TOOLKIT
Kit of research methods
Lorenzo Bacchin
Practical Research
Experimentation
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Literature Research
Theoretical Research
Examples:
Magazines, Newspapers,
Articles, Books, Movies, Animations, Drawings, Paintings, Photographies, Sculptures, Installations, Music,
Videos, Podcasts
Interviews or Conversations
Examples: Sketches from real references, from images, from music, from imagination, with any tool.
Silhouettes, Moodboards,
Collages,
Automatic Drawing, Frottage, Pictures,
Videos,
Animation loops,
3D models and 3D Printing
Dérive (theoretical)
Direct Observation
Dreams
Examples:
Walking with no destination, Picking random books at the library (documentation is then made by sketches, photos, videos, recordings),
Copies/Studies of masters
Dérive (practical)
Examples:
Random doodles or collages (also while listening to music or conversations),
Exquisite Corpse technique, Sketches or story writing from people not involved in the project, sketches from AI
Embodiment
Examples:
Shooting acting references
Practice:
Data Design
Practice:
Cultural Diversity