Pictures Thursday Presentation

Here you find the pictures of the presentation that I, and the ones who used my camera, took. I didn’t set the shutter speed right it seemed, so some movements are blurred. Apologies for that! There will be more pictures available on the KISDphoto page soon from someone else. (under ‘Services’ at the top)

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Jeldrik Kirschbaum February 6, 2020 4:59 pm

Cooking tonight!

Hey guys,

for everyone who’s interested: we’ll do a cooking and chill session in the food lab at 6pm tonight!

Please comment if you’re in so we know how much to buy!

Cheers, see you tonight!

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Philipp Heidkamp February 5, 2020 8:57 pm

Tomorrow…

…David and I will be around at and it would be very good to have you there as well. The last day(s) are the finish…the most efficient days, so use the energy…

See you tomorrow!

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Kira Eßer February 5, 2020 1:45 pm

A5 factsheet

I printed the factsheet in 120gr in the C-lab, maybe it’s interesting for the other groups. 🙂

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Philipp Heidkamp February 4, 2020 4:38 pm

Presentation time reduced, THU and beyond

The Friday AG just informed all presenting groups that the time is limited to 20 minutes per group. This is extremely short! So maybe we open our doors for interested students after the presentation for another 30mins in the afternoon before you rebuild everything in room 240?

We will have a feedback meeting on TUE 11 at 3PM for about 1.5 hrs. We will critically reflect and talk about the project, the process, our outcome, about next steps. And the documentation.

Once you finished the documentation we will have a final meeting – most likely at the very end of March. Long way to go – but just to give you a perspective.

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María Becerra Martínez February 4, 2020 3:51 pm

Final poster

Sorry for not showing up at the meeting tomorrow morning, I was finishing general details. Here is my poster both sides, hope everything is ok with them. Poster front Poster back

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Philipp Heidkamp February 3, 2020 2:18 pm

Final days and steps

To do for Tuesday / Wednesday

Today: Update and fix your user stories. Remember – the user story has the purpose to communicate a dedicated “use” (and user experience) of your concept, the system and products you designed. No single step in the user story should be a commonplace, always tell what is special and important was the user experiences your concept and design.

Think of the requirement to make your concept and food “tangible”.

Tuesday: All bring your 2 posters (or more if you have more, the second poster shows additional material to make your concepts accessible) as paper printout, A3 or a stitched together A1 based on A3 to get a sense of the proportions. If you are a team, it is ok when only one of you joins the meeting, the other(s) can proceed working.

You have to print out your two posters in the CLAB that Tuesday in the afternoon before it closes for the KISD talk. So start printing around 3.3o latest

Look at your small A5 cards and look especially at the data. You remember, that one of the criteria of your work was and is ” to provide (useful, necessary, feasible and digestible) data and information about food/ingredients and farming products, make intelligent use of information and information technology”. So now as your idea of the concepts are fixed (due to time), please once again make up your mind and let us know which data is used and necessary to make your idea working – and which data is created for your concept and through its use. I have the feeling that you still take too much to be obvious…but it isn´t. mention it! Detailed, so if you write “Crop data of farmers” let us know which, if you write “Season products in Germany” write what that means etc.

All have your exhibition element built up and fixed so that we can arrange all of the single elements in space.

All have your artefacts and/or screens/digital prototypes ready to show and share.

What all of you are sharing are prototypes. Prototypes are used in the iterations of a design process to articulate assumptions or insights and to inform the design process and support reflection and critical inquiry. They are not used to sell your product. In general, be very aware if your prototypes and visualisations are designed for a schematic understanding (like a wireframe or function drawing etc.) or if it is a prototyping to be looked at formal questions (formal design parameters like colors, forms, proportions, sizes, movements, dialogues). This is a big difference, I gave comments on that to all of you today. All the works should come up with a design articulation / artefact / prototype that shows your ability to work with basic formal design parameters (like mentioned above).

Wednesday: 3 PM all have their exhibition contributions ready and we can all together walk around and have a short presentation of each group of 3-5 minutes (share the core ideas of your concept, guide us through your poster, share what is the most important aspect in your concept etc. to start a dialogue and q&a with your audience.

We are in the final phase and please dedicate all possible time now to make things happen! If there is anything unclear, let me know, if you need more feedback and help I am also around tomorrow afternoon!

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Philipp Heidkamp February 2, 2020 8:09 pm

Monday

We will meet around 10am in R240. I kindly ask all of you to get your (needed) part(s) of the exhibition system in the basement (R58) and bring it to 240 so that we can see how exactly the individual elements will look like and how they can be put together to get a coherent spatial experience and maybe create connections. Pleae also all bring your posters in 2 A3 printouts (if necessary each side in 2 A3 landscape so that things are better readable). We will fix the post and give last feedback to the user stories, I think there needs to be done some work…

I have a meeting early outside of KISD and hope to be there by 10, but sou should all be there! See you!

