Design Context: September 2011

Monday 26 September 2011

More amazing paper craft

Back to Basics - Behind the scene from Zim and Zou on Vimeo.

Again this is an amazing use of paper craft and I am not looking to produce work to this standard (yet) but its nice to see what is possible.

www.behance.net/zimandzou

Paper Craft

Paper Record Player from kellianderson on Vimeo.

This is the best use of paper craft I think I have ever seen, I would love to receive this in the post. I think I want to look into paper craft for this project, obviously nowhere near as ambitious at this, but in a much simpler form, maybe printing my design out and then the reciever/audience construct it themselves or a sort of pop up card/book.

Listening to the Forecast

You can listen to past broadcasts of the Shipping Forecast on BBC iPlayer here-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qfvv/episodes/player

Sunday 25 September 2011

Marine forecasts glossary

Marine forecasts contain a number of terms which are used to convey specific meanings.

Gale warnings

Gale: Winds of at least Beaufort force 8 (34–40 knots) or gusts reaching 43–51 knots
Severe gale: Winds of force 9 (41–47 knots) or gusts reaching 52–60 knots
Storm: Winds of force 10 (48–55 knots) or gusts reaching 61–68 knots
Violent storm: Winds of force 11 (56–63 knots) or gusts of 69 knots or more
Hurricane force: Winds of force 12 (64 knots or more)

Note: The term used is ‘hurricane force’; the term ‘hurricane’ on its own means a true tropical cyclone, not experienced in British waters.

Imminent: Expected within six hours of time of issue
Soon: Expected within six to 12 hours of time of issue
Later: Expected more than 12 hours from time of issue

Visibility

Very poor: Visibility less than 1,000 metres
Poor: Visibility between 1,000 metres and 2 nautical miles
Moderate: Visibility between 2 and 5 nautical miles
Good: Visibility more than 5 nautical miles

Movement of pressure systems

Slowly: Moving at less than 15 knots
Steadily: Moving at 15 to 25 knots
Rather quickly: Moving at 25 to 35 knots
Rapidly: Moving at 35 to 45 knots
Very rapidly: Moving at more than 45 knots

Pressure tendency in station reports

Rising (or falling) more slowly: Pressure rising (or falling) at a progressively slower rate through the preceding three hours
Rising (or falling) slowly: Pressure change of 0.1 to 1.5 hPa in the preceding three hours
Rising (or falling): Pressure change of 1.6 to 3.5 hPa in the preceding three hours
Rising (or falling) quickly: Pressure change of 3.6 to 6.0 hPa in the preceding three hours
Rising (or falling) v. rapidly: Pressure change of more than 6.0 hPa in the preceding three hours
Now rising (or falling): Pressure has been falling (rising) or steady in the preceding three hours, but at the time of observation was definitely rising (falling)

Note: For those more familiar with the millibar, 1 hPa = 1 mb

Wind

Wind direction: Indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing
Becoming cyclonic: Indicates that there will be considerable change in wind direction across the path of a depression within the forecast area
Veering: The changing of the wind direction clockwise, e.g. SW to W
Backing: The changing of the wind in the opposite direction to veering (anticlockwise), e.g. SE to NE

Sea state

Smooth: Wave height less than 0.5 m
Slight: Wave height of 0.5 to 1.25 m
Moderate: Wave height of 1.25 to 2.5 m
Rough: Wave height of 2.5 to 4.0 m
Very rough: Wave height of 4.0 to 6.0 m
High: Wave height of 6.0 to 9.0 m
Very high: Wave height of 9.0 to 14.0 m
Phenomenal: Wave height more than 14.0 m; http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/guide/glossary.html

Met Office-Shipping Forecast

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/shipping_forecast.html#All~All

The shipping forecast is issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. So the Forecast that is read on BBC Radio comes from the Met Office, they also have a website where you can view the forecast for the different areas.

There most recent forecast on the 25th September 2011 is as follows,

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southeasterly, veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Viking. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southeasterly, veering westerly later, 5 to 7. Slight, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty

South, veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, then decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forth

South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger

South or southwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

South, veering west or southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time in Fisher. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in Fisher. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth, North Biscay

Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South Biscay

Variable 4. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Sat 24 Sep)

Northerly 4 or 5 in southeast and southerly 4 or 5 in northwest, otherwise variable 4. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor in east

FitzRoy, Sole

South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Irish Sea, decreasing 3 or 4. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in Irish Sea. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Cyclonic, becoming west, 7 to severe gale 9, backing south 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally very rough. Squally showers. Good

Fair Isle

South, becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, then becoming southwest 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, South-east Iceland

Southerly, veering westerly, 5 or 6. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

BBC 4 Radio - Shipping Forecast (Sailing By)

'This is "Sailing By" composed by Ronald Binge in 1963, and performed by the Alan Perry/William Gardner Orchestra, and is the version used by the BBC for its late night shipping forecast.

