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The artefact I chose is this handfan originated from around the 18TH century, by anonymous.  
 
The artefact I chose is this handfan originated from around the 18TH century, by anonymous.  
Four things I found very intriguing about this artefact is its layers, dynamics, colors and cultural meaning.
 
I decided to focus on the two last elements during this course.
 
From the sixteenth century onwards the fan was used in fashionable society as a means of communication.
 
It is a disciplined communication device that has been used in the past and can be seen as the predecessor of a texting device. 
 
  
'''My Copy''' 
 
  
'''(foto copy)'''
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'''What is my craft?'''  
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Statement: What is my craft?
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The artefact I chose from the Boijmans archive was a handfan originated from around the 18TH century, by anonymous.
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At first I chose the handfan as my artefact because of its colors, intuitively. Taste in color is something subjective and personal, which I find very interesting so I translated this into my copy: the color palette.
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The first Idea I had on making a transformation was to create a detailed hand-fan, through which a user could communicate. I wanted to apply the alphabet on it, but digitalizing this would be way too ambitious for the three week timeframe in which we had to realize our designs. Also, after some research I quickly found that this had already been done, centuries before me(1).  From the sixteenth century onwards the fan was used in fashionable society as a means of communication. It is a disciplined communication device that has been used in the past and can be seen as the predecessor of a texting device.
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The thing that interested me the most after some research, is that there appeared to be another way to communicate through this object: ‘The Fan Etiquette’ . This is the ‘language’ in which you can converse with simple movements of the fan. The messages communicated through the fan etiquette were messages of love. Inspired by my background as a dancer, movement is a theme that regularly appears in my visual work.
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I think ‘The fan Etiquette’ was a quite mysterious and romantic way of communicating. I searched for a contemporary object that could bring these etiquette rules back to live.  One thing women nowadays often carry to events, is the fanny pack. The fanny pack has a rich history but is mostly known as a very functional wearable, a small bag you can wear close to your body. This makes it easy to use as a contemporary etiquette tool.
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My final design proposal for the transformation assignment is a short movie: The fanny pack Etiquette. I used film as a medium because I got inspired by the fragments of my artefact, the handfan. Also I think the etiquette can easily be explained through film, and this film can easily be shared. By digitalizing a historical set of rules, the fan etiquette, and linking them to a contemporary object I hope to bring people together, and create new love stories. Some of the rules may do the opposite: help women to set there boundaries towards men. If people will not pick it up and apply the rules, I hope to make them laugh by my short movie. I want humor to be a part of my visual signature when continuing my graphic design studies at this academy. I found that empathy and humor are core to good design for me.
  
As the Boijmans has more than 40 Handfans in its collection I decided to pick one of them on intuition,<br>
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Next to learning how to appropriate in a positive way, and flipping something existing into my own, during digital craft I have learned to work very individually as there were not much contact hours in school. Another insight I want to elaborate on during my studies is that I really enjoyed combining film - and typography techniques.  
by choosing the colors that intrigued me the most. For my copy I selected 50 colors of this fan, and turn them into a CMYK fan.
 
  
 
[[File:Waaier_Rose2.jpg]]
 
[[File:Waaier_Rose2.jpg]]
  
''The Ladies Telegraph folding fan, 1798, is regarded as a conversation fan.''
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(1) The Ladies Telegraph folding fan, 1798, is regarded as a conversation fan
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'''My Copy'''
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[[File:Copy_rose.JPG]]
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[[File:fannypack.png|800px]]
  
 
'''My transformation'''  
 
'''My transformation'''  
  
The first Idea I had on making a transformation was to create a detailed communication fan, by displaying the alphabet on it.
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After some research I quickly found that this had already been done, centuries before me (see image above).  
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Also, we already have plenty media nowadays to communicate through with text and visuals.
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'''Find my transformation design proposal here (SOUND ON): [https://vimeo.com/273786829 The Fanny Pack Etiquette - a short movie]
I decided to focus on the fan etiquette, which is the ‘language’ in which you can converse with simple movements of the fan.
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The essence of etiquette is: taking into account the feelings of others and the customs in a society, in all situations in which people interact with each other.
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The messages conveyed in fan etiquette, are those of love.
 
