User:FLEM/2.0.0

start of XPUB 5th semester documentation period in January 2023.

i decided to start again from here as the past documentation has been submitted already + I need a fresh start as I have not been able to do it in the last 2 months.

18.01.22

It is hard to document the work here at the moment. I do not know how to come back to it. I have been writing in all other platforms.

Today I contacted the locations for possible C.E.S. in the next 2 months. (see pdf)

The plan is to finish by the end of March with 4 sessions, to be able to add the materials from the sessions in the thesis. to see old session's documentation go to: User:FLEM/Analysis of sessions

I am writing the thesis: i am currently working on the context section, that gives an overview of the concept of paper notebook and the relations with the world.

AT the same time, I am planning new exercises for the sessions. I hate that I cannot do the batch upload here so it is a bit hard to document without pictures.

31.01.22

Feedback (things to keep into consideration):

How might the work sessions be evaluated beyond asking whether the participants enjoyed them? What's at stake for you? When does a notebook "work"? When not?

What I would like to answer to this is that there is not a precise method

The criteria is does it become evident, or obvious that the form impacts the writing. If yes, this is what I want to achieve.

My aim is to create consciousness to enable people to go further in the process. This can be evaluated mostly because

--> use cases that prove my point from my personal use of notebooks.

How can you more precisely articulate your own values and concerns in this work?

a) I am concerned that people do not use notebooks with consciousness and do not see the impact this medium can have on their lives

b) with my research i can try to work with the knowledge I am creating and make it accessible to more people

c) I do not only want to rely on my own opinions therefore I decided to invite other perspectives on this topic by organising the CES

What is the form of publishing that you're working toward?

What are your assumptions around standardization?

The translation of materiality to web publishing could be worked on further.

Talk with Michael on feedbacks -->

Talk with Steve: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/NextStepEm

see joanna drucker performability of materials

make templates for sessions

02.02.22

I had a bit of a hard time in understanding what to do with the materials i am gathering with thesis and CES, how to frame and publish this in a form that can be accessible to a public. I am going to insert here the options that were part of my project proposal since the beginning and that got left aside while going on:

A) For the project to continue after the end of the series of explorative sessions, I plan to create an instructional piece/text that users could use to go through the analysis of self and the creation of their own tools, in this case notebooks.

B) Create a collection of essays on the outcomes of the sessions and the discoveries of the participants (see thesis outline).

C) Build a hybrid/digital prototype: an online tool to create and print layouts and customised instructions [the magic modular notebooks kits]. This digital tool will be gathered together with research results and documentation on an online interface.