Two-day design practice event

The event is not about the glamour and glitz of "design" There will be no glassy reports! Rather, we intend to show how effective action can be designed and planned in a relatively short space of time, in conditions where we are often short of resources. This is art, not science, and the joy is as much in taking part as it is in the result.

The event will be held over two days.

Day One - Appraisal

10.00am introductions and an outline of the design process to be used. Refine outline plan for the day.

11.00am  (From here on, we will work as a functioning design team).
Farmyard tour, gather information with additional discussion of observation and survey techniques.

12.00 Client interview - who will use this space? What do they want to achieve?

13.00 Lunch (please bring food to share)

14.00 Analayse the information gathered so far. Develop major objectives and thems. Gather more information.

16.00 Finish

There will now be a two-week break that will allow us time to do further research and answer some of the many questions that will be in our minds.

Day 2 - Report

From 10.00am, develop ideas and review through site inspections and further client questions. Refine outline plan for the day, ensure we have appropriate maps/plans.

Select workable ideas and identify mutually supportive connections between them.

Agree a long-term vision and lay it out on a visual plan. Prioritise proposals and draw up the basis of an action plan, including the next steps towards inplementation.

Gather main recommendations ready for presentation.

13.00 Lunch (please bring food to share)

14.00 Further develop the (informal) presentation of the report.

14.30 Discuss proposals with clients.

16.00 Finish