Fred Task

This morning we have been looking at the design process, after looking through my research for the module so far I identified 5 themes and 5 specific subjects and put them into 2 columns. From the list I then created another but this time I put the 10 points down the middle of the page and worked out what would be the theme and subject for each point.

 Then I we were given the task of finding:

• 10 words related to the subject/theme
• 10 facts about the subject/theme
• 10 objects related to the subject/theme
• 10 people associated with the subject/theme 

Dress Codes

Facts

1.  In Iran, men are not allowed to wear shorts.
2. Many regions of the world, national costumes and styles in clothing and ornament declare membership in a certain village, caste, religion.
3. Chinese people are very conservative when it comes to clothing. Most of them don't wear swimsuits on the beach. During traditional festival, the Chinese like to dress up before joining the festival. Middle aged women wear cheong-sam which is a skirt; men usually dress up in a suit and tie.
4. In Iran there are rules for outsiders; color, head, body, and legs/feet must be covered.
5. In Mexico, what clothes you wear is important. When going out to a formal dinner men should wear a shirt and tie, and women should always wear a formal dress; however, this might be only valid for more old and conservative generations. For breakfast and lunch semi-casual clothing would be fine.
6. A Sikh or Muslim man may display his religious affiliation by wearing a turban and other traditional clothing. Many Muslim women wear head or body covering (see Sartorial hijab, hijab, burqa or niqab, chador and abaya) that proclaims their status as respectable women and as considered a means for covering the Awrah. A Jewish man may indicate his observance of Judaism by wearing a yarmulke.
7. In Tonga, it is illegal for men to appear in public without a shirt.
8. In New Guinea and Vanuatu, there are areas where it is customary for the men to wear nothing but penis sheaths in public - this is uncommon in more developed areas. Women wear string skirts. In remote areas of Bali, women may go topless. In America there are nude beaches and in China women have started wearing only the top of their traditional dresses baring their legs entirely to copy west .
9. In the United States, a few businesses or restaurants display dress code signs requiring shoes and shirts, claiming to be there on account of a health code, although no such health codes exist.
10. The Chinese feel that wearing an indecent dress will take away your dignity. The younger generation would wear semi formal clothing to fit in the banquet.

Objects

1. Trousers
2. Shirt
3. Tie
4. Dress
5. Skirt
6. Shoes
7. Socks
8. Hats
9. Shorts
10. T-Shirt

People

1. The Military
2. Police
3. Ambulance Service
4. School Children
5. Business Men
6. Fire Service
7. Athletes
8. Super Market Staff
9. Teachers
10. Bouncers

Words

1. Buisness Casual
2. Smart Casual
3. Uniform
4. Casual
5. Smart
6. Formal
7. Informal
8. Dinner Suit
9. Semi-Casual
10.  Image

Smart Casual

Facts

1.  Smart casual (as distinct from business casual) is a loosely defined dress code, casual, yet "smart"
2. It has been suggested that smart casual for men consists of dress trousers—this includes chinos—a long-sleeve dress shirt (tie optional), leather loafers or dressy slip-ons, dress socks, a belt, and, if appropriate, a sport coat or blazer.
3. An alternative form, the Burnt Hills smart casual, allows for crisp blue jeans to be worn (no holes or places where you stepped on the heel too much). A tie is usually introduced to the ensemble, and the wearing of a jacket is stressed.
4. For women, it consists of slacks or a skirt (long or short), a blouse or turtleneck, a fashionable belt, a jacket, a vest, or a sweater coordinated to the outfit, hosiery or socks with boots, flats (leather, suede, or fabric) or mid-heel shoes. Women may also wear jewelry, such as earrings, that complement their overall outfit.
5. Smart Casual, the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda.
6. You can get a smart casual outfit from about £15
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Objects

1. Blazer
2. Chinos
3. Dress Trousers
4. Skirt
5. Shoes
6. Tie
7. Shirt
8. Heels
9. Slacks
10. Blouse
    

People

1. Graphic Designers
2. Uni Lecturers
3. Teachers
4. Shop Keepers
5. Retail Staff
6. Sales Assistants
7. 
   

Words

1. Business Casual
2. Smart Casual
3. Uniform
4. Casual
5. Smart
6. Formal
7. Informal
8. Semi-Casual
9.  Image
10. Relaxed
    

