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Sunday, 7 February 2016
Costing and Budgeting.
An important part of this project and the first time I have
had to consider it is working to a set budget.
We were given £200 to work with depending on what we had
chosen – I have chosen the library wall and the two display boards.
I have realised in my research on costings and sticking to a
budget I need to be realistic and think about little things such as paint
brushes, preparation materials and time constraints.
I had to split the budgets between 3100 for the wall and
£100 for the boards but I think I would be better trying to spend less on the
display boards and more on the wall.
I did some draft templates I can use dependant on which
board ideas are selected.
I looked at some of the popular art websites and decided if
I bought brand new I would blow my budget before I had even started drawing the
basics.
What I decided is there are some areas I need to consider:
What have I already got? (brushes, cleaning material, could
the school let me use any of their materials?).
What could I recycle. An example would be recycling scraps
of card and tissue paper or a board such as the hungry caterpillar.
Where could I buy material/art equipment cheaply?
This would be looking at Auction sites such as eBay and
perhaps looking in charity shops. Another option would be recycling or asking
market stall and material shops for end pieces of material etc.
This can only be planned when I know which project I am
working on and then I can see what material I want and where I can source it
from for as cheap as possible.
Word Count: 290
Georgie Lee
Unit 2: Shawlands Primary School Reading for Fun Project
Evaluation.
I have mixed feelings about this project and this has made
look at how I would approach this type of project in the future.
The brief was a competition to design either something for
a sensory room or the library. I chose the library which consisted of a wall
and two display boards and the brief was to encourage reading for fun.
We were given a talk by the staff from the school plus a power
point. We were told the budget and constraints and the money came from parents
fundraising.
I feel that the project was to show us a look at real life
working and also how to be professional. However, I feel that the school were
not exactly helpful in some cases. It took them ages to even provide dimensions
of the boards and wall and how they can expect you to plan and budget without
this key piece of information makes me wonder. It also has made me realise that
if you take on project work like this you need lots of key information before
you even do research, in other words basic planning.
I feel that if I would have had this information before I would
have been able to plan better and more effectively.
I also did not like how the budget was split as it to me
the wall will be more expensive than the two display boards. I think this
should have been part of the project and would have been more useful for me to
decide and to split the budget and show why.
I did some rough costings and looked at Viking Direct, Art
and Craft websites and decided that I would be better trying to recycle and looking
on eBay.
I enjoyed looking at the books and I think this as the best
part of the project as you have to look at more than what appeals to you.
Questions I had to ask include, will it appeal to both boys and girls? What
about the ages? Is it popular or classic?
An example of popular is that at the moment Frozen is
popular with young girls, when I was age 8 it was Arial from Little Mermaid,
when my mum was young it was Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
I decided to go for classic as if the school was on a tight
budget then hopefully what I chose would have lasting appeal. I think it would
have been better if the school had provided a book list with a small selection
as I found it a vast area tor research and I think this took time away from
actual planning and drawing.
I enjoyed doing the research and drawings on books which
appealed to me and I found that in real life I am also going to have to do work
that does not appeal to me but I am going to have to be consistent in my
approach to all projects, particularly if I want to make a living in this area
of work.
I have enjoyed some aspects of this project particularly in
doing favourite books and characters. I have enjoyed doing the camp scene as it
gives me free rein in my creativity but I do not think the school has been
helpful. I found it unfair that the school phoned up after three weeks in the project
to say that Adventure Time was not suitable. In real life if I had been working
on this and they had not given me clear instructions this would me I would have
had to scrap all this work. It also means that I would have been rushed to
finish this on time and it may make me late starting other projects, which may
think clients think I am unreliable or lazy.
I think I have produced some good pieces of work but what
has let me down again is planning and then focusing on small targets.
I have enjoyed most of the work but if this had been a real
work project I would get the school to give me more clear information about
what they do/don’t want and key information such as measurements.
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Week 9/10 (01-08/02/16) Shawlands.
I have concentrated on finishing my two board for Keystage 2
as the needed finishing touches. I have decided to only do two and they Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory and Katie Morag. I keep going back to these two as I
think they are timeless and will always appeal to children and adults alike. I
have put a lot of work into these and I think it will be close in which one I would
pick.
I have started on my camp scene and it has taken a lot of
planning in the composition and which characters to pick as I have to be aware
of the budget. I have enjoyed some parts of this project but others I have
disliked.
Week 8/9 (18-31/01/2016) Shawlands.
I have concentrated on my boards for the display boards. For
Keystage 1 I have already completed the Hungry Caterpillar so I have done The
Gruffalo (which I am very pleased with). I have also down the Owl Babies and
have tried to make it sensory with use of other material but I found this
distracted me and I could not concentrate on it. I have also started to do sketches
and plans in my sketch book.