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David Martens February 2, 2020 6:57 pm *

Updated Poster Template + Factsheet

Find the folders here. So I’ve been putting your content into the new poster template and the A5 factsheet. Now, I gave myself quite a challenge to try and put it in for you, aiming to maintain a unified form/feeling. 😉 Along the way, I have played around with your text, got out typo’s and changed things when I thought it didn’t make too much sense. I will give the template back to you now and you can add in your final user story and tweak the text accordingly. Look at the poster from the others and try to write some more if you are lacking text (Yasmine) and try to reduce when you have too much (Matea). For Maxime and Samia, I couldn’t get your body text in because it is vectorized, so please have a look and change that. For some, writing a precise and easy to read text is challenging, but words are important. Reread it a few times and ask peers whether what you have written makes sense! I don’t want any typo’s in the final presentation. 😀

The backside of the Poster, or your second poster, can be used freely with imagery and system map if you decide to show that.

For the factsheets, find yours in the template folder and tweak it if you want to.

Kalia, I didn’t make your one as you didn’t post any poster but you can do that yourself when adding an extra page in Indesign, it gives you the ‘A-Master’ that you can access by clicking on the objects while holding shift and command.

Tomorrow, we can print the posters out in A3 to test it. The final posters can be printed on Tuesday on prof. Heidkamp’s budget! But only if they’re ready on Tuesday.

A domani!

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Food is increasingly getting on the agenda of design and designers. And there is need for new approaches!

In this international project, we will research and analyse structures and processes related to food production, distribution and consumption in (future) cities (Cologne/Taipei).

We will develop possibilities of future approaches, especially in the context of increasing digitization (AI, IoT, blockchain, traceability, bait to plate, farm to fork) – and question them critically.

How can we design a different relation to food, its ingredients and values, its production and culture, its habits and processes?
How can we create new relations and values to ingredients of food?
How can we connect (us to) different stakeholders, especially to build relations between farmer/producer and consumer.

A part of the project team – max. 6 students – will be able to work in Taipei for a week in November, supported by students from SCID Taipei and the project group in Cologne. Details will be clarified in the first project meeting.

In Cologne, we work together with local experts and stakeholders.

At the end of the semester, both the analysis and drafts / prototypes will be presented.

In the project we refer to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular to SDG 11 and 12. Due to the topic, it might be possible to submit the results to the Cumulus Green Award (and I will encourage and support you to do so).

We will approach the project by questions we want to explore. In the beginning, we will have the opportunity to find a huge variety of questions and then discuss them – amongst us and with others . in order to find out the most relevant ones. Relevant in terms of the need to approach them and relevant to approach them from the perspective of design.

Pre-meeting: if you have questions or want to make sure that you are really in the project – or want to influence the character of the project even before it started please try to join our pre-meeting on Thursday September 26 at 12.30

First official meeting: This is mandatory for all that want to join – it will be on Tuesday October 22 at 10.00. In this meeting I want to see what your specific interest in this project is – so please subscribe to this space, contribute with some relevant questions and maybe cases as well…

Regular meetings: The regular meetings are always on Tuesday at 10.00. As I mentioned due to some travel activities we won’t meet every Tuesday, but there will be weeks where we meet twice or longer during the Tuesday meeting. There is a GoogleDoc with all our meetings (always updated). If you are not available we can arrange to connect via zoom – but always let me know before.

Taiwan trip: the workshop in Taiwan is scheduled for November 18-23. The core group not traveling to Taipei will proceed meeting here and we will remotely collaborate via our KISDspace and zoom (see above).

We can learn a lot from existing cases and studies. Here we are collecting relevant cases how digitalisation influences and affects food farming, production, distribution and consumption. How farmers/producers are connected to consumers, the rural to the urban.

Cases are structured around 3 core questions: What it is, Where it is and Why it is relevant. In addition, cases have tags / keywords to made them more accessible and findable. It would be great to use the comment function about the use of cases to create additional information

Here we will collect interesting experts: individuals, organisations or initiatives who are doing something we consider valuable in the context of the project. They can be (preferrably) from the area Cologne or Taipei with the purpose to meet them for an interview, invite them for a talk or a workshop, or to go for a visit or a field trip.

This is the page where we share our digital communication – in this case video messages between Cologne and Taipei to figure out what’s the best way to keep in touch. And for live connections please use https://zoom.us/j/5505005500

David Martens February 9, 2020 11:31 pm

Pictures Thursday Presentation

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David Martens February 2, 2020 6:57 pm *

Updated Poster Template + Factsheet

The backside of the Poster, or your second poster, can be used freely with imagery and system map if you decide to show that.

For the factsheets, find yours in the template folder and tweak it if you want to.

