Introduction Brief (How to...)

Our 'How to..' Brief is on 'how to find a job as a student'. Today began by looking at a few key categories:

 1. Job Profile 

      - CV

      - Appearance

      - General First Impression

2.  Quick Money

      - Easy ways to make money without have to have a set job.

3.  Student Jobs

      - The best jobs for students and where to apply or search.

These were seen as the three main categories because they covered most areas. It would also be good to have a smaller things such as a scale showing the ratio between the amount of hours at UNI and the amount of hours you should work.

Above is a mind map of initial thoughts and the natural progression of our ideas. Mind mapping was a good idea because it allowed us to get all our thoughts onto paper whilst also providing inspiration for new concepts. This session was really useful as it gave us a good list of what we would need to research and different possibilities for producing a final project.

When it came to creating a final outcome we decided we wanted to make something interactive so that it was different to the bog standard flyers and posters that just blend in. We began looking into making something 3D that would be practical as well as intriguing. Originally working with the idea of origami,  we decided to create a paper fortune teller, which seems to be quite fitting with the idea of employment.

Above is a rough draft of the paper fortune teller and how it would potentially work. The outside triangles would have questions which would relate to answers on the inside. However the whole thing would fold out so that one side would be a geometric mix for the game and the other side would be a poster with more information. 

This would work well as a concept because it gives students something quirky and eye catching that they could play around with. It wouldn't be like another flyer that gets thrown immediately into the bin. It gives them something physical that they can gage with and also remember.