OUGD102- 100. Collect> Categorise> Communicate

For the 100 brief i based my research on clocks, this is because i like clock rooms, collections and styles of clocks, i like to see how they have developed through time, how time came about, how/ why we record time, what we do with our time. During my research it was sometimes difficult not to go too deep with some of the research, especially when it came to the scientific side of time.

100 Objects

The objects i collected were mainly clocks and watches, but i also looked on other ways of recording time such as calenders, diaries, journals. I also collected clock parts and mechanical pieces. 

-i really liked comparing the watches within my collection, it was interesting to see how many styles i had and which watch belonged to which person.

100 Facts

The facts i collected were a mixture of my own facts (primary research) such as what i do with my time, how many clocks i see in a typical day. Secondary research found in books and on the internet such as scientific facts on measuring time, time zones, history of measuring time, dates in time.

100 Opinions

I found opinions the easiest to collect as i constructed a questionnaire to find personal opinions on time, i tried to avoid the obvious questions and ask more abstract questions such as:

What does time look like?

What does time smell like?

What does time feel like?

What does time sound like?

I got some very interesting answers to these questions, it was interesting to see the contrast in answers such as... what does time smell like? new books/ mould

100 ways to categorise
-Colour
-Material
-Size
-Purpose
...

As i started researching further into clocks i decided to expand my research into clock and watch parts, i found it very interesting to see what was inside a clock, what was making it tick! After a Quicktime/ Final Cut workshop i developed a quick film to show a watch being built beginning with the seperate watch parts then the watch being put together then it starting to work.
Stills from the short animation...

Designing watch parts...

I designed all the parts using illustrator, they are all to actual size and are of different styles and materials.

Watch Straps

Watch Faces

Watch Hands

Swatches. I wanted to collect material and colour swatches to show what is available for the watches to be made in. It allows the watch to be more unique and the customer the ability to personalise the watch further.