Tomorrow, we can print the posters out in A3 to test it. The final posters can be printed on Tuesday on prof. Heidkamp’s budget! But only if they’re ready on Tuesday.

A domani!

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David Martens January 28, 2020 6:24 pm

Poster and Meeting on Monday 03/02

Hey guys

Check out the new poster here. The pdf also has an A5 factsheet where we put the keywords, stakeholders etc. which will go below the poster. Now I am going to take the content of the poster you will post today, and put it into the new template. And then give the poster back to you if you want to change anything. We have decided to give the user story appropriate space, but it should make ideal use of these dimensions:

380mm by 540mm or 38cm by 54cm

That’s the amount of space you get on your poster for your user story. Please have your final one ready by Wednesday evening 29/01 So I can put them in the new poster on Thursday. (As you notice, quite some attention now is going to your question and text How/What/Why, so it might be worth spending some extra time on that!)

On Monday 03/02 prof. HK and I want to meet you in R240 at 10:00, with the exact built-up exhibition pieces you are using. Every student can get the key for room 058, so organize yourself and get your exh. systems at 09:00. We can then shuffle the pieces around and make good use of the space (and clean it up when necessary).

Let’s get readyyyyy! I have asked for the foodlab on Thursday for a final dinner together, after a hopefully successful presentation 😉

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David Martens January 27, 2020 4:25 pm

Meeting 28/01

Hi everyone, I have tweaked the tutoring schedule as we have to be done before 13:00. So it changed into 20 minute slots again. Check the tutoring times here to see the changed schedule, or add your name to an empty slot. See you tomorrow!

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David Martens January 22, 2020 2:15 pm

Extra Tutoring 23/01

Hi everyone

As prof. Heidkamp mentioned I’ll be available between 10:00 and 13:00 in R228, pick a slot in the tutoring spreadsheet.

I’ve been updated about your progress and would be there to look over your work and give extra input. And see how to get ready for the final presentation. I’d be there to help!

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David Martens January 15, 2020 12:36 am *

Meeting Tuesday 21/01

As prof. Heidkamp mentioned in his comment on the previous post, next week we want to discuss your physical artefact and what exactly you want to show in the exhibition. Now you have to get physical! Be prepared next week as we will open the tutoring slots again, this time taking 30 minutes per group. But only if there is material to talk about 😉 Do not hesitate to write me if you have questions or want additional guidance or feedback.

And can you upload your pitch in this google doc, so we can give comments and feedback straight in there?

Goodnight!

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David Martens January 10, 2020 9:41 pm *

Recap 07/01 + To Do 14/01

After the tutoring, we discussed how we will shape the final 30-minute presentation/exhibition. At the start, prof. Heidkamp and I will give a 5-minute introduction to the theme(s) of the project to set the context right. Afterwards, each project gets exactly 1 minute to present. 5+8=13 This will give the visitors enough time to go around and ask you things.

Now for next Tuesday (14/01) we will meet altogether at 10:00 and practice the elevator pitch already, as it’s a process, and it forces you to condense your project. So again, the name ‘elevator pitch’ reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver the summary in the time-span of an elevator ride. Each team will give a 1-minute oral pitch to the rest of the class! I will time it, and after we can give some feedback. (a tip, I would write a little script)

After I want to continue the discussion on how we are doing the final presentation. We have already said that everyone would have 2 posters (at least) and present their physical artefact onto the platform of KISD’s exhibition systems. I’ll try to get one in class on Tuesday so you can feel it.

By Tuesday (14/01), we ask you to fill out this spreadsheet (in which you will find the table below) with information about your project. So we can gather the condensed content of the different projects in one place.

Topic / Project Name

Question / Hypothesis

Problem / Challenge Definition

Place in Cologne

Abstract of the Project

Keywords

Relevant Cases

Research Methods used

Stakeholder and specific Local Partners

See you on Tuesdayi!

EDIT: Also! Here is the Schwarzplan of Cologne in PDF. This is a black and white plan of the greater Cologne. You can download it with the password fcf. Thanks Philipp!
There are many different ones. I am still downloading the folders to look which one is most useful but my suuperslow internet says it will take me another 2 hours. For the ones interested, have a look too and maybe share which one would be of most value to us.

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David Martens January 6, 2020 3:50 pm

Meeting Tomorrow 07/01

2020! Yippiee

Let’s start the new year with a good productive meeting tomorrow 😉

Every group is asked to choose a slot again here on this spreadsheet (the second row, under 01/07). Above that, we are having a general meeting from 14h-15h30 where everyone should be present so we can discuss the proceedings of the next weeks collectively.

See you tomorrow!!

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David Martens December 12, 2019 12:57 pm *

Design Research Methods – Interviewing Techniques

Hi everyone, I have uploaded the recordings in this Drive folder, if you’d like to listen again to the discussion. (Sorry Matea, something went wrong with your recording but I’m sure you have good notes 😉 ) Some are still uploading but they should all be there soon.

