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13-11-24 I just had my talk with Michael yesterday and I feel like I have stuff everywhere. From which I have to grab the best parts and divide them into what I want put in the thesis (outline) and the project (proposal).

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• _{[X] ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER.}
• _{[X] THERE ISSTILL TIME.}
• _{[X] YOU WANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE BY YESTERYEAR AND YOU PUT A BIG PRESSURE ON YOU}
• _{[X] DONT BREATHEN'T}
• _{[X] DO THE THINGS BY THINGS AND THEN YOU SHARPEN}
• _{[X] DOUBT ONLY IS GOOD WHEN CRITICAL AND PREPARED, DOUBT IS NOT GOOD WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DOUBTABLE}
• _{[X] WRITE IT OFF, WALK IT OFF, WORK IT OFF AND PROCEED.}
• _{[X] EVERYBODY IS CONFUSED, IT IS ALL FINE AND THE HECTICITY IS STARTING BUT ALSO PART OF IT.}
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[ ] I need to reflect on [ ] the colloquium,

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REFLECTING:

It is now 3,5 weeks ago since the colloquium. There was an interesting method I (subconsciously) started to develop. Asking the questions

"Search for examples of city planning / marketing / maintenance of the city/village/township where you are from*" 
collect img / promises / memories 					                     
then....... 
ask yourself / eachother "how does -location- relate to you as the inhabitant*?"
aaand thennn  
ask yourself / eachother "how do you relate to -location-?"

*free interpretation ofcourse, whatever feels the most comfortable

This part was the most exciting to share because the reactions were interesting:

Bernadette & Rosa https://pad.xpub.nl/p/prototyping-colloquium-lorenzo-2

> Rotterdam and Riesa

> they looked at merchandise and marketing

Marketing is produced outside of the marketed city. Rotterdam has popular merchandise

Riesa uses German mythological creatures and story to profile its city.

1. "No strong feelings against city marketing. Marketing is not known to address a city's issues. Promoting a city doesn't hide its issues."
2. City Marketing is a very subjective perspective on a city, optimistic so it sells better ofcourse.

Anita & Riviera https://pad.xpub.nl/p/lorenzo-colloquium-anita-and-riviera

> Treviso and Camden

> The one looked at the city on its own and its digital entrance, whilst the other focussed more on city planning and criteria via the official channels

Anita: there seems to be restricted access to the website unless you currently live there, but you can also log in with social media. The information behind this barrier is none. There is a live stream of one of the main squares of the city you can watch

I think it is quite hard for me to be critical and analyse Treviso now, as I have not lived there for 5 years and am lacking a lot of information of living there now. I am a tourist when I go back and so much has changed since I moved away. I remember there being quite a lack of cultural activities and specifically activities for teenagers that did not involve drinking or just hanging out in the 'loggia dei cavalieri' or 'buranelli'

Riviera:

Context: the planning process in the UK is longwinded and complex. There are a lot of slow-moving parts so it takes a long time to get anything done. Camden is a region in the North of London.

There's a planning search tool (Currently in beta) where applications can be searched for according to the following criteria:

Application Number / Applicant Name / Agent Name / Site Address / Street Name / Proposal Key Word / Ward / Application Type / Development Type / Status

Co-ordinates of planning in Camden Council I would take account of listed properties, use cases, comments from the public, objections, proposals, opinions, agreements, appeals, communities, councils, parishes, areas of outstanding natural beauty, the greenbelt, the brownbelt, people who protest "Not in my back yard!" and others who want to build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody. And, of course, planning applicants who want planning permission.

