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Thomas Squire
Showing posts with label THEORY INTO PRACTICE 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label THEORY INTO PRACTICE 2. Show all posts
Theory into Practice: Design Development 2
I have started to experiment with potential layouts for the pages of the concertina booklet, I have decided to use the black and white colour scheme which I researched into earlier in the brief. I think it works well in representing two types of identity, online and offline. Furthermore it provides high contrast. Additionally the use of numbers within the design is a reference to may target audience, as when my target audience grew up on the internet it was a 'trend' to use numbers in words when talking online, I have used this visual clue to make the publication relate to my target audience. It also makes the design appear more digital although it is still a printed document.
Theory into Practice: Design Development 1
Thinking through type, for the covers of each of my concertina booklets I have experimented with type and using the distortion of type as a way to visual the content of each of the concertinas.
Anonymity is about being hidden and the text is hidden within a series of lines which mimic the lines of computer screen pixels.
Synchronicity is about being in sync, whereas asynchronicity has been represented by being slightly out of sync represented visually by the distorted of the type.
The imagination concertina is about the the projection of desire onto the person you are talking, to visually portray this I have made the type appear like stickers to represent the desired characteristics of the person you are talking to online against the reality of the person visually beneath the sticker.
Introjection is about the missing elements such as facial cues that occur during face to face communication, this has been represented visually by removing section of the letterforms to indicate the missing elements of communication that occurs during computer mediated communication.
For invisibility I am going to cut out the typography out white vinyl and place this against white stock so that it appears hidden but still readable.
Theory into Practice: Publication Research / Content
8 Ways to spot fake online profiles
THEIR PROFILE IS EMPTY
1. The perfect person is not a real person. A supermodel or retouched profile photo should raise the first red flag.
2. Be wary if the profile describes a personality that complements your own or is too good to be true. Often, imposters will create interests and activities that mirror your own in order to start a conversation.
3. Check how many friends and followers are listed in the person's network. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. An imposter will often have significantly fewer.
4. Determine whether any of your "mutual friends" have actually met your newest online acquaintance in person.
5. Use search engines to do a quick background check on the name and basic information used in a profile. If the profile claims the person attended Oxford, currently works as a CEO at an international company or runs marathons, you should be able to find mentions of these achievements on alumni, company or running sites, respectively. Schulman admitted that Googling Megan earlier in their relationship could have saved him a great deal of embarrassment and heartbreak.
6. Peruse posted pictures and albums carefully. A real person will often have pictures with friends and family, who will have tagged and commented on photos. By contrast, imposters will often use modeling photos featuring only glamorous shots of the individual rather than group photos.
7. Don't be tricked if your friend has multiple people who vouch for him or her online. One person can easily make multiple accounts to make it appear as if there is a support network of family and friends.
8. Imposters will often try to interact with your own friends and family members to create a broader sense of familiarity and build up a broader network of trust.
9. Finally, if you've been harmed by someone who posted a fake profile, report it to site monitors and authorities. Although it may be humiliating to be duped online, authorities will be able to identify imposters and close their accounts more quickly than you working independently.
THEIR PROFILE IS EMPTY
When it comes to any kind of social networking website, a real person always takes the time to fill out their online profile. Even if they were to put it off the first day they joined, a real person would go back later to fill out any information they have missed. If you add that attractive girl or guy, keep this in mind before you actually befriend them.
THEY HAVE LESS THAN 100 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
THEY HAVE LESS THAN 100 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
You can tell a lot about a person's existence by the friends they have on the popular social media website Facebook. In fact, according to Nev Schulman, creator and host of the Catfish television series you can as he suggests that this is a major sign of a fake online dating profile.
OCCUPATION "MODELING"
OCCUPATION "MODELING"
It seems that most people who are representing fake identities always choose the modeling occupation. Even if Instagram is their modeling agency, it is important to always question someone who claims to be a model especially if you haven't seen them in anything.
THEY HAVE PICTURES OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
THEY HAVE PICTURES OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
As one of the most evident ways to determine a factual identity, it is key to look at all of the pictures. Do you notice that they have more pictures of their body than their face? If you look at their face, do you notice that the face and hair look different in practically all of their pictures? If so, they are fake.
JUST ONE PICTURE
JUST ONE PICTURE
If they represent themselves using just one picture more than likely they are not who they say they are. According to several sources that choose to use one picture this does not always mean a person is a fraud. However; in most cases they are.
