OUGD505 - Studio Brief 1 - Final Digital Design

OUGD503 - Disaster Aid/Emergency Packaging - Advanced Digital Development

Advanced designs have been made focusing on specifics such as measurements, points of triangulation and features.

A site plan has been constructed to depict how the wastewater, sewage systems and pathways will work.

Site Plan

Side View

Side View

OUGD505 - Studio Brief 1 - Artist Research

Following on from the feedback session, I researched into the artist Joe Cruz who conducts a similar style of hand rendered overplayed photographic work to my designed aesthetic.

The artist tends to utilise colour and hand rendered aesthetics to depict emotion or movement. This overplayed technique could be interesting to experiment with to convey emotion with in my own design developments.

http://jcruz.co.uk

OUGD505 - Studio Brief 1 - Peer Feedback

A peer review session was conducted showcasing some of my digital designs to members of the university to gather some constructive feedback. All of the digital designs made so far were shown and criticised to find the best visual solution based on a non bias point of view.

OUGD503 - Disaster Aid/Emergency Packaging - Insulation

Insulation has been added to the design concept after the interview in the blog post OUGD503 - Disaster Aid/Emergency Packaging - Interview where it is stated that some refugee camps can drop to -20 in the winter.

The walls of the pods will be a 2 ply double layered sheet which will we expandable. The gaps can then be filled with expandable foam or if needed, leaves and other local materials. This will create an insulated system to retain heat in the winter or keep cool in the summer.

Local labour, local expertise and local materials have been prioritised to help rehabilitate the local community and create a self sustaining environment.

OUGD505 - Studio Brief 2 - Fruit Packaging Research

After researching fruit packaging online, it was found that the majority is aimed to show how the food is organic and natural. After digging deeper, I did manage to find some fruit campaigns aimed at children which used illustrations and characters to attract young children. Similarities can be seen with the advertising campaigns of unhealthy food aimed towards children.

A company which colours the tips of their bananas was also found, this way of utilising the skin and parts of the fruit which isn't eaten is an interesting approach to create a visual identity.

http://www.eco-banana.com.au

OUGD505 - Studio Brief 1 - Additional Distinct Digital Design Development

Colour variations have been experimented with digitally to grasp an understanding of the manual print colour overlays. These experimented with the use of pinks and purples to relate more to the name of the event, 'Love Parade'. However, with the designs being ambiguous in concept, I don't want the colour scheme to be too cliche and predictable. Therefore, the final designs will probably use the blue and red colour variation.

OUGD503 - Disaster Aid/Emergency Packaging - Literature & Engineer Manuals

A large variety of literature and manuals owned by David were studied in the design development process of the project. They were instrumental in the advancement of the project, mainly in the water systems, wastewater trenches and engineering aspects of my designs.

OUGD503 - Disaster Aid/Emergency Packaging - Interview

One of the most influential points of the project was the interview with David Stott, a sanitary health, environmental health and water engineer who has worked for UNICEF, Save the Children and Wateraid in 13 different countries over a period of 20 years. 

His visits were:

• Somalia 1981
• Ethiopia 1984/85
• Ladakh 1987
• Khartoum The Sudan 1988
• Kenya 1993
• Kenya 1994
• Rumania 1994
• Zaire 1995
• Tanzania 1995
• Tanzania 1996
• Tanzania 1996
• Montserrat 1997
• Mozambique 2001

His insight into refugee camps in a variety of different countries has informed many design decisions throughout the project. The wastewater trenches, water distribution system, and insulation concept are just a few of the aspects informed by the many pieces of literature and manuals owned by David and studied alongside this interview.

Interview Notes -

Trench latrines were constructed using a trench and then timber poles on the top of it gathered from the trees around. Two footprints with a hole stainless steel Piles of sand and lime to cover

Pumnping equiptment, water tanks, pipes were the main supply drops

Places extablished in Nirobi the capital of kenya where the mostly main offices are located such as unicef. Stockpile equiptment in these locations.

The money spent should be given through NGO (non government organisation) due to corrupt governments.

Local labour, local expertise, local materials that then may take longer to do things but is then more helpful to help train people arfter the aid has left.

You build a soak away at the lowest level out of the camp to keep disease form spreading.

Hand dug wells with timber support and the pumps would fill water tanks next to the wells.

The water would then need to be treated, this would be done using Allum which would settle the water. It would then be pumped to another tank with chlorine tablets which would kill all of the bacteria.

Water would be distributed through the camp through pipes. The water would then be tested at the taps for chlorine levels.