Name: Dulcie Burchill

Hometown: Oxford

Atelier: &

Skills: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Suite

Undergraduate Education: MSA

Architectural interest: Sustainable Design

Hobbies: Travelling, Running, Painting

Favourite music genres: House, Rap, Indie

Hi! I'm Dulcie and I am in 5th year, studying architecture. I completed my undergrad at MSA and my Part I at Aew Architects, in Manchester, working on both residential and retail projects. I have a keen interest in designing sustainably, for both communities and the planet and have enjoyed exploring this this year within my atelier. My other interests include travelling and music. My love for music, combined with my interest in community development led me to choose to work with Radio Diamond and I can't wait for this project!

Day 1 (12/5) : Morning Meeting

This morning, we had a full team meeting to introduce our client, Radio Diamond, and share their history and how they spread positivity within the Moss Side community.

We explained the brief of how we are going to increase the station's presence in the city and encourage public donations by creating visual content for them, including prints, merch, and social media posts.

We then split into 3 sub-teams: Print Design Team, Merch Design Team and Video Content Team, and began researching precedents and discussing initial colour schemes and themes. It was great to see everyone's initial ideas on Miro and discuss which designs would best fit Radio Diamond.

A great start to the week!

Day 1 (12/5) : Afternoon Visit to Radio Diamond

This afternoon, the team headed to Radio Diamond, in Moss Side, to have a tour of the studio, including the broadcasting and podcasting spaces.

The group met Theresa and Kim, Radio Diamond staff, who shared some amazing stories of how they have helped the Moss Side community through their radio station. It was great to hear their experiences and increase our understanding of the importance of their work.

We discussed some of our initial design ideas for the project and listened to their feedback, which will be useful when developing our designs tomorrow.

The Video Content Team shared some of their ideas for filming the spaces and will be back tomorrow to get started!

Group Photo at Radio Diamond!

Day 2 (13/5) : Video Team Visit Radio Diamond

This morning, the Video Content Creation Team met up to discuss our research and start planning the videos. Drawing on social media trends, we prepared interview questions and thought about key shots to take in the studio.

In the afternoon, we arrived at Radio Diamond, Moss Side, to begin filming. During the interviews with the radio presenters, it was great to hear stories of their career highlights and challenges, their favourite music genres and artists, and heartwarming stories of how they've helped the local community.

We learnt how to take professional videos throughout the studio, with tours of the broadcasting and podcasting spaces, and personal interviews.

Looking forward to editing the clips tomorrow!

Day 3 (14/5) : Design Development & Video Editing

Today, the students in the Print and Merch Teams continued to develop their designs before beginning to digitalise them using Procreate and Photoshop. The master's students helped with the software and gave feedback on their designs.

The Video Team shared all the clips from the previous day and began organising how to edit them. That afternoon, we started editing the videos, extracting and cropping key parts and adding text and effects.

Day 4 (15/5) : Content Feedback & Development

This morning, the Print and Merch Teams continued to develop their designs digitally, using Photoshop and Procreate and exploring fonts to add on InDesign. The Video Team continued to edit the content, creating short, eye-catching videos to post on social media, adding effects, text and music.

We then had a full team meeting to show our work and give feedback on our designs and videos. We decided which design could be used for each merch or print piece and ensured each student knew how to progress.

It was great to see everyone's creativity and originality shine through their work. Following this discussion, everyone continued to work on their designs or videos from home.

Days 5 & 6 (16 & 19/5) : Design Feedback & Completion

On day's 5 and 6, the master's students gave feedback on the progressing designs which were then finalised with text, QR codes and merch placements. The Video Team continued to edit the content, creating a mixture of captivating clips for Radio Diamond's social media.

We were so impressed with everyone's work and unique ideas. Tomorrow, we will add any final edits, before printing and prepping for virtual and digital distribution across the city.

Day 7 (20/5) : Printing & Preparation

Following some final edits of our leaflet and poster designs, the Merch and Print teams prepared for printing, working out the best way to spend our budget. We bought paper and adhesives, and created 80 posters and 160 leaflets. We are so happy with how the work has come out!

The Video Team assisted where necessary and continued to edit the videos, making as much content as possible!

That afternoon, we had a full team meeting to review the prints and the students were briefed on the POA for tomorrow. We organised ourselves into groups of 2-3 to visit various locations across Manchester and discussed key sites to target. We discussed safety considerations and conversation points when chatting with the public. Finally, we shared the prints and adhesives evenly among the team, ready for tomorrow.