txOom DVD
the publication of the txOom DVD consists of two parts:
design keywords for both the DVD and the printed matter:
thickness - describes a general 'look and feel' - as if the flatness of the screen and the paper is just a surface of a much thicker space
spikiness - sometimes uncovered 'hard skeleton' of the images and text; unexpected/random 'cuts', contrasting colours and structures
density - layers upon layers upon layers and threads interwoven with other threads…..
Printed Matter
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instead of focusing on food, that will be the main feature of the 'big' publication, the cards should focus on the project flow and diversity of experiences, closely following the structure of the DVD
there will be 60 cards, with text + image on one side, 1 large image across all 60 cards on the back side
the text side of the card consists of 4 elements (we'll send a proposal for a layout template of how we see them fit on the page early next week):
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the stories that exist as voice over on the dvd wrapped around/through… the filmstrips (if possible not in a straight line)
the text relating to project's activities (see Printed Matter Content –> will be uploaded early next week)
Project Txoom Geneology - spellings and fonetic pronounciations of the title of the project - as there were so many….
structuring of cards
Total: 59 cards + DVD envelope in the same format, with maximum 250 words per card. Full list of cards: ProjectTxoomCards
As the cards are not bound, the readers can choose 3 ways of reading through the content:
chronological order, as the cards should be put in the box. The pages should NOT be numbered. The chronology will be visible through the filmstrips with time-codes from the dvd (they will be uploaded early next week on
http://locust.fo.am/txoom/cards/ in the appropriate card directory)
Card 1-4, card 59-60 logistics (title, contents, intro, credits, dvd) – background: clip_92
Card 5 – 9: Torino – background: clip_77
Card 10- 19: p~lot, including. 2 character cards – background: clip_14/18
Card 20 – 21: visby / linz /brussels development workshops – background: clip_2
Card 22 – 23: alive textiles – background: clip_30
Card 24 – 41: Great Yarmouth, including 3 user research cards – background: clip_22
Card 42 – 48: systems and design torino, gt yarmouth, maribor – background: clip_74
Card 49 – 54: a balanced act – Maribor – background: clip_85
Card 55 – 56: data ecologies – background: clip_75
on the back side of the cards we should print one big image, that will structure the cards according to a different ordering principle (say all design cards, all story like cards….) - we'll see what makes sense when we have all 55 cards ready.
when the image is printed, it should form a rectangle of 125cm horizontally, 75 cm vertically - 60 cards, 6 rows, 10 columns: 10×12,5 and 6×12.5 cm
the layout of the cards for the image on the back should be:
DVD contents
show reel (5 min max)
longer overview of the whole project (15-20 mins max)
in a story-like manner: ingredients in the chronological order -maja )
torino
visby
p~lot
linz
alive textiles
gt yarmouth
maribor - a balanced act
data ecologies?
gt yarmouth detailed section
tightly edited design and experience video
ingredients (now written up in a chronologic order, but can be ordered differently if the material looks better in a different order):
a. first impressions of the circus atmosphere (photos of the exterior/interior, first meetings)
b. summer circus show
c. design: from circus to a responsive environment (see ProjectTxoomDesignUK)
d. off/on-site implementation process (space, system, media) - progressively building the environment
e. reality check: user research and professional development (system intensive - with snippets of interviews) + behind the scenes (tech 'control' room)
f. opening in txOom style
g. public presentation - event flow:
sia and fortunes
dressing-room and harnessing
experience in the circus ring
undressing
interviews
sia - letters on the dress
good byes….
h. decomposition and socialising
the packaging
If we decide to go with the DVD + cards idea, instead of having a standard CD case with a booklet in it, we'd need to look for a 'box' in which the cards would be placed loose, together with a (printed) paper envelope for the DVD. The size of the box in this case would be approximately 14 centimetres, the size of the cards and the envelope should be approximately 13centimetres. The box doesn't have to be printed - it can also be a brown cardboard box with a txOom sticker on it.
The 'box' to contain the cards and the DVD can be designed in different ways (the choice of the box design depends on the budget):
closely linked topics: Project Txoom Video and Project Txoom Publication
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