Finally we have a set group/ team.
Naturally I was apprehensive about working with such a large amount of people, 8 graphic designers to two illustrators one being myself seems like a lot of design to digest. But on day one only 3 of us actually turned up, not the most promising start but at least it made it a little more comfortable and easier to be heard. First thing after introducing are selves and showing what we have so, we made mind maps of possible ideas and project titles.
Shortly after we came up with our group manifesto, our official communication guide to our working.
Unit X
The Onion Quarter (because onions have layers)
Our group aim is to explore and uncover the secrets of the northern quarter, the things that are hidden during the day, for example the underground clubs that are only open to people who are in the know. We also wanted to explore the history of the buildings and how this has possibly impacted the future of the shop. We will document the people throughout their daily life how personalities can change and develop from having a coffee in the early morning before work to after work going for drinks. To see how there mood can change and develop, and how there mood can change throughout the day, this is culturally relevant as the history of the northern quarter has developed with a history of alcohol, and recentally with coffee culture, it has became a hotspot for a alternative coffee culture. Which is against the mainstream of usual Manchester life.