THEIR PROFILE CONTAINS HATE
THEIR PROFILE CONTAINS HATE
When it comes to misrepresenting an innocent third party, most fake profiles will possess libelous hate that is so over-the-top, it is destined to be fake. The next time to discover a profile of the sort, it is important to take the proper action and report it.
LINKS TO ADULT WEBSITES
LINKS TO ADULT WEBSITES
If you are talking to your dream girl and/or dream guy and you notice that they have an URL in their profile that links to an adult related website more than likely they are not the person they say they are.
THEY CREATE DRAMA FOR NO REASON
THEY CREATE DRAMA FOR NO REASON
One of the biggest signs to determine whether someone is fake or real has a lot to do with their overall character. If one of their goals is to create drama for no reason more than likely they are misrepresenting the individual in the pictures and are highly fake, as a result.
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[Online Video] How to detect a Catfish
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9 Tips for detecting a Catfish
1. The perfect person is not a real person. A supermodel or retouched profile photo should raise the first red flag.
2. Be wary if the profile describes a personality that complements your own or is too good to be true. Often, imposters will create interests and activities that mirror your own in order to start a conversation.
3. Check how many friends and followers are listed in the person's network. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. An imposter will often have significantly fewer.
4. Determine whether any of your "mutual friends" have actually met your newest online acquaintance in person.
5. Use search engines to do a quick background check on the name and basic information used in a profile. If the profile claims the person attended Oxford, currently works as a CEO at an international company or runs marathons, you should be able to find mentions of these achievements on alumni, company or running sites, respectively. Schulman admitted that Googling Megan earlier in their relationship could have saved him a great deal of embarrassment and heartbreak.
6. Peruse posted pictures and albums carefully. A real person will often have pictures with friends and family, who will have tagged and commented on photos. By contrast, imposters will often use modeling photos featuring only glamorous shots of the individual rather than group photos.
7. Don't be tricked if your friend has multiple people who vouch for him or her online. One person can easily make multiple accounts to make it appear as if there is a support network of family and friends.
8. Imposters will often try to interact with your own friends and family members to create a broader sense of familiarity and build up a broader network of trust.
9. Finally, if you've been harmed by someone who posted a fake profile, report it to site monitors and authorities. Although it may be humiliating to be duped online, authorities will be able to identify imposters and close their accounts more quickly than you working independently.
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Google Image Search with Images to detect a Catfish
One of the main tips that is features within my research and within the documentary I have analysed is the fact you can search google images with images of the person you talking to online.
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Theory into Practice: Publication Content - Gender Genie
Theory into Practice: Final Concept
I have been developed a few ideas which have formed my concept up to this stage however after rethinking the publication as well as the fact it can't be printed in the way that some elements of the publication don't.
My final concept is to create a series of 5 publication in which each of the publications detail one of the principles of the online disinhibition effect, each of these publication will be a concertina which is formed of 6 pages. Within these six pages the content that will be included will be a description of that principle of the disinhibition effect, an extract from my essay which relates directly to the principle this is how I will be bringing the theory into the publication. The rest of the concertina will then feature relevant content and images that enhance the understanding of that particular disinhibition effect as well as essay extract. Furthermore as Fred and Richard mentioned the publication should have a real world use as well target a specific audience. Therefore I have also decided to include mini guides in each of the concertina booklets which help the reader of the publication check if they are dating a catfish for example a mini timeline of event which details what types of behaviour you should expect and what you shouldn't as well as yes, no grid which can confirm or deny whether you are dating a catfish online. I think this is relevant to include to target my initial target audience of 20-30 year old as they are the generation that have grown up with the internet and these are the types of people likely to be engaging in such activities as online dating or meeting people online. Also by doing this it gives the publication a purpose rather than just to inform the reader about the theory and online disinhibition it also acts as a guide to help them in their own internet life, by figuring out who they are and also who the person they are talking to might be.
Furthermore as I have thought about my final concept I want to push forward with I have decided to not use the idea of including augmented reality within the publication as I don't feel it's a concept I can bring to the whole publication only one or two elements of the publication it would therefore feel irrelevant to the audience in the final publication.