Concerning Design Research Methods.. Prof. Heidkamp already mentioned to some of the groups that the use of Cultural Probes, or Design Probes, could be an appropriate method to get visual and valuable information from your target group. Probing is a method mainly used in Human-Computer Interaction and User-Centred Design. This paper of my former teacher at Aalto, Tuuli Mattelmäki who wrote her doctoral thesis on Design Probes, gives a good overview of what it is, critically reflects how it is a useful method, and some further tips and tricks when applying it to your own work. There are no concrete pragmatic guides on how to do it, as you’ll need to figure out yourself how this method could inform and help your project. Because again, these are tools, so treat them loosely.

About interviewing techniques… Interviewing a person of interest might seem evident but as all of you know, to get interesting answers you need to ask the right questions. How to prepare an interview? Have it structured? Or semi-structured? Open? Focused? Should I bring artefacts? Maps? Models? Go for a walk? Meet in an office? Go for a coffee? Should I record it? Transcribe it? Take notes? Do I need to ask for consent?
Depending on what you want to find out and who you are speaking to, there are different ways to prepare or not prepare 😉 There are different ways of framing your questions depending on what you want to find out.

I am not an expert on this, but I’d be happy to look over your research/interview strategy and assist you in fine-tuning it. Therefore, I suggest an open meeting Monday (16/12) afternoon from 13h-15h for the ones interested, in which I will be in room 228 to listen and help out. And share some examples. But then, I would like you to already prepare and show me what you want to find out, who you will address, and how you want to go about it.

For the ones interested in learning about and using Design Probes, we can also use Monday afternoon to cover that. If Monday seems an inconvenient time, I can also offer extra time Tuesday afternoon.

One final wish concerning your research: Ask each other who you will contact and interview, and team up/share your information. If there is a shared expert or stakeholder, for example, Neuland, go to the interview or meeting with a member of each interested team. It would be a pity if those organisations/people would be contacted separately. So what do you have in common? Take ownership of the room!

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David Martens December 4, 2019 9:15 am *

Recap 03/12 + Deliverables Tuesday 10/12

Thanks for making it through the long meeting!

Everyone knows now who is working on what, this means that the final project-teams/individuals should be clear by next week. I have set up tutoring slots for this Thursday (05/12) for those who want. This extra tutoring would be especially of value if you are unsure of your project (or team or …) as this is your last chance to tweak your topic before it needs to be crystalised next week Tuesday (10/12). Please come by, we can chat about it 🙂 Choose a slot here.

For next week on Tuesday (10/12), we will work with tutoring-slots again but then with prof. Heidkamp and me, every project-team/individual needs to book in a slot here. To enable a more profound discussion, there are 4 things we ask you to take to the meeting.

Scenario – (Storyboard, sketches, pictures, …) Show us your idea. The goal is to start conceptually shaping the ideas, while simultaneously doing research. Go very concrete, think about a place, and the actors in that place. So you can zoom out – open up again after. Not every element needs to be defined, nor is the scenario fixed. Let’s iterate this over the next weeks.
Data Ecosystem – As a common denominator (criteria), every project needs to situate itself in the data ecosystem. What does that mean? When mapping your project, show what kind of data could be gathered. Ideally marking a variety of points in your concept where data could be generated, without considering the meaning/value of that data too much yet.
Experts – Show us which experts you want to approach, when you will hear them and how they can inform your project.
Conversation Artefact – Bring something tangible!! A mock-up, a model, … of the product(s), service, … you are wanting to design. Of course this can (and should be) low-fidelity, but this is an exercise to materialise our conversations and to start thinking through making!! This should be a fun, designerly part, so just do stuff and try things out. There’s no right or wrong as long as you bring something.

Finally, we talked about criteria, which now hang up in the room, they are there to be challenged and expanded upon but take them into account when defining your concepts!

Yihaaaa! Let’s get through this wordy/fuzzy phase and go into a more tangible fuzzy phase! 😉 Prof. Heidkamp, you have anything to add? See you soon!

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Pictures Thursday Presentation

Cooking tonight!

Finally, presentation!

Tomorrow…

A5 factsheet

Presentation time reduced, THU and beyond

Final poster

Final days and steps

Monday

Updated Poster Template + Factsheet

About

Questions

Dates

Cases

Experts

Com

Pictures Thursday Presentation

Updated Poster Template + Factsheet

Poster and Meeting on Monday 03/02

Meeting 28/01

Extra Tutoring 23/01

Meeting Tuesday 21/01

Recap 07/01 + To Do 14/01

Meeting Tomorrow 07/01

Design Research Methods – Interviewing Techniques

Recap 03/12 + Deliverables Tuesday 10/12