OUGD501 Task 6 - Primary Research

Primary Research

I am considering using primary research for input into both my
essay and accompanying practical work. I would like to interview
2 people in the professional industry with different roles in the print
industry - I have organised an interview with a print production manager
and a graphic designer.
I will need to consider wether they will want the interview to be published
anonymously or happy to reveal their names incase of sensitive media
such as a negative impact on their career. I will also need to consider
what questions to ask  and define what I want to find out exactly. I
want to use these answers and compare them for a non-informed answer.

What do I want to know?

An indierect series of answers as to wether print is dead/obselete both
in the eye of the printer / designer and the general public by asking a
range of audiences my results are less likely to be collatively biased
towards one form of media.

Question Consideration?

What they personally think is the best way of communicating an idea
or information in the current climate and era?  and Why?

Slow movement, is it active (instant gratification)

Use examples and ask about their preferences in terms of physical print
or digital copies and which the personally feel is most effective?

Their opinion on the digital movement away from print is that obvious
in figures and down sales or declines? Or is this the opposite is print growing
are more customers approaching you?

OUGD501 Study Task 4/5 - Planning and Structuring

Planning and Structuring

Research Question:

I want to write about print and the movement towards digitalisation
of publications/ advertisement / etc. I want to talk about the differences
and posative and negative of both process's discussing the change
of effectiveness and wether or not is is appreciated less or more than
a physical copy of print/design.

My question should be specific, I was to write about publication because
it is open to magazines, books and other similar things like leaflets.
I want to discuss this because publications are readily becoming more
digital in particularly Magazines.

My Proposed Question:

Is print obsolete in the production (process) of publications?

What? Will I cover in my essay?

- Analysis of magazine production
-  Print and digital finishes
- Postative and negatives of both production methods
- Physical touch/appearance
- Economic Effect
- Cost
- Atmosphere
- Quality Output
- Effectiveness

How? Will I cover in my essay?

I will read/Research into…

- Print finishes
- Digital FInishes
- The process of print
- The process of digitalising
- Speak to an actual printer about the economic effect to both the
environment and cost and their opinion on digitalisation and print
based design.

What graphic Design will you analyse?

- Computer arts magazine as they have both digital and phsical copies
- An Other Magazine
- The Gentle woman
- Anorak
- Stack ( website reviewing independent magazines)

My Essay Map

1. Introduction into the timeline of print and digital design/publications.
2. About the effects of both variations and the options available the opinions
of others
3. Computer arts movement to digital
4. Another magazine to compare
5. The opinion of the printer
6. The economic value
7. Conclusion is print obsolete? why? why not?