23046008's blogThis week, I emailed my stakeholders, such as collectors, artists, and art toy companies, as I had planned. I also plan to meet more stakeholders. I found this project, which I think also relates to my project as well. The Toy Project is a charity that recycles unwanted toys and redistributes them to children and […]
I started the independent study period by having a break. I wanted to relax and have good energy before starting all the work! I went to Paris, a beautiful and romantic city. But my main point for this trip was Disneyland Paris! I loved Disney; I watched every movie more than once. So here is […]
This week is the last week before the independent study begins. I filled out the ethical reflection document to ensure that I, as a researcher, address key ethical issues related to my project. Also, for the last tutorials of this semester, I need to do more research on … I will make a to-do list […]
This week, I have done the draft of the independent study timetable, which I will use to organise my summer break. I need to test the interventions and do more research about my topic. This is a draft of what I plan to do during the independent study period from 17 June until 22 September. […]
People still debate the definition of an art toy. Is it art? or is it a toy? After researching the meaning of ‘art toys’, it seems that no one can tell the difference between ‘toy’ and ‘art toy’. I started to search for the definition of each word, starting with… From my understanding, I would […]
In the first week of unit 3, I plan to do more research about art toys and prepare for the Dragons Den session, a presentation of our project to professional people outside school. For the tutorial, I received many feedback from the tutor … My tutor recommended that I visit the Museum of Childhood (Young […]
This week, Project 5 will be presented orally. I prepared to show my intervention in class and will let people in the class participate in it. I presented last week’s intervention results and my intervention for people in class, along with instructions for my intervention. I received many feedback from classmates and tutors. Feedback: After […]
I came up with a new project question to make it more specific to what I want to do: How can we educate art toy collectors and the broader consumer base about the cultural and artistic significance of art toys to ensure that they are appreciated beyond their trendiness? This new question covered all the […]
Continuing from Project 4: After presenting to the European Press Prize, I have several questions to consider: I need to be specific about my research area. Currently, I am interested in the word ‘cute’, which I find very powerful. ‘Cute’ can express something in an easily understandable way. The reason for my interest in the […]
In our final week, our project took a significant turn. We stepped back from our initial futuristic scenario set in the year 3000—a vision that had us lost in the whimsical rather than the practical. Acknowledging this, we refocused our efforts on a more conceivable future just two centuries ahead. This reframing made our task […]