phase 2 process a

P1.2 Research
I went to the place several times, to take pictures and stay there to notice the problems, many of the pictures I eliminated them when thinking about serious problems, the things that I cant solve, and it is technical problem in the place itself. For example the pollution of the factories that are thrown in the see, also the smell sometimes is bad because of the sewer. Thee problems don’t work at all

P1.2 Process a
Other problems that I was thinking of ,but didn’t work very well, the first one was Ory’s sculpture color is being pealed because of the wither and at the bottom because people go there to take pictures and sit on his shoe. Another problem that was very specific and didn’t work, it is the restaurant, the kitchen door is opened by the oil container and there was many things laying on the ground that makes problem for the people wen walking around it. The last problem is the electricity box, some of them don’t have signs for don’t touch or dangerous while others have but still can be opened.

phase 2 process b

P1.2 Process b
When I discussed the list of problems with my group (khadeja and Jo), the things that work well was 3
1: people throw trash in the see without caring about the environment and the species in the see, it also rewinds the places look.
2: the wet grass, people go there for picnics and sit on the grass sometimes they don’t notice that the grass is wet.
3: the ground is not flat, some of the tiles are broken and sometimes teenagers broke glass on the ground.

class discussion

what did my group discuss about my work and did they guide me:
so my group thought that the problem of the platform was working I just had to think of a scenario that would show the people facing this problem I already had the cart bumping the platform shown with images but I have to now create a scenario and photograph it with using people tripping because of it.
a few of my group members disagreed on one of my problems which was people bumping into each other especially when carrying shopping bags out of my observation and me being part of the audience in villagio this situation happens quiet often which sometimes can lead to disturbance for the other person who was bumped some get mad.
my group discussed what other possible problems they could see in villagio for example not having directions for knowing where the toilets are unless you reach a toilet and see the sign next to it same issue with shops.
for next step I'll be trying to look for problems in the shopping area not only next to the gate (Aisha Al Naama, Al Hussein Wanas, Nawar Al-Mutlaq, Wafa alsaffar)

phase 2 process b

after process b it was discussed on how I have to think out of the box and always be "politically correct" I was completely lost but tried to get a few problems that can work in the future as problems that can have a design solution " creating sign"

so a few problems that I observed were people either tripping from the platform in the center of where people circulate or having their carts bump into them.

another problem I found was people having to keep their carts outside the shops but there is no sign for that

the other problem is the queue of the carts coming in from the entrance people have to move aside and make place for the man to push the queue of carts back to the supermarket in villagio

also the abayas getting stuck in the cart wheel

after collecting such problems in class we discussed on what could work as a problem that would have a design solution or not

two important things that were told to me to put in mind that helps me to understans this projec and know how to filter my problems are
1. knowing that the space really deals with the problem often
2. knowing that it is not a personal problem like I've once suggested that for all the females that go wearing high heels get blisters and pain from walking long distances in villagio, this is not a problem that most people deal with therefore there is no need to look at it as a major problem in a shopping mall. also like the abaya getting in cart situation

Problems discussion

I got more images for my book and I tried to get different ideas of problems that I can find in Qatar Academy School. I found two more and I discussed the problems in class with my group (Ameera and Al Anoud). I told them the problems that I had which are the following
1) Sign Toilet saying 'Cleaning room' ?
2) List of classes with no direction. Also placed next to the lift which doesn't help whether you should turn right or left.
3) Students throwing their bags anywhere next to the lockers just because they are in a hurry or because there are no more shelves for their bags to put in. This ruins the look of the school. also it is not safe for anyone who walks pass by that area.

Ameera suggested I should think about showing a clear image of a student tripping, like maybe thinking of macro and micro to show the story in a better way instead of showing students walking in one direction and one way. She also said it wood look better if I actually took a shot of his foot being stuck in a school hand bag or something like that rather than just falling on top of a bag from a far distance. I should consider that to experiment with.
Al Anoud thought there is no problem with the first image (direction) because she thinks it tells you where the classes are in 'that floor', But I don't think so. Even though, you still would want to know where to go if you want to go to a specific class, otherwise you would keep on looking for it or asking people who pass by every minute.

After discussing these problems with my group, I realized there are also many problems i should keep on looking for. I also know what problems the school has already. I just have to go get the shots at the right time.

These problems that I will take shots of will be told for the next process...(Alanood Alattiya, Ameera Makki, Maha)

Class Discussion analysing problems at VCU

Thoughts:
Looking for problems was initially difficult for me since I am so familiar with the place, but gradually when i kept aside the things which we have accepted as a basic norm, i found quite a lot of problems which deal with how the people interact within the space and how people interact with the space plus the objects in space.