Week 6/7 (04-17/01/2016) Shawlands
I have looked at different ideas for the wall this week and
I have also discussed colour harmony/theory with my dad this week. I have
looked at examples of display boards and I took some photos at the library and
at the children’s section when I went to hospital for some ideas. I have
completed a space scene and decided this will appeal only to boys. I was
watching Scooby Doo and Camp Scare and got the idea of a camp scene for the
wall and what it can include. It has to have a tent and camp fire but what else
can I have? I have started to plan which characters will look best/fit in
around a camp and what will they be doing? An obvious one is reading and having
fun!
Week 5 (28/12/2016) Shawlands.
I have started to develop my boards and I have completed the
Hungry Caterpillar in planning stages and in my sketchbook I have started to do
some examples of Artist Studies/Illustrators’ and I have decided on Quentin
Blake (Roald Dahl Illustrator), Nick Sharrett (Illustrator of Jacqueline Wilson
books such as Tracy Beaker) and Author/Illustrator of Katie Morag Mairi
Hedderwick. I am particularly interested in Katie Morag/Mairi Hedderwick as I want
to write and illustrate children’s book as my career choice (I have always been
a big fan of Jane Hissey of ‘Old Bear’ Series).
I have also bought some old children’s books and magazines
from charity shops to look through and make notes, get some idea from.
I have started to put drawings in my sketch book
and plan layouts of the display boards.
Week 4 (21/12/2016) Shawlands
I had narrowed my choices down and one book I will definitely
do is the Hungry Caterpillar. I loved this book when I was little and I can see
why it still appeals now to children and more importantly, it appeals to both
boys and girls.
I looked at teaching websites with my mum this week such as
TES and I also looked at Pinterest.
I looked at different sample of material I could use to make
it more interesting such as tissue paper and coloured card.
I think this will be my first choice for Keystage 1 although
I am looking at other books and characters.
I am looking at books for girls/boys and books that appeal
to both.
Week 3 (14/12/2015) Shawlands
In my research I looked at World Book Day 2014 and I remembered
how we use to go into school dressed as our favourite character from a book.
I looked at some of the ideas on how WBD website gave ideas
for fun games and interactive display boards.
I looked at good boards/bad boards and tried to see why I
liked some and not others.
One thing I could see that I have to aim for something that
will appeal to both boys and girls.
Week 2 (07/12/15) Shawlands
I have looked at different websites including the six book
challenge and BBC Bitesize reading for pleasure to see what books are
recommended for Keystage 1 and 2. I found some books I can remember such ‘We
are all going on a Bear Hunt’ and ‘Katie Morag’ and some new ones I had never
heard off. I talked to my mum and she can remember reading some of the books with
my brother and I. On the older key stage, she can remember some books such ‘Stig
of the Dump’.
It seems that I am some books are popular and some are
classic so I need to think about what will last on the display boards/wall but
still have appeal. I think going for books which are both classic and popular
will be best for me.
I also did two customer boards and I found doing the one
about a girl easier because I looked at things that are popular with my cousin
and my neighbour who is age 9.
I did a board full of characters also which included the
Gruffalo and Roald Dahl characters.
I found this bit fun as I could look at different examples
and put in some which appealed to me and some that were popular.
Shawland's Primary School; Brief Delivery
Week 1 (01/12/15)
This unit is about working towards a real life project for a
s school (Shawlands Primary).
This latest project is to create a set of ideas and work to present to Shawlands Primary School as they are looking for ideas and help with changes in their library, sensory rom and two display boards. This project is a competition and the idea that the school likes best wins and is used. Two teachers from Shawlands delivered a Power Point showcasing and explaining their needs and constraints for this project. They give us a presentation and it told us what they want for a budget or £200.
There are two choices and one is a sensory room for autistic
children. They don’t want to overstimulate the children but get them to focus.
The other choice is in the library and it is to cover one wall
(painted blue now) and 2 display boards. They want the boards to be for Keystage
1 and 2 and the wall to show that reading is for fun. They gave us a power point
and I felt that it was not clear in details I thought would be important. I
made notes and did some research at home on books, I looked at examples of
display boards and autistic sensory rooms.
I decided that Autism was not something I felt comfortable
with and did not know enough about so I decided to choose the library wall and
2 display boards.
I made notes in my notebook to help me in my research and
started looking for ideas.
I also had to think about budgets and how could I do
something really good but be able to keep from over spending.
I concentrated on primary and secondary research so I could
complete my customer boards.
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