Info Graphics

Facts

1. Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge.
2. Info graphics present complex information quickly and clearly^, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education. With an information graphic, computer scientists, mathematicians, and statisticians develop and communicate concepts using a single symbol to process information.
3. In newspapers, info graphics are commonly used to show the weather, as well as maps and site plans for newsworthy events, and graphs for statistical data
4. Although they are used heavily in children's books, they are also common in scientific literature, where they illustrate physical systems, especially ones that cannot be photographed (such as cutaway diagrams, astronomical diagrams, and images of microscopic or sub-microscopic systems).
5. Modern maps, especially route maps for transit systems, use infographic techniques to integrate a variety of information, such as the conceptual layout of the transit network, transfer points, and local landmarks.
6. In prehistory, early humans created the first information graphics: cave paintings and later maps. 
7. Map-making began several millennia before writing, and the map at Çatalhöyük dates from around 7500 BCE. Later icons were used to keep records of cattle and stock. The Indians of Mesoamerica used imagery to depict the journeys of past generations. Illegible on their own, they served as a supportive element to memory and storytelling.
8. In 1626 Christopher Scheiner published the Rosa Ursina sive Sol which used a variety of graphics to reveal his astronomical research on the sun. He used a series of images to explain the rotation of the sun over time (by tracking sunspots).
9. In 1786, William Playfair published the first data graphs in his book The Commercial and Political Atlas. The book is filled with statistical graphs, bar charts, line graphs and histograms, that represent the economy of 18th century England.
10. In 1857, English nurse Florence Nightingale used information graphics persuading Queen Victoria to improve conditions in military hospitals, principally the Coxcomb chart, a combination of stacked bar and pie charts, depicting the number and causes of deaths during each month of the Crimean War.

Objects

1. Booklets
2. Posters
3. Computers
4. Leaflets
5. Bill Boards
6. Packaging
7. Maps
8. Signs
9. Banners
10. Flags 

People

1. Jacques Bertin
2. William S. Cleveland 
3. Paul Lewi
4. Thomas L. Hankins
5. Robert L. Harris 
6. Eric K. Meyer
7. Edward R. Tufte
8. John Wilder Tukey
9. Ben Shneiderman
10. Edward Tufte  

Words

1. Information
2. Knowledge
3. Data
4. Instructions
5. Education
6. Statistics
7. Mapping
8. Visual Communication
9.  Diagrams
10. Symbols

Clothing Storage

Words

1. Organisation
2. Preservation
3. Tidy
4. Hanging
5. Folding
6. Fresh
7. Neat
8. Drying

Objects

1. Wardrobe 
2. Draws
3. Cupboard
4. Coat Hangers
5. Shelves
6. Trousers
7. Shirts
8. Coats
9. T-shirts
10. Racks

Clothing Costs

 Words

1. Money
2. Delivery
3. Cost to Make
4. Budget
5. Shopping
6. Materials
7. Where it was made
8. Production
9. Make?
10. Location

Objects

1. Wardrobe
2. Dress
3. Skirt
4. Blouse
5. Money
6. Till
7. Trousers
8. Shirts
9. T-shirts
10. Shirts

Booklet / Tag Design

Words

1. Branding
2. Price
3. Company
4. Design
5. Image
6. Materials
7. Ethics
8. Net
9. Cost
10. Colour

Objects

1. Tags
2. Booklets
3. Nets
4. Card
5. Plastic
6. Metal
7. Fabric
8. Price Tag
9. Leaflets
10. Poster

Boosting moral in the work place

Facts

 
Casual wear Business wear Human Resources Survey

1. 90% of all US companies have casual day of some kind
2. 1/3 of all companies allow casual clothing every day
3. More than 40% of all companies have expanded their casual dress options in the last three years
4. 87% - improves morale
5. 81% - perceived by employees as a benefit
6. 51% - employees save money because of casual dress
7. 47% - improves productivity 
8. Given the chance, 96% of employees take advantage 
9. 57% - Better camaraderie with managers & co-workers
10. 51% - Do best work when casually dressed
11. 43% - Boss is more approachable

 Words

1. Happiness
2. Productivity
3. Company
4. Work Ethics
5. Sadness
6. Friendly
7. Relationship
8. Casual
9. Relaxed
10. Work

Objects

1.  

Fabric Care

Facts

1. Polyester, the most commonly used manufactured fiber, is made from petroleum in an energy-intensive process that emits volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and acid gases into the air. The process also uses a large amount of water for cooling.
2. The manufacturing of nylon emits nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas with a carbon footprint 310 times that of carbon dioxide. 
3. Rayon, derived from wood pulp, often relies on clearing old growth forests to make way for water-hungry eucalyptus trees, from which the fiber is derived.
4. Cotton, found in most clothing, is the most pesticide-dependent crop in the world. It takes one-third of a pound of pesticides to make one t-shirt.

Ironing Techniques

Extend the Life of Clothing