My final concept is to create a series of 5 publication in which each of the publications detail one of the principles of the online disinhibition effect, each of these publication will be a concertina which is formed of 6 pages. Within these six pages the content that will be included will be a description of that principle of the disinhibition effect, an extract from my essay which relates directly to the principle this is how I will be bringing the theory into the publication. The rest of the concertina will then feature relevant content and images that enhance the understanding of that particular disinhibition effect as well as essay extract. Furthermore as Fred and Richard mentioned the publication should have a real world use as well target a specific audience. Therefore I have also decided to include mini guides in each of the concertina booklets which help the reader of the publication check if they are dating a catfish for example a mini timeline of event which details what types of behaviour you should expect and what you shouldn't as well as yes, no grid which can confirm or deny whether you are dating a catfish online. I think this is relevant to include to target my initial target audience of 20-30 year old as they are the generation that have grown up with the internet and these are the types of people likely to be engaging in such activities as online dating or meeting people online. Also by doing this it gives the publication a purpose rather than just to inform the reader about the theory and online disinhibition it also acts as a guide to help them in their own internet life, by figuring out who they are and also who the person they are talking to might be.
Furthermore as I have thought about my final concept I want to push forward with I have decided to not use the idea of including augmented reality within the publication as I don't feel it's a concept I can bring to the whole publication only one or two elements of the publication it would therefore feel irrelevant to the audience in the final publication.
Theory into Practice: The Unprintable
Before beginning to design the publication, I went online to get a quote for how much it would cost to print and in which format I need to create the artwork so that it would print correctly. I initially received a quote for £50, however this was not for a double sided printed which my concertina needed to be, as my concertina was a metre and half in length it needed to be printed off the roll, I was then quoted £450 for it to be printed as they only way for it to be printed was by Offset Lithography with a minimum order of 500 which was completely unrealistic. I also spoke with a couple of different printers who all said the same.
I now need to rethink my concept as currently I can't printed what I want to make, I also double checked that I couldn't print it with James which he confirmed as with the stock in which he uses to print off the roll, you can't folded neither can it be double sided which I needed.
I have finally decided to split the publication up into a series of 5 mini concertina leaflet which will still have the same concept behind them but each will work as an individual fold out. The way in which I have split up the original concertina was to divide down the concertina by the principles of the Online Disinhibition effect. Each leaflet concertina will focus on a different aspect of the online disinhibition effect and the final concertina in the series will discuss the remaining two principles.
Problem solved! Although I'm not completely with happy this option, I have still managed to over come the situation and achieve a similar result.
I now need to rethink my concept as currently I can't printed what I want to make, I also double checked that I couldn't print it with James which he confirmed as with the stock in which he uses to print off the roll, you can't folded neither can it be double sided which I needed.
I have finally decided to split the publication up into a series of 5 mini concertina leaflet which will still have the same concept behind them but each will work as an individual fold out. The way in which I have split up the original concertina was to divide down the concertina by the principles of the Online Disinhibition effect. Each leaflet concertina will focus on a different aspect of the online disinhibition effect and the final concertina in the series will discuss the remaining two principles.
Problem solved! Although I'm not completely with happy this option, I have still managed to over come the situation and achieve a similar result.
Theory into Practice: The Online Disinhibition Effect
You don't know me
It's just a game
Core Concept: Dissociative anonymity
The notion of "You Don't Know Me" comes down to simple anonymity: when the person remains anonymous, it provides a sense of protection; within the framework of the Internet, this allows the user to move about without any kind of indication of identity or even distinguishing characteristics other than potentially a username. This kind of protection can provide a meaningful release for people in that they feel free to say things they might otherwise be embarrassed to, but by the same token, it also provides an outlet for behaviors that others might term antisocial or harmful.
The notion of "You Don't Know Me" comes down to simple anonymity: when the person remains anonymous, it provides a sense of protection; within the framework of the Internet, this allows the user to move about without any kind of indication of identity or even distinguishing characteristics other than potentially a username. This kind of protection can provide a meaningful release for people in that they feel free to say things they might otherwise be embarrassed to, but by the same token, it also provides an outlet for behaviors that others might term antisocial or harmful.
You can't see me
Core Concept: Invisibility
The Internet provides a shield to its users; often all one receives when interacting with another person on the Internet is a username or pseudonym that may or may not have anything to do with the real person behind the keyboard. This allows for misrepresentation of a person's true self; online a male can pose as a female and vice versa, for example. Additionally, the invisibility of the Internet prohibits people from reading standard social cues; small changes in facial expression, tone of voice, aversion of eyes, etc., all have specific connotations in normal face-to-face interaction.
This particular aspect overlaps heavily with anonymity, because the two often share attributes. However, even if one's identity is known and anonymity is removed from the equation, the inability to physically see the person on the other end causes one's inhibitions to be lowered. One can't be physically seen on the Internet, typically – therefore, the need to concern oneself with appearance and tone of voice is dramatically lowered and sometimes absent.