Visualize:
I started visualizing the problems keeping in consideration my audience, which are students and teachers. Hence my pictures first set up the environment or the area of the problem and then move to closer shots of it ie i m dealing with macro n then micro.
so i have visualized my first problem as the students use the toxic sprays (like adhesive spray) in class. this is very harmful to be done in an enclosed area, where there is no ventilation and cause breathing problem and other defects for the students as well as the teachers.
Second problem which i have observed is wasting a lot of paper and throwing on the floor. For this i have actually shown a student who is working, cutting paper and then just simply dropping it on the ground, and not using the dustbin.
Third problem is that all the students face a difficulty with the printer. And this problem is created by themselves only which could definitely be amended. So in this one ill show how students just print unnecessary copies and leave it for printing. this causes a problem for other students coz the printer is always jammed our broke.
Fourth problem is the usage of sticky sprays on the floor or tables without putting a scrap paper underneath in order to protect the surface below. Hence if it is sprayed on floor, it gets really sticky and then others student have difficulty in walking and as the shoe sticks to the floor. Even on the table, it gets rough and sticky n then other students work gets destroyed.


the first problem: using sprays in side classrooms
System:
The system i have created to visually represent these problems is in the form of a story incorporating the idea of macro and micro.
For the photographs on these problems please follow the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34699106@N07/

Group discussion:
My group members were Jo and Fatima B. This discussion gave me a lot of feedback in terms of if my pictures or my photographs were able to convey the message. Most of my photographs were easily understood except one or two instances which they adviced me to show more exaggerations. And we all together came up with ideas what problems they have also faced like leaving equipment and personal stuff left attended gets lost or stolen; and how many students do not protect the furniture in the classrooms for example not using cutting mats.
Thus i will now work more on these problems and have better visual representation of my ideas and thoughts. (Fatima Buksahisha, Jo, Khadija Safri, )

Sara Al-Qatami, CentrePoint

These photographs were my first approach to Centerpoint's problems.
I made a general understanding of what was wrong. I found that many wires are all over the place . Benches are very near to the railing. Trolleys are spread all over the place.

In the critique, I was advised to be more particular on knowing how those causes effect the customer. I tried to be more specific in specifying my problems, and exclude the problems which are not very major. In addition, I had to add and think more about more things affect the customers.

phase 2 process a

in the beginning of this phase I looked for completely random problems like signs and mistakes I didn't what exactly was a proper problem, a few of the things I observed in the beginning is the misplacement of signs for example the comming soon cinema is placed where starbucks is as well as the exit sign pointing towards the brick wall there was also another problem with type in the arabic sign which was the missing dot so the arabic word translated as embarrassing instead of exit but after class discussion I understood that the problems should relate to my audience so in my case my audience are bilingual therefore the misprint in the exit sign is not a big issue also after in our class discussion the first time it was mentioned to think of problems related to
object+place
people+place
people+object+place
didn't know how to really understand it until our last discussion

Group discussion

I was grouped with Maha and Ameera Makki to discuss our ideas and help each other suggest more ways to illustrate our problems. Ameera suggested that I should include people im my pictures to make the problem look more realistic. Also, since graffiti is the way of communication in the animal market, instead I should figure out a way to have a fixed list of prices for all the animals, rather than having the workers suggest a price every time. Locals might know what the price is for a certain animal, but when westerners come, they could be tricked into false prices.

I suggested that Ameera should include a taller person under the tents in the fruit market, to show that they are too low. (Alanood Alattiya, Ameera Makki, maha)

Problems

I have 3 main problems, the ones i mentioned in class. In the Group we discussed how i can approach the problem visually. Aseel mentioned that i could take photographs of 2 cars that are coming in from the different directions. Arwa suggested that i create a collage for my second problem. Whereas Abdulla brought to light another problem that i can incoporate in my book.

I gave suggestions to all the people in the group, for Aseel i suggested she can create a sign, or put a que guider (i dont what its called, the thingi you see in airports that regulates the que)...Arwa i suggested she focuses her collage on the crowd rather than the donkey, where the main focus is on how the donkey disrupts the people etc...And finally to Abdulla i suggested a coupe of problems that he could consider (Abdulla, Arwa alsulaiti, Assil Diab,Ghada Al Khater)

Hamzah Abdel'al

We should do a book which shows th problem . so what i thought of that our problems have two sides . the first one is the problem with the space it self and the second one is how people react with these problem .. so i went so souq and pictured the first side of problem ... i took alot of photos . in this class i discovered that i should focus on the area i want to talk about because i just went too far by taking a lot of photos to general souq. now after taking photos i am thing of showing these problems in a different ways inside the book .. the way of showing will depend on the problem it self . after discussing this with my group i found my first scenario which is about people dont like take photos inside souq .
i think that i understand what we should do well but the problem is with taking more photos which is i am going to do ..