data collection

week eight – thursday 19 september

I took a quick look at census data and the only measurements they have are about forearm length and hand span – nothing about middle fingers.
Although it wasn’t too hard to get data from people. I also asked each participant what (or who) they wanted to dedicate their middle finger to – I hope to include this in the booklet, to make each page unique not just in design with the measurements but also personalised.

Lauren – 9.6cm at animal abusers
Brontë – 8.6cm at Trump
Liam – 11.5cm at responsible sleep schedules
Harry – 11cm at chlorinated water
Caspian – 11cm at his own collarbone
Aidan – 11cm at climate change
Victoria – 9.5cm at Brexit
Becky – 9cm at her statistics paper
Tertia – 10.4cm at capitalism
Zeke – 11.4cm at grades
Keegan – 11.6cm at drunk drivers
Andrew – 11cm at deforestation
Senna – 11cm at fake friends
Ellie – societal expectations

Now I am still not sure how I am going to have this data influence the OBJ scan, I’m thinking I want it to have the measurement dictate the number of fingers on each page? and then create a random pattern of sorts. If I was to do that I would have to round up/down to whole numbers.

Based on this data I am now thinking about this booklet as an expression of anger and frustration within my generation, at the world around us, our economy and social climate as well as just personal stuff we have going on in our lives. Rather than just a booklet to be provocative and funny.