Sunday, May 7, 2017
Monday, April 10, 2017
CATS 4/10
Our team has submitted more rounds of cover tags, mission statement tags and recycle tags. Our design is four panels, the last being left to product info and UPC bar code. We have eight different front logo concepts, six different mission statement tags, and four different recycle tag concepts.
Our next goal is to allocate printing and paper funds, and see of our mock designs can be printed as soon as possible. We will also be creating more tag designs along the way.
Our team has submitted more rounds of cover tags, mission statement tags and recycle tags. Our design is four panels, the last being left to product info and UPC bar code. We have eight different front logo concepts, six different mission statement tags, and four different recycle tag concepts.
Our next goal is to allocate printing and paper funds, and see of our mock designs can be printed as soon as possible. We will also be creating more tag designs along the way.
Monday, April 3, 2017
CAT Meeting 4/3
1) DATE: 4/3
2) MEETING TIME
7-7:30
3) LOCATION: Kalkin
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: (include CAT group selfie) Con and Gab
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - "steers" conversation and runs meeting. Gabi
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - records and publishes notes at CAT blog.Gabi
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - sets meeting length of time and watches clock. Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting.Connor
6) CAT WORK UPDATE:
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
We have created multiple templates for our hang tags and brainstormed with the class for ideas on how to implement multiple photos onto the tag. We also set up a time for tabling in the Davis Center but its looking like we may put tabling on hold for the foreseeable future.
B) What immediate and long-term CAT tasks lie ahead for the week, and who will execute?
We have another round of hang tags due to Jasmine by Wednesday. We also need to solidify the budget and call Vantage Press for a printing estimate.
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
Determining the budget.
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
Making more progress on our tags and streamlining our design process.
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
We're meeting our deadlines and getting closer to our finished product.
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
Printing and getting our designs on paper.
2) MEETING TIME
7-7:30
3) LOCATION: Kalkin
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: (include CAT group selfie) Con and Gab
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - "steers" conversation and runs meeting. Gabi
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - records and publishes notes at CAT blog.Gabi
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - sets meeting length of time and watches clock. Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting.Connor
6) CAT WORK UPDATE:
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
We have created multiple templates for our hang tags and brainstormed with the class for ideas on how to implement multiple photos onto the tag. We also set up a time for tabling in the Davis Center but its looking like we may put tabling on hold for the foreseeable future.
B) What immediate and long-term CAT tasks lie ahead for the week, and who will execute?
We have another round of hang tags due to Jasmine by Wednesday. We also need to solidify the budget and call Vantage Press for a printing estimate.
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
Determining the budget.
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
Making more progress on our tags and streamlining our design process.
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
We're meeting our deadlines and getting closer to our finished product.
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
Printing and getting our designs on paper.
US Sherpa Meeting with Ongyel
Sherpa Update:
We met with Ongyel and Jasmine March 7th and discussed our first hangtag design. We got a tour of the US Sherpa office and tried on many different products. We sat with Ongyel and discussed our tag and brainstormed ways to advance our design.
We covered everything from paper, colors, photos, and fonts, and came up with a plan to simplify our design. This time was used as a meet and greet/ brainstorm session. It was the first time that all members of Sherpa CATS and US Sherpa sat down together. Ongyel and Jasmine were very pleased with our work and gave us suggestions and more direction on where to take future designs.
Going forward, we will be designing more simple, sleek designs than the ones we presented to them. We hope to create a poster board of all designs past and present that we have created to see a timeline of our work.
We met with Ongyel and Jasmine March 7th and discussed our first hangtag design. We got a tour of the US Sherpa office and tried on many different products. We sat with Ongyel and discussed our tag and brainstormed ways to advance our design.
We covered everything from paper, colors, photos, and fonts, and came up with a plan to simplify our design. This time was used as a meet and greet/ brainstorm session. It was the first time that all members of Sherpa CATS and US Sherpa sat down together. Ongyel and Jasmine were very pleased with our work and gave us suggestions and more direction on where to take future designs.
Going forward, we will be designing more simple, sleek designs than the ones we presented to them. We hope to create a poster board of all designs past and present that we have created to see a timeline of our work.
Monday, February 27, 2017
SHERPA CAT Meeting 2/27
1) DATE: 2/27
2) MEETING TIME
6-7pm
3) LOCATION: Kalkin
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: Gab & Connor
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - Gabi & Connor
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - Gabi
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting.
6) CAT WORK UPDATE:
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
We've met all contacts and have had a full meeting with all team members. We've also begun to work with illustrator. So far we've figured out a few different dimensions and created some modified logos to run by US Sherpa.
B) What immediate and long-term CAT tasks lie ahead for the week, and who will execute?
Our immediate goal is to finish our first draft of the tags on illustrator. Our long-term goal is to take a few tags to prints.
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
Our main challenge at the moment is the creative process. Although we really appreciate how much freedom we're given with the designs, we have so many ideas that they're hard to synthesize into a few tags. We're also still getting the hang of illustrator.
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
We had a great meeting on Friday. All of our questions were answered and it was great getting to know everyone at US Sherpa.
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
We've been meeting consistently once a week outside of class and progressing in our plans pretty quickly.
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
Illustrator.
2) MEETING TIME
6-7pm
3) LOCATION: Kalkin
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: Gab & Connor
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - Gabi & Connor
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - Gabi
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting.
