Monday, February 28, 2011

Meeting Mon 28th Feb

A meeting was held Monday.

Matters discussed:
Logo. Final decision on the logo design has not been taken. Stylistic choices such as materials, pattern have been made.
A review of notes on design managment needs to be undertaken as a group .
Critical task Annalysis needs to be finalised.
Design checklist needs to be undertaken by group.

Design Audit, a group discussion and review of proposed audit for next week.
 1) build a picture of the size and scale of the organisation and how it works
 2) develop an understanding of how the oraganization is percieved, inernally and externally
 3) conduct visual audit  of items that are relevant to assesing the use of design in the oraganisation. eg.visual identity.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Worth a look

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyem/2446674690/#/photos/emilyem/2446674690/lightbox/

http://www.outblush.com/women/images/2009/07/Rococo-Pop--Wall-Graphic-L.jpg

Parchment Paper

http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/products-Parchment-paper_CARD-PARCHA4PK5.htm

http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/productlist.asp?catid=30&RootCatID=30

This paper stock might be useful

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Group Meeting 21st Feb

A group meeting was held on Monday

Matters discussed:
Concept refinement
USP
Logo
Style elements
Deliverables

Monday, February 21, 2011

Research -
















PatternManipulation/Bathhouse/Victorian

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/02/paper-sculptures-by-matt-shlian.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqKU_1pGndw&feature=related
http://www.thebathhousevenue.com/bathhouse.aspx
http://silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com/

Imperial Kitchen

The lifestyle of the Ottoman Empire was a mixture of western and eastern life.


"Ottoman cuisine" refers to the cuisine of the capital—Constantinople, and the regional capital cities, where the melting pot of cultures created a common cuisine that all the populations enjoyed. This diverse cuisine was honed in the Imperial Palace's kitchens by chefs brought from certain parts of the Empire to create and experiment with different ingredients. The creations of the Ottoman Palace's kitchens filtered to the population, for instance through Ramadan events, and through the cooking at the Yalıs of the Pashas, and from there on spread to the rest of the population. Today, Ottoman cuisine lives in the Balkans, Anatolia and the Middle East, "common heirs to what was once the Ottoman life-style, and their cuisines offer treacherous circumstantial evidence of this fact".[99] It is typical of any great cuisine in the world to be based on local varieties and on mutual exchange and enrichment among them, but at the same time to be homogenized and harmonized by a metropolitan tradition of refined taste


During the Tulip Era, it was under the influence of the highly ornamented styles of Western Europe;BaroqueRococoEmpire and other styles intermingled. Concepts of Ottoman architecture mainly circle the mosque. The mosque was integral to society, city planning and communal life. Besides the mosque, it is also possible to find good examples of Ottoman architecture in soup kitchens, theological schools, hospitalsTurkish baths and tombs. Examples of Ottoman architecture of the classical period, besides Istanbul and Edirne, can also be seen in Egypt, Eritrea, Tunisia, Algiers, the Balkans and Hungary, where mosques, bridges, fountains and schools were built. The art of Ottoman decoration developed with a multitude of influences due to the wide ethnic range of the Ottoman Empire. The greatest of the court artisans enriched the Ottoman Empire with many pluralistic artistic influences: such as mixing traditional Byzantine art with elements of Chinese art.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Islamic Geometry

http://www.catnaps.org/islamic/geometry.html

Islamic Pattern

Geometric motifs were popular with Islamic artists and designers in all parts of the world, for decorating almost every surface, whether walls or floors, pots or lamps, book covers or textiles.
This approach could be applied in a contemporary way to a number of things in the restaurant to enhance the overall experience for the customer. Texture will also play an important role in the design process.
Possible areas where this could be applied:
Logo, Signage,  Menus, Business cards, cutlirary, gift cards, wallpaper, bill, furnishings, packaging and advertising

Islamic brochure

Group meeting Friday 18th Feb

A group meeting took place Friday to discuss the project. A general familiarisation of the concept was essential for all group members. Preliminary tasks were set out for the group individuals in relation to the project.

Rory:  Looking into turkish and arabic design. Focusing on geometric/islamic design.

Dave. H.: Focusing on Restaurant Branding and competition, previous successfuol rebrands.

Bobby: logistics/administration and general research.

Davd. B.: History of the turkish baths, costing, general research.

