INTERCULTURAL DESIGN -FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION

INTERCULTURAL DESIGN -FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION

March 09,2025

3.2.2025-23.3.2025(Week1-Week7)

LONG BOJIANG/0375362

GCD 61304INTERCULTURAL DESIGN / Bachelor of Psychology (HONS) /Taylor's UniversityFINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION

INSTRUCTIONS

Lectures

Project 1 : Proposal Development

At the beginning of the course. Mr. Mohd was assigned groups according to different semesters and was lucky enough to be a member of the fourth group.

week1

Mr. Mohd released the mission to us

week2

This week, we discussed three different plans through group discussion: Tea Culture, Lantern, Vase. And divided into three groups to search for data and the feasibility of the task. Finally, the teacher assisted us to confirm

Research for proposal 

week3

This week, we showed the ppt we made to Mr.Zeon. Under the guidance of the teacher and the leadership of the group leader, we made detailed corrections to the ppt and recorded an introduction video

Final proposal:

200 word definition and explanation

Cite as evidence of research

3 sketches and preliminary ideas

Visual reference

Reference list

Photo source

Presentation:

Maximum duration of video presentation - 10 minutes.

All team members are required to speak on tape.

Make sure all requirements are met

The recorded video must be submitted with the PDF presentation.

                                         

https://youtu.be/tjXs7ku3aoQ

Project 2 : Data Collection Methods

The students are required to collect visual, oral, textual and tactile artefacts that would be part of their research materials for the ideation in Project 1 (proposal). All collected artefacts and materials must be recorded, kept and documented, accompanied by necessary information such as the type of artefact and material, its purpose, its symbolism, its cultural/historical background, and more, depending on the kind of artefact and material.

Some of the methods by which you can collect data:

• Observation study.

• Interview of relevant stakeholders (from the lecture series, you may approach any of the guest speakers for an interview, if you deem their presentation useful for further research).

• Online and/or actual physical material* visual research of the selected area (the people/arts/symbols/architecture/text/calligraphy etc.)

week4

In this week, our team assigned some tasks, and Mr.Zeon gave us detailed guidance. This interview is by LIZEXING

Interview

Date : 24 Feb 2025

Venue: Red House Wedding Accessories洪源喜庆之家

Location :  212, Jalan Pasar, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang, Malasyia

Interview questions:

How long have you been making cellophane lanterns?

Does your craft run in the family?

What is the main production process of cellophane lanterns on the market now?

What do you think is the most time-consuming step in the production process?

Are there any special rules when choosing materials? Do you have the best cellophane or bamboo strips?

Do craftsmen refer to traditional patterns or specific meanings when designing lanterns?

What do you think are the classic lantern shapes? Do different shapes mean different things?

What do you think is the biggest difference between modern lanterns and traditional cellophane lanterns?

What is the special significance of cellophane lanterns in Malaysian culture?

Interview video:

                              

week5

Data Compilation / Anaysis / Data Collection / Survey From

Summarize the survey data and make a table this week

Survey distribution

Links to the survey will be posted via social media, such as Instagram.

Wechat, WhatsApp.

Survey release active period: 2/3/2025 (Sun) - 7/3/2025 (Fri)

Current survey responses:  30  responses

Google From：https://forms.gle/4xshq46WCHAp2WNY7

Data collection, compilation and analysis

Data Collection Slides:

week6

Visual References/ Final project sketches/ Buying materials：

Picture reference：

1.Bamboo strips are made into lamp bodies

2.Picture of rice paper making lanterns

3.lampwick

4.The brush is used for painting

5.glue

6.Scissors

7.Bamboo sticks are made into lantern handles

             

week7

Make lantern style from draft

Feedback

week1:The teacher showed us the tasks of this semester and gave the first lecture, which gave us a preliminary understanding of cross-culture

week2:The lantern was chosen in our proposal

week3:Make ppt and rectify ppt under the guidance of teachers

week4:Being guided by the teacher makes us pay more attention to combining with the modern is the key

week5:The teacher taught us that the spirit of lanterns and the lack of modern relations need to be improved

week6:I learned that making lanterns requires a high level of concentration and a high level of craftsmanship

week7:Our finished lantern went awry due to our different emphasis on it, so we reworked the draft and the lantern

Reflection

Experience：The division of labor is clear, and the help of the group leader, the teacher's guidance is important to me

Observations：When I looked up the information, I found that the hand-made lanterns are constantly decreasing. I think it is a good plan to combine with modern lanterns

Findings：The development of lanterns has been thousands of years, but we know very little about it now. The production of handmade lanterns is also gradually reducing its cumbersome production process, so that it gradually fades in the vision of young people. I hope that the combination of lanterns and modernity can make lanterns pass down through the ages