The timeline is subject to minor alterations in the course of the project. However it gives a general idea about how I propose to divide my time and design process over the diploma project period.
TIMELINE
JULY
| THURS | 1/7 | CREATE TIMELINE. START BLOG. RESEARCH ON CUSTOMIZATION. MODULAR DESIGN |
| FRI | 2/7 | STORE SURVEY: HATWORKS, CINNAMON, SMALL SHOP RESEARCH ON WEAVERS/ BAILOU CLIENTS. |
| SAT | 3/7 | STORE SURVEY. RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CENTRIC DESIGN CREATING PERSONA FOR CLIENT - DEFINING MY AUDIENCE |
| SUN | 4/7 | RESEARCH ON THE VALUE CREATION/ADDITION FIRST LEVEL IDEATION FOR POSSIBLE PRODUCTS. SKETECHES. |
| MON | 5/7 | RESEARCH ON MECHANISMS IN MODULAR DESIGNS. MORE PRODUCT IDEAS AND SKETCHES MAIL PROGRESS TO WEAVERS AND BAI LOU. |
| TUE | 6/7 | RESEARCH ON ART AND SCULPTURE WITH FOUND OBJECTS WHAT IS RECONTEXTUALIZATION? |
| WED | 7/7 | SCOUTING AROUND CITY MARKET FOR INTERESTING JUNK. COLLECT VISUAL INSPIRATION FOR COLLECTION – THEMATIC CONNECTIONS. |
| THURS | 8/7 | MOODBOARDING. SKETCH IDEAS FOR SURFACE TECHNIQUES PLAN WEAVES |
| FRI | 9/7 | SOURCING CUTPIECES, ZIPPERS BUTTONS ETC. RC PURAM AND COMM ST. |
| SAT | 10/7 | |
| SUN | 11/7 | |
| MON | 12/7 | MEET WITH DARSHAN AND BAPPA – REVIEW IDEAS AND PROGRESS. COLLECT WASTE FROM WEAVERS FACTORY. |
| TUE | 13/7 | COLLECT WASTE FROM TAILORS ETC. BEGIN TO SEGREGATE BY COLOUR TEXTURE AND SIZE. START PLANNING WOVEN EXPLORATIONS. |
| WED | 14/7 | MAKING GRAPHS ETC. MEET WITH DARSHAN. |
| THURS | 15/7 | SET UP SAMPLE LOOM IN WEAVERS FACTORY. CREATE SAMPLES. |
| FRI | 16/7 | WEAVING. RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT ARTISTS AND WEAVING TECHNIQUES. |
| SAT | 17/7 | WEAVING. RESEARCH CONTINUED. |
| SUN | 18/7 | |
| MON | 19/7 | MEET WITH BAPPA. REVIEW WEAVE EXPLORATIONS. MODIFY GRAPHS ETC. |
| TUE | 20/7 | VISIT PHULIA – MEET WITH WOMEN DOING OFF LOOM WORK. |
| WED | 21/7 | RESEARCH OFF LOOM TECHNIQUES – EXAMPLES OF UPCYCLING. START EXPERIMENTING. 2D AND 3D SWATCHES. |
| THURS | 22/7 | SWATCHES - ON LOOM AND OFF LOOM. FURTHER RESEARCH. |
| FRI | 23/7 | SWATCHES – ON LOOM AND OFF LOOM. FIGURE OUT KNITTING MACHINE. |
| SAT | 24/7 | SWATCHES – ON LOOM AND OFF LOOM. ETC… |
| SUN | 25/7 | |
| MON | 26/7 | MEET WITH BAPPA FINALISE DESIGNS FOR WOVEN SCARVES. FINALISE SAMPLES TO BE WOVEN/MADE IN PHULIA. |
| TUE | 27/7 | VISIT TO PHULIA – MEET WITH WEAVERS AND OFF LOOM ARTISANS. |
| WED | 28/7 | SAMPLING. WORK ON PRODUCT IDEAS. FIGURE OUT MODULES. |
| THURS | 29/7 | SAMPLING. EXPLORATIONS WITH SYNTHETIC MATERIAL AND PLASTICS. |
