Day in the life of the Davis Family

Today we were in groups assigning what would be the day in the life of the Davis family. In this family, there is, Dad (Arthur), Grandpa (Tim), Maggie, and Zoe.

In Depth Info about the family: 

-Arthur is a single father, widowed and pushing 40 years old. He is a school teacher at a nearby middle

school. He enjoys outings with his daughters and taking his father Tim out. He is patient most of the time but things can agitate him if it builds up. He enjoys having beers on the weekend and fix things around the house.

-Tim is the grandfather of the family, Arthur’s father. He is 64 years old and recently retired. He is very friendly, funny, & loves children—especially his granddaughters. Sweet foods are his weakness. He has bad knees so has trouble going far & long distances. He has poor eyesight and hearing because of his old age.

-Maggie is the oldest of the girls. She is a chronic complainer who wants everything and misses the attention that Zoe now gets on a daily basis. She loves to plays with dolls and loves to eat. She enjoys watching Family Guy even though her dad doesn’t let her.

-Zoe is a rambunctious 2 year old toddler with not a large vocabulary but a lot to say. She bounces off the walls and gets tantrums very easily. But she is happy most of the time and is very curious.

She loves to be the center of attention and idolizes her older sister, Maggie.

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I play Maggie as the oldest of the two daughters of Arthur and we took a trip to the San Francisco Zoo. We lived in Hunter's Point and it was already a struggle getting there. But the time of being in each other's companies, besides Maggie's and Zoe's temper problems at the zoo, was the highlight as well as seeing the animals at the zoo.

Out favorite activities: Enjoying all the animals in the zoo; especially when Arthur changed his mind

about skipping the penguins; Grandpa Tim going out of his way to make breakfast and dinner for everyone; Having quality time with the family.

But we have found that the main problem though, was losing Grandpa Tim due to poor signage, poor vision, and his lack of technology knowledge. And the solution was a Family friendly bathroom should be added at all family oriented places as well as having bigger and improved signage for all facilities.

Three Initial P/P - In Depth

Problem 1: The Manongs and the Filipino Americans lack unification within the San Francisco Bay Area community due to language and regional conflicts.

Purpose 1: The purpose of this study was to create a promotional campaign medium to unify the Filipinos in many community centers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Users/Beneficiaries/Stakeholders: Filipino Immigrants, Filipino American starting at 2nd generation, other Asian Americans, Volunteers

Environmental/Location Factors: Networking, Promotion, Filipino Communities, Accessibility, Community centers

Resources/References/Comparative Info: Past Presidential Campaigns, Networking professionals, Print Designers, Asian American Studies Department

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Problem 2: Due to gentrification in San Francisco's Asian American neighborhoods, they are being forced to move out of their homes without knowledge. 

Purpose 2: The purpose of this study was to inform the community about gentrifications and its negative feedback it gives to the community through neighborhood campaigning. It hinders the quality of life and their ability to keep hold of their cultural identity.

Users/Beneficiaries/Stakeholders: Filipino immigrants, Filipino Americans starting at 2nd generation, Other Asian Americans, Housing Coalition of SF, Asian Real Estate Association of America

Environmental/Location Factors: Frequent use, Landscape availability, abandoned buildings, green

Resources/References/Comparative Info: Landscaping companies, Architects, designers, contractors, building inspectors, housing coalition of sf, city officials

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Problem 3: Being one of the most life-threatening illnesses, Asian Americans are unaware of Hepatitis B

Purpose 3: The purpose of this study was to create an effective pamphlet design informing the community its hazards and how it can affect an individual as research will be the main key in making it beneficial.

Users/Beneficiaries/Stakeholders: Asian Americans, Young and old, families, Volunteers, Students

Environmental/Location factors: Accessibility, transportation friendly, regional/language ability

Resources/References/Comparative Info: Asian American Studies Department, Health Clinics (SF), Print/Web design on health issues, previous case studies on hep b, UCSF

Wallet Design Challenge

During class, we were are assigned to create a prototype of a better, sufficient in use of a wallet for an individual. In this case, I was interviewing my partner in crime, Chino, a simple, straight-forward, living in the edge, plays the guitar guy. He wanted a wallet design that contains nothing bulky but can easily be on-the-go as everyone like himself nowadays are out and about, as busy bees. In the end we decided a two-panel wallet front and back with a zipper on the side.

Yay arts and crafts! Flashback like we're back in Kindergarten.

Panel Side 1: Identification Window; viewing an individual's ID

Panel Side 2: Storing Credit Cards, 

and other type of cards that is important to the individual

Side Panel with Zipper: Inserting cash and even more important items 

as the zipper will keep everything secured.

Three Preliminary Problem/Purpose Statements

1.  Problem Statement:

Due to the language and regional conflicts, Filipino immigrants and Filipino Americans still lack unification in the community.

            Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this study was to provide a cultural background as well as developing a visual system to communicate the unison of the Filipino community

2.  Problem Statement:

There is a growing affair that San Francisco’s Asian American residents are being pushed out of their living quarters due to gentrifications

            Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this study was to information about gentrification and establish a visual methodology.

3.  Problem Statement:

Many Asian Americans of San Francisco are unaware about Hepatitis B and its threatening issues

            Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this study was to inform the community its hazards and constructing a pronounced system to a better living lifestyle.

Introduction

1) Who are YOU? (Your DAI Major Study/Emphasis/Concentration; Interests; etc…)

My name is Altarose Calaguin, Alta for  short and I am Visual Communication Designs major also minoring in Asian American Studies. My main interests are (not in order): music, food, family, friends, sleep, badminton, photography, graphic design, art, milano cookies (MINT!), disney characters, Filipino/Korean/Japanese artists/music, starbucks (bad addiction ><), brownies, watching the sunsets, Filipino foooodd, ice cream, walks on the beach, chocolate, grandma's home cooked meals.

2) What Inspires/”WOWs” YOU? (provide and “inspirational” Quote)

"The way we get to live forever is through memories stored in hearts and souls of those whose lives we touch. That's our soul print. It's out comfort, our emotional nourishment at the end of the day and the end of a life. How wonderful that they are called up at will and savored randomly. It seems to me we should spend our lives in a conscious state of creating these meaningful moments that live on. Memories matter." -Leeza Gibbons

As design is something I love to do, its something I believe my way to provide some kind of memory the consumers and the audiences will need to keep in their mind. It will keep them thinking about whatever the object or theme and how it is impacting them psychologically and physically.

3) Who, or What are your influences?

Main influences are my family and close friends, they've been with me since day one I started my life as an individual living life as independent character. Due to the fact that my family background is Filipino, the culture and its traditions we have done every year creates who I am and what I do as a designer, individual and as a female.

4) What is your Vision or HOPE in your life(time)? (academically; professionally; and/or socially)

I hope that one day I'd influence future designers and students to become what they want to be without having to put any limitations from other peers as they should have their own morals and values. This also hopefully applies to my cousins, nieces and nephews who are still in school and barely starting out their lives in higher education getting degrees. Make me proud!

5) Post an Image(s) that Best represents YOU and/or Your Vision(s)

6) Provide Six (6) “Key Words” that best describe YOU

Six words that best describes me: (1). Loud (2). Opinionated (3). Dedicated (4). Funny (5). Driven (6). Kind