpour of The Agency UK. This is pretty fantastic because it means any work I post has the potential to reach someone who may be able to give me a job. This is already happening; Roger Griffith of Ujima Radio, who I met through documenting the ELEBCIS launch, said he was impressed with my journalism and instant uploads and that he will keep me in mind for any future writing/photography work at his radio station.
I'm also becoming more and more interested in how social media is used for marketing and driving campaigns.
An ideal industry professional for me would be someone who works in newspaper/online journalism or social media.
Monday, November 11, 2013
1 month in
Work on Weather Widgets:
Learning how to use basics of Illustrator
Attempted to learn kinetic typography
Getting weather codes from Yahoo
Researching etymology of weather words
Designing look of widget
Researching local activities for types of weather
Coding with IBM:
Basics of CSS, Javascript, Html, and JQuery
Attended Digital Bristol:
Focus on Social Media, live-tweeting event
Interviewed event managers, participants, and audience members
Photographed the event
Networked
ELEBCIS:
Wrote a short piece about launch for Sam
Learning how to use basics of Illustrator
Attempted to learn kinetic typography
Getting weather codes from Yahoo
Researching etymology of weather words
Designing look of widget
Researching local activities for types of weather
Coding with IBM:
Basics of CSS, Javascript, Html, and JQuery
Attended Digital Bristol:
Focus on Social Media, live-tweeting event
Interviewed event managers, participants, and audience members
Photographed the event
Networked
ELEBCIS:
Wrote a short piece about launch for Sam
Friday, October 18, 2013
Week 1 and 2
Final cut express
Exporting movs
Photoshop
Stop Motion animation
Animation with Dane
Web content meeting with Watershed
Setting up profiles on website
Free Hugs... find out what the community knows about KWMC
Culture, Media, and Data with Emma
Local Heroes, Heritage,
George Gallop, Bob Fisher, and Ken Jones
ULK archive research
Interviewing - using phones to record
Geotagging - using Audioboo
IBM - makey makey, programming and coding, pac man, drum machine, game, and escape motion
Photographing - Andy's Farm
Voiceovers
Converting sound files
Mapping - online zeemaps
Digitizing paperwork
Gold Arts Award with Sandra
Presentation on findings and data visualization
Exporting movs
Photoshop
Stop Motion animation
Animation with Dane
Web content meeting with Watershed
Setting up profiles on website
Free Hugs... find out what the community knows about KWMC
Culture, Media, and Data with Emma
Local Heroes, Heritage,
George Gallop, Bob Fisher, and Ken Jones
ULK archive research
Interviewing - using phones to record
Geotagging - using Audioboo
IBM - makey makey, programming and coding, pac man, drum machine, game, and escape motion
Photographing - Andy's Farm
Voiceovers
Converting sound files
Mapping - online zeemaps
Digitizing paperwork
Gold Arts Award with Sandra
Presentation on findings and data visualization
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