Object Stimuli

Aim

To get a real user’s perspective and insight into; the most commonly used communication methods for different relationships, lost communication and stories.

Method

This method has an ability to engage ‘real users’ and capture stories from the private sphere through giving participants objects.

Method courtesy of Anna Hammond
www.annahammond.co.uk

Toilet Talk

Aim

To utilize an existing communication environment (toilet walls), to find out personal views in an anonymous way.

Method

This was done by using existing semiotics and creating posters that were then pinned up on the back of toilet cubical doors and on toilet roll dispensers. 

Method courtesy of Anna Hammond

www.annahammond.co.uk

Peeping Tom

Aim

To conduct an investigation into the layout of social environments in the home.

Method

Photographs were taken in the geographical area where self-selectors live.

Method courtesy of Anna Hammond

www.annahammond.co.uk

People Watching

Aim

This was to gain an understanding of different forms of communication used in public.

Method

Two bustling locations of Edinburgh city centre were chosen; ‘St Andrew’s Square’ and ‘The Mound’. A choice to remain an ‘outside observer’ (Mahoney 1997) was made, so not to interfere or affect the behavior of the participants.

Method courtesy of Anna Hammond

www.annahammond.co.uk