6) CAT WORK UPDATE:
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
We've met all contacts and have had a full meeting with all team members. We've also begun to work with illustrator. So far we've figured out a few different dimensions and created some modified logos to run by US Sherpa.
B) What immediate and long-term CAT tasks lie ahead for the week, and who will execute?
Our immediate goal is to finish our first draft of the tags on illustrator. Our long-term goal is to take a few tags to prints.
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
Our main challenge at the moment is the creative process. Although we really appreciate how much freedom we're given with the designs, we have so many ideas that they're hard to synthesize into a few tags. We're also still getting the hang of illustrator.
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
We had a great meeting on Friday. All of our questions were answered and it was great getting to know everyone at US Sherpa.
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
We've been meeting consistently once a week outside of class and progressing in our plans pretty quickly.
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
Illustrator.
Interview 2/24
This past Friday our whole group met with Jasmine and Isabel to talk logistics of the hangtags. It was a very conversation-based meeting without a question structure but here is a summary of what we learned:
What are the capabilities of the print shop in Nepal? Can they do cut outs? Embossing? Different materials? Stamping?
US Sherpa is open to basically any design possibility we can come up with. We've started designing "safe" options as well as going out on a limb to create a few tags that are more innovative. For these, we have been utilizing different materials like canvas, transparent papers, and stamped imprints. Jasmine said receiving materials from Nepal can be limiting but she is happy to see what we come up with and looking forward to something different from the traditional tag they've been using. The first deliverable they want is a basic mock up of a few finished tags with all the necessary tag components--barcode, label, message, photo, logo. We also have been given some freedom to modify the US Sherpa logo. It is currently pretty dated and we think with a few small alterations it could be cleaned up to look more modern.
Can we have some sample products?
Jasmine said she would give us a few sample products so we can play around with different tag shapes and structures.
What would you like our second deliverable to be?
The second deliverable will be some social media help. We've begun brainstorming with Isabel about potential photoshoots and have created a google doc to keep a log of our ideas. At this time though, their main focus is creating a new hangtag.
What are the capabilities of the print shop in Nepal? Can they do cut outs? Embossing? Different materials? Stamping?
US Sherpa is open to basically any design possibility we can come up with. We've started designing "safe" options as well as going out on a limb to create a few tags that are more innovative. For these, we have been utilizing different materials like canvas, transparent papers, and stamped imprints. Jasmine said receiving materials from Nepal can be limiting but she is happy to see what we come up with and looking forward to something different from the traditional tag they've been using. The first deliverable they want is a basic mock up of a few finished tags with all the necessary tag components--barcode, label, message, photo, logo. We also have been given some freedom to modify the US Sherpa logo. It is currently pretty dated and we think with a few small alterations it could be cleaned up to look more modern.
Can we have some sample products?
Jasmine said she would give us a few sample products so we can play around with different tag shapes and structures.
What would you like our second deliverable to be?
The second deliverable will be some social media help. We've begun brainstorming with Isabel about potential photoshoots and have created a google doc to keep a log of our ideas. At this time though, their main focus is creating a new hangtag.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
CAT Meeting 2/22
1) DATE: 2/22
2) MEETING TIME: 2:00pm-3:30pm
3) LOCATION: Good Ol’ Baily Howe basement
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: (include CAT group selfie) Connor, Emily and Gabi
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - "steers" conversation and runs meeting.Gabi
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - records and publishes notes at CAT blog. Emily
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - sets meeting length of time and watches clock. Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting. Connor
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
2) MEETING TIME: 2:00pm-3:30pm
3) LOCATION: Good Ol’ Baily Howe basement
4) CAT MEMBERS PRESENT: (include CAT group selfie) Connor, Emily and Gabi
5) CAT MEMBER ROLES (W suggests switching these roles for each meeting):
A) FACILITATOR (1 person) - "steers" conversation and runs meeting.Gabi
B) NOTE KEEPER/PUBLISHER (1 person) - records and publishes notes at CAT blog. Emily
C) TIME KEEPER (1 person) - sets meeting length of time and watches clock. Connor
D) AGENDA CREATOR (1 person) - writes out and shares agenda with CAT just prior to meeting. Connor
6) CAT WORK UPDATE:
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
A) What CAT tasks have you accomplished to date? (use previous minutes)
After our initial meeting with our new teammate Emily, we elaborated on our ideas of hangtags. We worked on photoshop and illustrator. We were able to make a lot of progress on the label designs and have new questions for Jasmine.
Here are our questions from the meeting:
1) How much leeway do we have with designing the logo?
2) Is US Sherpa looking to maintain their logo style and theme?
3) How much creativity are we allowed to use while designing the tags?
4) Can we simplify the mission statement into two concise phrases or sentences on the hangtags?
B) What immediate and long-term CAT tasks lie ahead for the week, and who will execute?
1. Get answers to the above questions.
2. Continue to design with illustrator
C) What was the most CHALLENGING element re: the past week's CAT work?
Finding a time when all group members could meet together and work on illustrator.
D) What was the most REWARDING element re: about the past week's CAT work?
We were able to use illustrator very effectively and came up with some great ideas for labels, which we then created using illustrator.
E) What is your CAT doing really well right now?
We are communicating very well with our community partner and keeping them informed about the new ideas and questions we have.
F) What is your CAT needing to work on right now?
We need to work on helping our newest member, Emily, become comfortable on illustrator.
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