Sailing By is played every night on BBC Radio 4 at around 00:45hrs before the late Shipping Forecast. Its tune is repetitive, assisting in its role of serving as a signal for sailors tuning in to be able to easily identify the radio station. It also functions as a buffer — depending on when the final programme before closedown finishes, Sailing By (or part of it) is played as a 'filler' as the shipping forecast starts at 00:48hrs precisely. The initial reason for its introduction was because of the indeterminate finish time for the preceding Midnight News, leading to filling music being played until the Shipping Forecast was due to start. Sailing By was added to allow for a clear break between the end of the music and the start of the forecast.'

Close up: The Shipping Forecast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8383178.stm

'In a new series, BBC News focuses on aspects of life in countries and cities around the world. What may seem ordinary and familiar to the people who live there, can be surprising to those who don't.

The Shipping Forecast has been running on BBC Radio since the 1920s - and while its purpose is to tell mariners the sea conditions, the forecast also has an enduring appeal to land-locked listeners.

Nick Higham finds out why the Shipping Forecast is such an important part of the British consciousness - helped by Met Office forecaster Steve Randall, Devon fisherman Geoff Ingram and Radio 4 announcer Carolyn Brown.'

Here are some notes I took when watching this short documentary,

The Shipping Forecast- BBC Weather

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast_and_sea/shipping_forecast/

On the BBC weather site there is a dedicated page to the Shipping forecast which gives you the forecast for each place they report from.

This is a map from the BBc weather website which shows you all the locations where the Shipping Forecast reports about.

Here is the latest Shipping Forecast from the BBC Weather website, from the 25th September 2011,

Viking

Wind Southeasterly, veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind Southeasterly, veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind Southerly, veering southwesterly, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind South, veering southwest, 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind South, veering southwest, 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind South, veering southwest, 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind South, veering southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind South, veering southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind South, veering southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind South, veering southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind South, veering southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind South or southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Fair then rain and drizzle.
Visibility Good becoming moderate, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind South or southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Fair then rain and drizzle.
Visibility Good becoming moderate, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind South or southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Fair then rain and drizzle.
Visibility Good becoming moderate, occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or drizzle, fog patches developing.
Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Plymouth

Wind Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or drizzle, fog patches developing.
Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Biscay

Wind In north, southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. In south, variable 4.
Sea State In north, moderate, occasionally rough. in south, moderate.
Weather In north, rain or drizzle, fog patches developing. In south, mainly fair.
Visibility In north, moderate, occasionally very poor. In south, good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Wind Northerly 4 or 5 in southeast and southerly 4 or 5 in northwest, otherwise variable 4.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Mainly fair.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor in east.

Trafalgar forecast issued 24 September 23:15 UTC

FitzRoy

Wind South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Sole

Wind South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Wind South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Gale warning issued 25 September 03:30 UTC
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Gale warning issued 25 September 03:30 UTC
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind Cyclonic, becoming west, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Gale warning issued 25 September 15:45 UTC
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind Cyclonic, becoming west, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning issued 25 September 15:45 UTC
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind Cyclonic, becoming west, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind South, veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State Rough or very rough.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Fair Isle

Wind South, becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind Cyclonic, becoming south or southwest, 5 to 7.
Sea State Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.

Southeast Iceland

Wind South, veering west later, 5 or 6.
Sea State Very rough becoming rough.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good.

Radio 4- The Shipping Forecast

You can listen to BBC Radio 4 on the Internet as well on radios, this is there website homepage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

You can look at a list of all the programmes that are played on Radio 4, they are spilt into categories, Arts, Culture and the Media, Comedy, Discussion, Documentaries, Drama, History, Money, Music, News, Politics, Readings, Religion and Ethics, Science and Nature and Weather.

You can see the schedule for each day of broadcast, the Shipping Forecast is schedualed to be broadcast four times a day.

The Shipping Broadcast has its own homepage on the BBC Radio 4 website and it links you out to other websites relating to it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01507f5

Study Task-What is Design for Print?

