Speaking from Experience

After brainstorming different ideas for the brief I chose to go with 'How to throw a flat party'. It is aimed at first year freshers both male and female, and will give them advice on how to organise and prepare for a flat party as a way of helping become more social with their flatmate soutside a college environment. They will respond to the range of products holpefully by using them throughtout their time at uni.

Week One:

I began researching into what people thought made a good flat party through asking questions to students, (being the target audience).

Here are some questions and important answers I picked up on...

What makes a good flat party?

-A good amount/group of people

-Good music/ sound system

-Lots of air

Name an essential item for a flat party:

-Pack of cards

-Shot glasses

-Music

-Alcohol

-Plastic Cups

-Paracetamol

Name an essential action that should be taken before a party:

-Lock rooms

-Designated toilet

-Involve flatmates and get them to invite friends so you don't have to clean up alone the next day

What can be dangerous at a party?

-Smashed glass

-Drugs

-Fire (Smokin, cooking/hob/oven)

-Walking home alone

-Violence

-Leaving sharp items around (knives) and htings that can get broken or damaged

Paty Prep Summary:

In order to keep the party accident free, I looked at ways of avoiding some bad situations:

Crit: 23/04 (With John)

In the crit I was told i should try and come up with as many different ideas as I could for how I could get people to know how to throw a flat party. I want to create a 'freshers pack' for students so I began to think of different things it could consist of:

I also thought of different existing party products that could hold information on:

Another issue was how would the students invite their fellow classmates to the party once they recieved their party guide. I thought of things such as:

Printable invites they could get off the internet,

Word of mouth,

Noticeboard - google calendar

Posters

Website-join as a class-say when having as party-text subscription-immediate invite

Facebook (popular with target audience)