The Internet provides a shield to its users; often all one receives when interacting with another person on the Internet is a username or pseudonym that may or may not have anything to do with the real person behind the keyboard. This allows for misrepresentation of a person's true self; online a male can pose as a female and vice versa, for example. Additionally, the invisibility of the Internet prohibits people from reading standard social cues; small changes in facial expression, tone of voice, aversion of eyes, etc., all have specific connotations in normal face-to-face interaction.
This particular aspect overlaps heavily with anonymity, because the two often share attributes. However, even if one's identity is known and anonymity is removed from the equation, the inability to physically see the person on the other end causes one's inhibitions to be lowered. One can't be physically seen on the Internet, typically – therefore, the need to concern oneself with appearance and tone of voice is dramatically lowered and sometimes absent.
See you later
Core Concept: Asynchronicity
The asynchronous nature of the Internet can also affect a person's inhibitions. On internet message boards, conversations do not happen in real time. A reply may be posted as shortly as several minutes; however, it may take months or longer for someone to post. Because of this, it's easier for someone to "throw their opinions out" and then leave; a person can make a single post that might be considered very personal, emotionally charged, or inflammatory and then "run away" by simply not logging in again. In this way, the person achieves catharsis by "voicing" their feelings, even if the audience is just as invisible.
However, the asynchronous nature of the Internet also allows a person to more closely examine what they say and to more carefully choose their words; in this manner, someone who might otherwise have difficulty in face-to-face interactions can suddenly seem eloquent and well-mannered when reading message board posts or even in text-chat forums such as IRC or instant messaging.
The asynchronous nature of the Internet can also affect a person's inhibitions. On internet message boards, conversations do not happen in real time. A reply may be posted as shortly as several minutes; however, it may take months or longer for someone to post. Because of this, it's easier for someone to "throw their opinions out" and then leave; a person can make a single post that might be considered very personal, emotionally charged, or inflammatory and then "run away" by simply not logging in again. In this way, the person achieves catharsis by "voicing" their feelings, even if the audience is just as invisible.
However, the asynchronous nature of the Internet also allows a person to more closely examine what they say and to more carefully choose their words; in this manner, someone who might otherwise have difficulty in face-to-face interactions can suddenly seem eloquent and well-mannered when reading message board posts or even in text-chat forums such as IRC or instant messaging.
It's all in my head
Core Concept: Solipsistic Introjection
Lacking any kind of visual face-to-face cues, the human mind will assign characteristics and traits to a "person" in interactions on the internet. Reading another person's message may insert imagined images of what a person looks like or sounds like into the mind, and mentally assigns an identity to these things. The mind will associate traits to a user according to our own desires, needs, and wishes – traits that the real person might not actually have.
Additionally, this allows fantasies to be played out in the mind, because the user may construct an elaborate system of emotions, memories, and images – inserting the user and the person they are interacting with into a role-play that helps reinforce the "reality" of the person on the other end within the mind of the user.
Lacking any kind of visual face-to-face cues, the human mind will assign characteristics and traits to a "person" in interactions on the internet. Reading another person's message may insert imagined images of what a person looks like or sounds like into the mind, and mentally assigns an identity to these things. The mind will associate traits to a user according to our own desires, needs, and wishes – traits that the real person might not actually have.
Additionally, this allows fantasies to be played out in the mind, because the user may construct an elaborate system of emotions, memories, and images – inserting the user and the person they are interacting with into a role-play that helps reinforce the "reality" of the person on the other end within the mind of the user.
It's just a game
Core Concept: Dissociative Imagination
By combining solipsistic introjection with the imagination, a feeling of escapism is produced – a way to throw off mundane concerns to address a specific need without having to worry about consequences. According to Suler's personal discussion with lawyer Emily Finch (a criminal lawyer studying identity theft in cyberspace), Finch's observation is that people may see cyberspace as a kind of game where the normal rules of everyday interaction don't apply to them. In this way, the user is able to dissociate their online persona from the offline reality, effectively enabling that person to don that persona or shed it whenever they wish simply by logging on or off.
