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= = = = = Group Please put your data into the table at the bottom of the page tonight, 5/11/10 so we can get started on the paragraphs!!!!! = =**// GROUP- PLEASE PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR VIDEOS AND YOUR TYPED INTERVIEWS SO I CAN EDIT THEM AND PUT THEM IN THE VIDEO ASAP!!!! send them to: moritzdesignproject2010@gmail.com as soon as you can. //**=


 * Essay Outline**

1 PP- good design - what everyone reactions were in response to good design - talk about generalities
 * General Thesis-** effects of design on people in general
 * Thesis:** Although people each respond to and perceive designs differently, research shows that many things can be learned.

2 PP- bad design - what everyone said in response - talk about generalities

3 PP- what we should learn - where do we go from here - what now? what should we do?


 * This essay is going to be a lot like a science conclusion. We are basically analyzing the data we collect and relating it to AWNM and facts found through other databases. . .this essay is just in //English//:-P**

Sarah and Joy are writing a rough draft of the intro paragraph seperately to post on wiki tonight. Katie is doing research.

__FINISH THESE INTERVIEWS BY THURSDAY AND BRING YOUR VIDEO OR TYPED MANUSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW AND OBJECTS USED TO CLASS!__** __Suzy__ -Matt F -Joseph __Sarah__ -Julia M __Katie__ - Amy __Joy__ - Sarah D - Ms Anne - Mrs Hawthorne __Ethan__ - Mr Booth
 * Interview Assignments

- mp3 vs iPod - Webkinz vs Beanie babies - van gogh (http://www.apericots.com/read/wp-content/uploads/vincent-van-gogh-paintings-from-saint-remy-2.jpg) vs cute little doodle hippo (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_cvZuOkkIJL0/S1Koggnf9DI/AAAAAAAAASI/dzHoWddBDE0/SC_Hippo_thumb7.png?imgmax=800) - normal tennis shoes vs cute jimmy choos (http://youngfabulousandbroke.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/jimmy_choo_image_2.jpg)
 * Interview Groups**
 * Matt and Ms Anne**
 * Joseph and Julia**
 * Sales, Mr Booth and Mrs Hawthorne**
 * Amy and Sarah**

- Do you consider yourself more right or left brained? -Show them the objects, good then bad - make sure the objects you show them are either both tangible or 2d - the objects can be anything -Katie had the idea to show them a set of objects that is for kids and a set that is for adults and we can talk about how the kids react to the "adult" object and vice versa -What were your first thoughts after seeing the object? -Which one is better in your opinion? -What makes the "good" example better? - is it color? shape? practicality? efficiency? texture? - try to get them to be fairly specific about what makes it better -Why is the "bad" object "bad"? -same as for "good" object, color shape etc. - again, specific please
 * Interview Questions**

Ethan-proofread intro paragraph, third paragraph Katie-third Paragraph Suzy-first paragraph Sarah-1stparagraph Joy- second paragraph Katie-Second Paragraph Katie-third Paragraph -bright colors -made of metal -easier to use -not as 'tacky' looking || -made of plastic -feels to breakable -complicated to figure out how to use -fake looking not as 'legit' as the ipod || She can buy things, feed, and take her animals to Dr. Quack || -cannot have a stuffed animal parade on bed -"Mommy says computers are bad for your brain and its on the computer so its bad" || -"her kind of shoe" || -everyday kind of shoe || -favorite colors || - aren’t sparkly -not cute || -sleek - vivid color -user-friendly || -clumsy looking -too many buttons - isn’t sleek -not as user friendly || -theory -higher level thinking || - not much skill, time or thought put into it || -A new experience every time you look at it, it had “depth” || -boringly simple -no depth ||
 * || Brain Orientation || Good Design || Bad Design ||
 * Matt F || Left || -sleek
 * Joseph F || Too Young ||  ||   ||
 * Julia M || Too Young || -can play Webkinz on the computer
 * Amy || Right || -high heel shoes
 * Sarah D || Right || -sparkly
 * Ms Anne || Left || -simplistic
 * Mrs Hawthorne || Right but even || -skill
 * Mr Booth || Left but even || -Detailed