Wang, Alessia & Maria https://pad.xpub.nl/p/wam

> Maria looked at the pavements, ever changing town square per gover

Michel, Mania & Zuzu https://pad.xpub.nl/p/michel-mania-zuzu

Findings:

Thijs & Victor https://pad.xpub.nl/p/oslo&duiven

Findings:

Notes I got from Manetta:

Obsession/research/question

postcard utopianism
"best scenario"
city marketing

"where you come from": how does this city profile itself?
"what do you want to change": which axes do you want to add?

athens: infrastructural tours
oslo: visual identity; we just copy paste a typeface everywhere, not adopt it to a specific place

- "collective jam session for research" nice
- pretty open session... intentionally?
- from the municipality pov... from the specific needs pov...
    - from which perspective do you speak?
        issue of time gaps, not living there anymore, .. interestingly brings up the specificness of perspective
        tourists (alessia), youth (anita), disabilities (maria), city marketing (bernadette), pets (maria), city design (victor/zuzu), history (mania), biggest/tallest records (mania), advertisements (mania), city planning (riviera)
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- unpack!
    - video municipality.. time to observe together?
    - quote Jara Rocha + Femke Snelting
    - xyzt axes, what do they do, where are they used?

How will collected material be used? Why are we doing this? Work towards concrete outputs?


Personal perspective works!
Moment of sharing after first part would work

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XYZT+? as a method
method to critique + reflect (!)
building infrastructure for this method as a way to circulate it

Notes: 10-11

Groups are made, people are invested, I think people are going for it and are enjoying themselves

There were some questions but not changing in context or so.

People were really focussing and so I added a few minutes.

Notes 11.15 - 12.15

There were some confusions about how to apply the second part.

There were some thinking eyes as if I were in a forest and owls are all looking at me from the dark hahaha

Overall, people were sharing anecdotes and arguments

around 11:45 I went for a walk around to see how things are going :))

Question Mark Eyes

city planning as annotation / drawing out loud method?

[ ] public moment

[ ] and meeting with Michael

[ ] I need to read

[ ] the project proposal specs / examples

[ ] thesis outline specs / examples

[ ] continue writing the first essay and drawing the first drawing for Steve's commissioning.

06-11-24 I feel like I am in a bit of a slump. There was a very nice process I was in. I have good things going on but I just feel like I am stuck for a second.

Looking back from the previous few weeks. I went from the personal accessibility to the rendering image of where I live. I am a bit in between the hyperpersonal and the macropoetic feelings.

The feedback story of my life is I need to start narrowing down.

the setup for the public moment

The public moment had a positive outcome. I talked too much a lot and there were some nice conversations, however I felt like I needed to defend something.

The inputs and interests were analyzing and gave me some nice references.

I just recovered from my flu shit, barely digested the colloquium and feedback + tutorial I had 21-10-24. This public moment felt like I was sharing my own questionmarks with other people. As if I exposed things in a way too premature state.

pen plottered pamphplet

There was one feedback that kinda just got me REALLY frustrated -----> someone asked of 'isn't that just part of living in a big city everywhere?' and it just felt like it was a mood killer. Whilst my points were about making new city planning, marketing imagery while the things that we don't see rendered are still there.

There was also a remark, asking if I was working with the municipality.

I need(ed) to digest and reflect and the public moment was a good moment to reflect if I am clear or not. I was sharper at the colloquium.

I have bought books, I still want to buy one more. I am also thinking about how to continue developing a method.

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INDD -> SCRIBUS

AI -> INKSCAPE

PREMIERE -> OPENSHOT/OLIVE/KDENLIVE/SHOTCUT?

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Now what do I need to do

- get better

- buy / rent Rene Boer - Smooth City

- decide between buying year subscription adobe or go F(L)OSS hmmmmmm

- GRS -> see page

- make a prototype for essay, play with formats

- prepare monday 21 oct colloquium oop

- Read and finish Femke Sneltings text, contextualize it to Renderdam and mention conflux, traces of power and contemplate / reflect on city rendering.

- read next text

- Read the email of Constant and reply

- Don't forget to stay sane and be kind to yourself

- OH AND CLEAN UP THIS WIKIMESS HAHA ^{MAYBE LATER HEHEHEH}

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• PMoMMs: <progress is found here, but order was never an option>
• Rapid Prototypes: <Renderdam> / Obsessive Catalogue of Madness:Spiritual Media Psychosis B2BALESSIA
• Draft project proposal
• Thesis outline

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