| FRI | 30/7 | SAMPLING. EXPLORATIONS WITH HEAT SETTING. RESEARCH SHIBORI ARTISTS AND TECHNIQUES |
| SAT | 31/7 | SAMPLING. WORK OUT PRODUCT IDEAS. SKETCHES AND REFINED DRAWINGS. |
AUGUST
| SUN | 1/8 | |
| MON | 2/8 | COLLECT SAMPLES FROM BAI LOU. MEET WITH ARTISANS FOR CROCHET MACRAME SAMPLING. |
| TUE | 3/8 | MEET WITH SHOEMAKERS. WORK ON DESIGNS FOR MODULAR SHOES. |
| WED | 4/8 | SKETCHES, ITERATIONS, RESEARCH ON MECHANISMS. |
| THURS | 5/8 | RE VISIT MOODBOARDS.CREATE A COLLECTION OF PATTERNS/ MOTIFS FOR PRINT. |
| FRI | 6/8 | DRAW, PAINT – DEVELOP A LOOK FOR THE COLLECTION. APT RESEARCH. |
| SAT | 7/8 | WORK ON CREATING AN IDENTITY – BRAND. |
| SUN | 8/8 | |
| MON | 9/8 | MEET WITH DARSHAN. REVIEW PROGRESS SO FAR. |
| TUE | 10/8 | MEET WITH TAILORS. WORK ON DESIGNS FOR MODULAR BAGS. |
| WED | 11/8 | |
| THURS | 12/8 | |
| FRI | 13/8 | |
| SAT | 14/8 | |
| SUN | 15/8 | |
| MON | 16/8 | |
| TUE | 17/8 | |
| WED | 18/8 | RESEARCH SAMPLING AND PROTOTYPING OF ADAPTIVE PRODUCTS. |
| THURS | 19/8 | |
| FRI | 20/8 | |
| SAT | 21/8 | |
| SUN | 22/8 | |
| MON | 23/8 | |
| TUE | 24/8 | |
| WED | 25/8 | BEGIN WORK ON WEB PAGES / COMMUNICATION MATERIAL. |
| THURS | 26/8 | |
| FRI | 27/8 | |
| SAT | 28/8 | |
| SUN | 29/8 | |
| MON | 30/8 | |
| TUE | 31/8 | |
SEPTEMBER
| WED | 1/8 | PRODUCTION OF ADAPTIVE PRODUCTS. |
| THURS | 2/8 | |
| FRI | 3/8 | WORK ON PRODUCTS CREATED AROUND FOUND OBJECTS. |
| SAT | 4/8 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC MORE ONE OF A KIND PIECES. |
| SUN | 5/8 | |
| MON | 6/8 | |
| TUE | 7/8 | START WORK ON PACKAGING AND BRANDING. |
| WED | 8/8 | |
| THURS | 9/8 | |
| FRI | 10/8 | |
| SAT | 11/8 | |
| SUN | 12/8 | |
| MON | 13/8 | |
| TUE | 14/8 | |
| WED | 15/8 | PROTOTYPING |
| THURS | 16/8 | |
| FRI | 17/8 | |
| SAT | 18/8 | |
| SUN | 19/8 | |
| MON | 20/8 | |
| TUE | 21/8 | |
| WED | 22/8 | PROTOTYPING |
| THURS | 23/8 | |
| FRI | 24/8 | |
| SAT | 25/8 | |
| SUN | 26/8 | |
| MON | 27/8 | 10 FINAL PROTOTYPES WITH PACKAGING ETC |
| TUE | 28/8 | CHECK FINISHING |
| WED | 29/8 | START DOCUMENTATION BOOK. |
| THURS | 30/8 | |
OCTOBER
| FRI | 1/10 | DOCUMENTATION BOOK |
| SAT | 2/10 | |
| SUN | 3/10 | |
| MON | 4/10 | |
| TUE | 5/10 | |
| WED | 6/10 | |
| THURS | 7/10 | DOCUMENTATION BOOK. |
| FRI | 8/10 | |
| SAT | 9/10 | |
| SUN | 10/8 | SUBMISSION OF PROTOTYPES |
| MON | 11/8 | |
| TUE | 12/8 | |
| WED | 13/8 | PROOF READ AND CHECK DOCUMENTATION BOOK. |
| THURS | 14/8 | PRINTING |
| FRI | 15/8 | |
| SAT | 16/8 | |
| SUN | 17/8 | SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION. |