Restaurant Branding

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kaerajaan-Restaurant-Identity/51977

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Arabic proverbs about food

  • لا تأكل خبزك على مائدة غيرك
Don't eat your bread on someone else's table.
  • لا تسقط من كفه خردلة
Literal meaning: He doesn't drop a mustard.
  • لا طال توت الشام ولا عنب اليمن
Literal meaning: He got neither the berries of Sham nor the grapes of Yemen.
Use: Said to a greedy person who lost every thing.
  • انك لا تجنى من الشوك العنب
You don't reap grapes from thistles (cactus).
Use: Said to someone who is waiting for a favor from the wrong person.
  • لا يستمتع بالجوزة إلا كاسرها
Literal meaning: Only the one who breaks the nut enjoys it.
  • من أكل السمين أتخم
Literal meaning:who eats fat gets bigger
  • من أكل للسلطان زبيبة ردها تمرة
Literal meaning: who ate the sultans raisins will pay it back as a date
  • من الحبة تنشأ الشجرة
Literal meaning: From the seed grows the tree
  • هو كالكمأة لا أصل ثابت ولا فرع نابت
Literal meaning: He's like a potatoes plant no steady roots and no strong branches.
  • يأكلون تمري وأُرمي بالنوى
Literal meaning: They eat my dates and throw the seeds at me.
  • لأجل الورد، اسقيك يا عليق
For the sake of the flowers, the weeds are watered.
  • خرج من المولد بلا حُمّص
Literal meaning: He left the party without having Hummus.
  • إن كان محبوبك عسل لا تلحسه كله
If thy beloved was honey, don’t lick all of it. ما لقوش في الورد عيبه قالوا يا أحمر الخدين* They did not find a fault in the rose, they said "O! You are red cheeked."

Just in case you don't know this one

http://identitydesigned.com/

Take a look at this!

http://bio-bak.nl/

Useful links

http://identitydesigned.com/the-peoples-supermarket/
http://identitydesigned.com/wright-brothers/

Arabic Design
http://www.atrissi.com/index.php?pageID=16
http://arabesque-graphics.com/main.html

http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/all%20departments/full/M2002_1_19.jpg

http://turkey-in-photos.com/resim/sacred-geometry-168286.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij8YuHIpOjw

http://www.google.ie/search?q=islamic+geometry&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2uASzcrUAE

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-color-of-islam-is-green-a113707

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Museum Pods


Museum media for cell phones and iPhones now on free widgets with museum cell phone tours. Visit a museum and listen to an audio museum cell phone tour.

http://www.museumpods.com/id360.html

Possible iphone app for city gaol


Apps like city slicker can improve the user experience in historical sites.

http://city.slicker.com/

Gaol also has Radio museum


When visiting the jail. I did not see one sign for radio museum. Only found out afterwards it was there!

Nice Few Idents aimed at young audiences


http://vimeo.com/doublegstudios/videos

Interesting Videos by This Guy


http://www.behance.net/melhsieh716

MTV Ident


http://vimeo.com/7543270
http://vimeo.com/7541484
http://vimeo.com/7540513

Possible project for ident

Resturant Visual Annalysis




A Visual Annaysis was undertaken of the Jacobs on the mall restauraunt. Because it is the old turkish baths in Cork. It lent itself to be a good subject. A more comprehensive historical analysis still needs to be undertaken

Visual Analysis



A visual analysis of the old cork womens prison on Saturday. Found very little visual information available on the tour. It is a valid project proposal.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Mish Mash urban sports











Videos of Interest

Expenses so far

Furnishings
Ergonomic Chairs x 3 €312 each €936
Ergonomic Desks  x 3 €298 each €894
Trashcan x 3 €8each €24
Whiteboards x 3 €30
Pin Boards x 3  €30
Chalk Board €10

Kettle €24
Cafetiere €29
Mugs €15



Equipment
24" Imac x 3 €5,190
a3 scanner €600
a3 printer  Canon PIXMA iX7000 €427
Adobe Creative Suite €470
Ex Hard Drives x 3 1tb €70 each €210
Wacom Tablet Intuous 4 €376
Camera €299
NEC NPZIG Projector €511


Dvds €45 per 25
CDs €22 per pack of 100
Paper a4 
Paper a3 €7.45
Ink Cartridges €3.25


Expenses
Phone: Mobile €99 per person Landline €150
Insurance Employers Liability (check it covers customers)
Wages
Corporate Tax 12.5% of profits?

Initial Concepts



Monday, February 7, 2011

Initial Task Analysis


Our Office

No. 5 Lapps Quay
Waterfront Business Park

Meetings

Group Meetings: Monday 12-2pm 
                              Wednesday 12-3pm 
                              Friday 12 - 2pm 
Client meeting : 12 - 2pm Tuesday.