A Frog in Hot Water

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Brief 1a

A short biography relating to this course (Communication Design):

Information/Interaction/System design are my three main areas of interest within design. The buzz word(s) of sustainable design is definitely a topic of interest and one that I hope to gain a much more solid understanding in; not just in the field of communication design, but beyond.

My Resume
frits-bovill-resume.pdf

Project 1a
project-1a.pdf

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Brief 1b

http://www2b.abc.net.au/myfavouritebook/guestbook/
Name: Jo Smith
Subject: Eucalyptus
Postcode: 3104
Visit Time: 1/12/2004 8:31 PM
[Page 2 of website]

Remark
I hate eucalyptus trees. To see them in the landscape whilst driving thru the countryside they look like sprigs of parsley stuck into the landscape and we all know what parsley is (according to the shortest poem in history by Ogden Nash, ‘parsley/ is ghastly.’)
Eucalyptus trees are messy, dirty, dangerous trees forever dropping their branches, bark and leaves. And yet… and yet, my favourite book is ‘Eucalyptus’ by Murray Bail. It is the classic fairy tale with all the trimmings.
And yet..
I wish you’d asked for my top ten favourite books… or even my top five, or even top three books then I would only have had to justify ‘Eucalyptus’s’ place among the competition and not as an outstanding first pick because really, I do hate eucalyptus trees.

Jo lives in Balwyn North/Greythorn. I am making a general assumption that she is a middle-class, well-educated individual.

She seems to enjoy sharing her own brand of humour rather than providing a book review; her subject topic is completely irrelevant to the website content. Instead of not posting a comment, she has made the point to have herself heard regardless.

She seems to be a mature person, as I can’t believe a 30-year-old spending their spare time degrading a species of plant to a faceless audience. My assumption is made slightly more real based on the 8:30pm post – not in the same league as some entrants’ 1am posts. This seems to suggest that she is a confident user of technology and the internet, especially sincse she has decided to spend her evening in front of a screen.

Furthermore, her reference to Ogden Nash seems to heighten her credibility as a well-read individual. What does put a spanner in the works however, is that she has spelled ‘through’ in the abreviated ‘thru’ form; completely contradicting her written vocabulary.

PDF file: project-1b-jo-smith.pdf

[Image references: http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo172717.htm, http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c04b6f21900d41416dbe1685e-500pi]

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Name: Kyra Truahseim
Subject: creepy
Postcode: 4034
Visit Time: 28/11/2004 6:14 PM

Once My friend at ,night time was reading *frankenstine *. In the book when frankenstine was creating life. her dog started to howl. she was at my place and she screemed. it was ssoooo funny.

Kyra lives in Queesland.

Judging by her use of language decorative glyphs, she seems to be at the age of 13 or thereabouts.

What seems interesting about Kyra’s post is that she appears to be using the website as a form of gossip area. Rather than looking at her anecdote at face value, it’s interesting to hypothesise whether she finds the same fulfilment in sharing the information in a space that doesn’t lend itself to readers replying to her as opposed to a space that does (eg Facebook), or if this kind of ‘one-way’ story telling is a sufficient, sustainable language system in itself, accepted by a group of users.
Kyra certainly seems very versed in technology and the internet. Furthermore, it is interesting to hypothesise how she has entered the site; whether a parent or older sibling has been using the site beforehand, or if she is in tune with the website content. The latter seems not to be the case, as she is not reviewing a particular book; rather, she is providing an amusing story centred around one that a friend was reading.

PDF file: project-1b-kyra.pdf

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Name: Mavis
Subject: A book that inspires always.
Postcode: 2251
Visit Time: 19/10/2004 3:28 PM

The Bible – as it gives me constant hope & spiritual leading, every time I read it, plus…………it is the only book ever written, that whenever someone is reading it, the author is always present – God.

Mavis lives in New South Wales, perhaps near the beach.

Judging by her name, she seems to be of English descent; and within or past her 50’s, based on its old fashion. Her religious following is obviously instilled greatly in her life, and she seems to have been religious from a very young age (influenced by her parents or gaurdian/s)

Mavis doesn’t read the Bible once; she uses it as a constance source of ‘hope & spiritual healing’, ‘every time’ she reads it. She reaffirms her faith by adamantly stating ‘it is the only book ever written’ that God is forever present.

Her confidence in the Bible is shown by the use of two sentences; she says what she needs to, and that’s it – enough is said.

PDF file: project-1b-mavis.pdf

[Image references: www.ancestorsantiques.com/collectables.htm, http://cmerry.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/heart.thumbnail.gif, http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/2007/08/paley.jpg]

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Brief 1c

PDF file: project-1c-frits-bovill

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