For our idea for our stand at the event we decided to take elements from previous tasks we felt were successful and compile it into our installation. We wanted to keep the interactive element of the space-themed postcard writing. To make it clear the audience were writing from the location of space, we wanted to refer back to our 'control panel' installation towards the beginning of the project where we physically placed the audience in the setting.
By making our stand into a fictional, futuristic postage station located somewhere in the cosmos, we wanted to engage and introduce the audience with the space elevator concept in a fun way. The main focus of the workshop would be the completion and postage of the postcards and so we decided to simplify and refine our setup from our initial Models & Materials installation. By removing the majority of buttons and lights would enable a simple and clear postage workstation. We would only retain some simple and minimal 'control panel' features of the odd button to make the suggestion of the setting.
Our initial ideas had envisioned a specific use of each of our two adjoining tables; one as a writing/postage station and the other a presentation of memorabilia such as stickers, badges and/or prints. The success of our silver foil print tests encouraged the choice to include them as poster prints. The metallic aesthetic, quality and laborious process to creating these prints would make it unsustainable and therefore unsuitable for mass production for a 'giveaway'. We did want to include the prints in some way however and decided upon a prize draw from the submitted postcards. Perhaps the best postcard story from space would win one of our foil prints.
Stickers or badges of our logo designs were thought to be suitable for the 'freebie' gift and exchange for taking part in our postcard writing workshop.
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