Branding and Identity

The Black Sheep Identity

This identity and branding was designed by design studio Forest in Brooklyn, New York, it is the studio of Joel Speasmaker. This is the identity and branding for a restaurant in the historic Carver neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia by Joel Speasmaker and the illustration is by Garrett Morin. I like the simplicity of this design and I think the choice of stock works well, I think printing onto white stock is used to often and its refreshing to see something different.

http://www.thisisforest.com/

Maaemo Identity

This is the work of Ludvig Bruneau Rossow, from Oslo, Norway, and this is his design studio Bureau Bruneau. He designed this identity for Maaemo an 100% ecological gourmet restaurant in Oslo, Norway. I really love this identity and branding, it has been well thought out and all the components work well as a whole, and it's different, it stands out from other designs out there but the way it opens up, it adds an element of interaction which I think is always important.

http://www.bureaubruneau.com/index.html

Vogue Invites

This is the work of Shaz Madani, she has designed the identity and branding for the invites for Topshop and Vogue's SS09 trend previews. She has used screen-print for the transparent slip for cover, and then for the inserts printed with patterns from the different collections. I think they are really well designed and printed, there isn't too much going on and the designs are well thought out, using the patterns from the prints of the collections. I am also a big fan of patterns so I really appreciate this design.

Packaging and Promotion

TK Food Pineapple Pastry

This packing for TK Food Pineapple Pastry was designed by Victor Branding Lab, based in Taiwan. This series adopts the appearance of pineapple as packing design, which represents a whole pineapple but is actually individual boxes incasing pineapple pastries. I think this design is really clever, I love how the apperace of a real pineapple is created but is then deconsructed into each different part of the packaging, I also think the outer packaging that holds it all together with the green printed at the top is a nice finish and creates a finished product.

http://victad.com.tw/

Vitale Pet Food Packaging

This dog food packagin was designed by Sergey Grigoryan, he says 'I designed a line of dog food for the animal lover who wants to feed their dog quality and nutritious natural food.' I think the amusing take to this pacakging makes it stand out from other pet food, it also personifies the animals more and adds a more friendly approach. Sergey Grigoryan also uses butcher paper to give the product a handmade feel, which I think is a really nice touch.

http://www.grigoryancreative.com/

Lega-Lega T-shirts

The packaging for Lega-Lega t-shirts come in a specially designed gable top carton, designed by MIT in Croatia. Inside the carton is a Lega-Lega t-shirt and sketchbook. I think this is a really inovitive and different way of packaging clothing, when I first looked at it I didn't even know there was a t-shirt inside, I thought it was a drink. I think this type of packaging is really inventive and creative, you feel like you are getting the product but also the packaging feels like a product in itself.

http://www.mit.hr/#

Publishing and Editorial

Pure Magazine Issue 3

Pure magazine is designed by Jan Estrada and can be seen on his online portfolio Survival Mode, he is a designer based in Warsaw. Pure magazine is about Finnish culture and lifestyle and is published by Finlandia Vodka. I really like this magazine, mainly because of the layout used. I particularly like the page when the image takes up the whole grid, there are not gutters or boarders, I think the layouts vary enough through the publication to keep the layout of the magazine interesting and fresh.

http://www.survivalmode.pl/

In Situ

These publications are from Say What Studio stituated in Paris, they consist of collection of books pamphletson the theme of European architecture. What I find interesting about these books is the way they unfold and open up to reveal more content. Also the way it has been printed has obvioulsy been thought out and planned really well as it all has to fit together and line up when it is folded. I think its really clever and makes it stand out from other books that may be out there.

http://www.saywhat-studio.com/en/

Communal Table

Communal Table is a series of cookbooks that 'celebrates the joys of gathering together to share a meal.' They are designed by Forest design studio which is the studio of Joel Speasmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. These are quirky little publications, I think the illustrations give them a really homely and friendly feel which is probably a good message to send out with a cookbook. There is also an element of humour running through them which I think always adds to making a piece of design connect with the audience more.
http://www.thisisforest.com/

Information and Wayfinding

L'Aventure Des Ecritures/L'Image Du Texte

These infographic designs are done by Caroline Fabes, I found them whilst looking through Data Flow 2. Each letter is represnted by a different colour square and the punctuation marks are in the greyscale spectrum. I really like the idea of codes and the slight mystery that they have. I also think this would be really nice for print as the colours could all be matched up properly with Pantone.
Data Flow Two

Reflex Points

Feet From Visual Aid

This piece of infographic was designed by Draught Associates, I think its a really nice piece of design. Medical infographics can often be boring, dull and very serious. Whilst this is still informing about a medical matter it is more light hearted and intresting to look at. I think as a medical student this would help you learn as it is more visually engaging.

Data Flow Two

Herr F. Und Ich

Lars Thorben Fischer organised all this clothes by colour and material, there are over 200 items shown in this infographic. It was first a wall installation and is now a book which opens out into a poster. This infographics is nice in the way it is interactive and comes apart and opens up to reveal more, it also has a sense of the designer as you see the contents of his personal wardrobe, its well organised and is visually intresting to look at.

Data Flow Two