By combining solipsistic introjection with the imagination, a feeling of escapism is produced – a way to throw off mundane concerns to address a specific need without having to worry about consequences. According to Suler's personal discussion with lawyer Emily Finch (a criminal lawyer studying identity theft in cyberspace), Finch's observation is that people may see cyberspace as a kind of game where the normal rules of everyday interaction don't apply to them. In this way, the user is able to dissociate their online persona from the offline reality, effectively enabling that person to don that persona or shed it whenever they wish simply by logging on or off.
We're equals
Core Concept: Minimizing Authority
Online, a person's status may not be known to others and often, this lack of hierarchy causes changes in interactions with others. If people can't see the user, others have no way to know if the user is an on-duty police officer, head of state, or some kind of "ordinary" person hanging out in their den on their computer. While real-world status may have a small effect on one's status on the Internet, it rarely has any true bearing. Instead, things such as communication skill, quality of ideas, persistence, and technical ability determine one's status in cyberspace.
Additionally, people can be reluctant to speak their minds in front of an authority figure. Fear of reprisal or disapproval quashes the desire to speak out, and on the Internet, levels of authority that might otherwise be present in real life are often completely absent; this turns what might otherwise be a superior-inferior relationship into a relationship of equals – and people are far more likely to speak their mind to an equal than a superior.
Online, a person's status may not be known to others and often, this lack of hierarchy causes changes in interactions with others. If people can't see the user, others have no way to know if the user is an on-duty police officer, head of state, or some kind of "ordinary" person hanging out in their den on their computer. While real-world status may have a small effect on one's status on the Internet, it rarely has any true bearing. Instead, things such as communication skill, quality of ideas, persistence, and technical ability determine one's status in cyberspace.
Additionally, people can be reluctant to speak their minds in front of an authority figure. Fear of reprisal or disapproval quashes the desire to speak out, and on the Internet, levels of authority that might otherwise be present in real life are often completely absent; this turns what might otherwise be a superior-inferior relationship into a relationship of equals – and people are far more likely to speak their mind to an equal than a superior.
Theory into Practice: Augmented Reality
Theory into Practice: Mirror Cover Mockup
I have mockup using photoshop what the cover of my publication could potentially look, the use of mirror will engage the audience directly and also the title written in the first person so it's like the publication is talking to you.
To produce this I will use vinyl cut type applied to mirrored card.
Theory into Practice: Concept Development
After the first crit and concept pitch, my ideas seemed to be well received however after a group discussion with the group, Richard and Fred I felt my ideas needed to be pushed forward and solidified in terms of making sure the publication related directly to an element of theory and making sure this was expressed within the publication in some form.
As a starting point to this process I again referred back to my essay and made a list of the key points explored in essay, I then made a list of common themes and topics that were explored in my essay and finally a lost of the concepts I had developed I then aimed to triangulate these three aspects into one solid concept that explore both theory and practice.
I have also been conducting some further research into the internet and identity that is not directly related to my essay content and have a found a theory known as The online disinhibition effect which is a series of six principles that relate to way in which people interact online. These 6 principles link to my analysis of Chelsea's use of the internet. I have linked each of these 6 principles elements of my essay which explore the theories put forward by the online disinhibition effect again showing triangulation between my essay, this research and the publication and how the three link together.
The concept at this stage now is to developed both a printed and a digital publication which details the online disinhibition effect and how this effects the way people behave online. The printed publication will features the explanation of the online disinhibition effect and also gives examples of how chelsea demonstrates these through her online behaviour. however the ipad component will be introduced by the ipad showing elements of chelsea's personality aren't real.
I have always started to mock up digital how this will look in terms of design. I am going to use a black and white colour scheme to keep the publication clear and simple but also to demonstrate the contrast between online and offline identity.
Theory into Practice: Visual Research
Use of mono typefaces could within the publications as they hark back to the user interface of the early computer, I want my publication's design to visual explain to the audience that it is specifically internet identity that will be explored in the publication.
The blurring and layering of type as well as repetition could reference the multiplicity of identity that I discuss within my essay as well as the many different versions of oneself that people make online.
Layering of images and type could also represent the the different versions of oneself that continually adapts and is constructed and changed.
The covering of letterforms or abstraction of letter forms though hiding could be used to symbolise that an online identity is incomplete for the user of that identity as well as the person interacting with that identity.
I think the use of black and white within my publication could work well in creating a direct contrast between online and offline identity, they are two realms of identity, but grey could be used to show how these identities may overlap?
Examples of how the concertina format could be used.
Fragmented type and the confusion created by the abstraction of type can be used to visually represent the fragmented identity online and the many windows in which an internet user interacts with different profiles and persona's they have created online.
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