  
 
'''central questions'''
 
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'''Why worth pushing?'''
 
'''Why worth pushing?'''
 
Bringing people together, setting boundaries where needed. Creating love stories.
 
Bringing people together, setting boundaries where needed. Creating love stories.
 
'''Design proposal – ‘Fanny Pack Etiquette’'''
 
When visiting events a contemporary object I see women wear, is the fanny pack. The fanny pack has a rich history but is mostly known as a very functional wearable, a small bag you can wear close to your body. This makes it easy to use it as a contemporary etiquette tool. My design proposal is the following video with which I hope to connect people in a comical way.
 
 
[[File:fannypack.png|800px]]
 
 
'''Find my design proposal here: [https://vimeo.com/273786829 The Fanny Pack Etiquette - a short movie]
 
Password: Fannytastic'''
 
 
'''What is my craft?'''
 
 
Inspired by my background as a dancer, movement is a theme that regularly appears in my visual work. Initially the dynamics and stratification of the fan interested me. Also the way in which the whole is made up of fragments. But the thing that interested me the most is a story connected to the object: ‘The Fan Etiquette’ . This is the ‘language’ in which you can converse with simple movements of the fan.  In my output I combined moving image with still typographic compositions. I used film as a medium inspired by the fragments of a handfan. During my study here at WDKA I want to explore the movement theme further in means of technologies I can connect to it.
 

Latest revision as of 18:53, 7 June 2018

Chosen artefact

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The artefact I chose is this handfan originated from around the 18TH century, by anonymous.


What is my craft?

Statement: What is my craft?

The artefact I chose from the Boijmans archive was a handfan originated from around the 18TH century, by anonymous.

At first I chose the handfan as my artefact because of its colors, intuitively. Taste in color is something subjective and personal, which I find very interesting so I translated this into my copy: the color palette.

The first Idea I had on making a transformation was to create a detailed hand-fan, through which a user could communicate. I wanted to apply the alphabet on it, but digitalizing this would be way too ambitious for the three week timeframe in which we had to realize our designs. Also, after some research I quickly found that this had already been done, centuries before me(1). From the sixteenth century onwards the fan was used in fashionable society as a means of communication. It is a disciplined communication device that has been used in the past and can be seen as the predecessor of a texting device.

The thing that interested me the most after some research, is that there appeared to be another way to communicate through this object: ‘The Fan Etiquette’ . This is the ‘language’ in which you can converse with simple movements of the fan. The messages communicated through the fan etiquette were messages of love. Inspired by my background as a dancer, movement is a theme that regularly appears in my visual work.

I think ‘The fan Etiquette’ was a quite mysterious and romantic way of communicating. I searched for a contemporary object that could bring these etiquette rules back to live. One thing women nowadays often carry to events, is the fanny pack. The fanny pack has a rich history but is mostly known as a very functional wearable, a small bag you can wear close to your body. This makes it easy to use as a contemporary etiquette tool.

My final design proposal for the transformation assignment is a short movie: The fanny pack Etiquette. I used film as a medium because I got inspired by the fragments of my artefact, the handfan. Also I think the etiquette can easily be explained through film, and this film can easily be shared. By digitalizing a historical set of rules, the fan etiquette, and linking them to a contemporary object I hope to bring people together, and create new love stories. Some of the rules may do the opposite: help women to set there boundaries towards men. If people will not pick it up and apply the rules, I hope to make them laugh by my short movie. I want humor to be a part of my visual signature when continuing my graphic design studies at this academy. I found that empathy and humor are core to good design for me.

Next to learning how to appropriate in a positive way, and flipping something existing into my own, during digital craft I have learned to work very individually as there were not much contact hours in school. Another insight I want to elaborate on during my studies is that I really enjoyed combining film - and typography techniques.

Waaier Rose2.jpg

(1) The Ladies Telegraph folding fan, 1798, is regarded as a conversation fan

My Copy

Copy rose.JPG

Fannypack.png

My transformation

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Find my transformation design proposal here (SOUND ON): The Fanny Pack Etiquette - a short movie

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central questions Can traditional fan etiquette be added to a contemporary object? Which contemporary object should this be?

Why worth pushing? Bringing people together, setting boundaries where needed. Creating love stories.