{"id":377,"date":"2007-07-02T10:52:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T10:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/wp\/?p=377"},"modified":"2013-03-07T17:47:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T01:47:39","slug":"philippines_general_design_observations_a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/philippines_general_design_observations_a\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines General Design Observations A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A two-part collection of general considerations from a design internship in the Philippines.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-bags01.jpg\" alt=\"Woven and stitched bags\" width=\"540\" height=\"402\" \/><br \/>\nBridging the gap: traditional basket weaving with contemporary hardware. Souvenier shop, Baguio City.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-bags02.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional woven backpacks\" width=\"540\" height=\"201\" \/><br \/>\nVariety based on geographic, climate, use and\/or tradition? Woven pasikings (backpacks) from the Cordillera Mountain Region, for sale in Baguio City.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-bags03.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a traditional backpack\" width=\"400\" height=\"540\" \/><br \/>\nThe French baker of Sagada, Aklay, wearing a pasiking. When is practical too practical? Where do (and should) aesthetics and function meet?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-car001.jpg\" alt=\"Pig heads in the back of a moving trike vehicle\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-car002.jpg\" alt=\"Fuel in a clear bag\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nTransport norms and conventions. Pig heads in the back of a trike; camping fuel sold in day-use plastic baggies.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-cigs.jpg\" alt=\"Individual cigarettes for sale\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\nWhat other goods warrant individual sale? Or wholesale? What weight is given to frequency of use, price, perception of quality in this decision? Individual cigarettes for sale at a gas station sari-sari store, Mountain Province.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-menu.jpg\" alt=\"A diner menu\" width=\"540\" height=\"259\" \/><br \/>\nCross culture iconography? How important is understanding the content&#8217;s specific meaning and origin vs. the overall contemporary theme, or feeling, it imparts? 50&#8217;s Diner, Baguio City.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-order.jpg\" alt=\"A fast food restaurant employee taking orders in line\" width=\"540\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\nAt Jollibee, where your order can be taken in-line and radioed to the kitchen. You then take the bill with you to the counter, where your food is already waiting. In this case, is the bill designed for the customer&#8217;s use or the company&#8217;s? How much detail does the customer need, or desire, or even realize she desires?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-parts001.jpg\" alt=\"Doorknob on a cabinet door and universal outlet\" width=\"540\" height=\"179\" \/><br \/>\nContext of use and meeting various needs (2-for-the-price-of-one): Locking doorknob fitted to a desk cabinet, outlet for both flat and round prong plugs.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-sew.jpg\" alt=\"Sewing machines\" width=\"522\" height=\"203\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-signs.jpg\" alt=\"Hand written signs\" width=\"540\" height=\"203\" \/><br \/>\nWhere do seeming anachronisms and pragmatics meet? Singer sewing machines for sale in a department store, Baguio City; predominantly handwritten signs, Puerto Princesa.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/images\/journal\/ph-do4-surf.jpg\" alt=\"Bamboo surfboard\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" \/><br \/>\nHow much are we willing to sacrifice for design? Price, durability, performance? Where is the tipping point for these justifications and is there a universal measure, or does context always determine this? Bamboo surfboard, San Juan beach, La Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A two-part collection of general considerations from a design internship in the Philippines. Bridging the gap: traditional basket weaving with contemporary hardware. Souvenier shop, Baguio City. Variety based on geographic, climate, use and\/or tradition? Woven pasikings (backpacks) from the Cordillera Mountain Region, for sale in Baguio City. The French baker of Sagada, Aklay, wearing a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3,5,74],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1251,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions\/1251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}