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catch up with lee
There is a curious appeal about the English spelling mistake in the chinese menus – cliché
Takeaway menu
Enormous, often with little descriptors as well
- The descriptors could give the change to elaborate on my idea
- And form
- Are you speaking for my self
- Your self
- Bad bits and good bits
- Remark that people also have familiarity that other people experience it too
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Make the calendar look like a calendar but not a working calendar
But a pastiche of it
To look it as a, useful open up the grid, thnk of it as a clendaer esque quality
Layering not use
Diary space
Growth
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my approach to pastiche – you take the style and put your own content in
reading
cross cultural
intergenerational
social spaces
interesting quotes to bring in
crucial texts
talking about diaspora
some people move cause they have too, under treat
the act of moving shifting and spreading
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menu - lightbox
with the lightbox menus seen in takeaway stores usually, they are faded and quite old I have used the style of pastiche to reinterpret them and changed the dishes to show my family photos I plan to add labels of the family members seen in the photos
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chop suey
The dish that represents the fake idioms and ideology’s of chinese culture packged into a dish that represents an inauthentic representation of Chinese culture, its been adjusted and changed to fit your western palettes. so this will be the bridge to open up topics regarding type and culture (ethnic fonts and racist designs based on stereotypes) critical topics such as businesses like monsoon poon and bamboozled that are ‘accepted’ i want this part to project and open conversations and the responsibility we have has visual communicators
no thank you bag plastic takeaway container - inside contains all that info chopsticks, fork and spoon
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takeaway menu
the takeaway menu will consists of all the ‘takeaways’ we got as kids growing up in one. play on words and format
Fortunate Takeaways is a project serving you family stories of growing up in a Chinese takeaway. We have made changes to our dishes to fit New Zealander's palates and introduced them to new cuisine and culture. This is a recognition of the hard labour of Chinese families that operated small takeaway businesses in New Zealand and their contributions to their community.
Since the takeaway kids have now grown up. Fortunate Takeaways is a reflection and understanding of the takeaways we received, the life skills and core values we now appreciate as adults.
thumbnail mock up
producing it on indesign
need to think about the other side of it too maybe inclue photos? or a map of the takeaways our parents have owns or a short history of chinese takeaways in nz.
if it was a map could change the format of the paper opens fully as a map then shrinks bak down as a tri fold
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menu inspiration looking closely at
- text
- colour
- layout
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week 8
on Friday, I had talked to lee about what I had currently been working on and he told me something I needed to hear as I knew my project could be pushed further. what I had been making was a surface level of the project and could take it deeper and more meaningful. so considering his critique and his suggestions in making a calendar like the ones you see in a takeaway and changing out the text for stories this gave me a proposition and ideas into moving forward
I spent the day going back through my notes and research to pick up some ideas, key points and the core purpose of my project as I found I lost my purpose and meaning to my project. so with this, I made a list on the key aspects I should recall and remember
the tone
visual plurality/Chinese culture
kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga
food. family. culture
critical thinking
from this is, I looked at the takeaway as a scene and also thought about how I wanted to present this project for the presentation. what I have in mind is to set up my space/room like how you'd see a takeaway space make the experience the takeaway store with all the things you'd typically see such as the lucky cat, art scroll, menus and chairs. From that, I plan on serving my guest's food like prawn crackers, wontons and tea. this act of food as access into a culture will be the first point I want to ensure addresses and through the all the things you'd find like the menu, calendar and your order/receipts are reproduced and using pastiche as a method of retelling stories and unpacking topics through familiarity.
So moving forward I want to create a ‘takeaway store’ and brand it and use that as the case study. With ideation and coming up with ideas ‘fortunate takeaways’ is what I have decided to call my project. it plays on the names typically used for naming takeaway as words such as fortune, golden, lucky, dragon are words associated to bring auspiciousness and prosperity to businesses. Using the word fortunate means luck and being blessed. So using this word I want to ensure the project’s tone is appreciating and feeling fortunate for what our parents have laboured over for us, as kids. “I’m fortunate for all of this to happen, fortunate for the life I have and the sacrifices my parents have made for me”
So in a whole, the project is a reflection and understanding of what I meant growing up in a takeaway and the appreciation for our family and culture.
I started making a logo for the takeaway, looked at signage’s and repeating patterns and shapes the logos/signs/window deals these shops had and come up with this:
I want to try and vinyl cut this and place it on an acrylic sheet, like a shop window.
Currently brainstorming some more ideas:
so what I’m thinking is making a ‘takeaway menu’ - this will speak on the takeaways from our experience as kids. the sweet and sour things hehe need good puns and food-related things
specials menu (those a4 sheets that were later added on to the menu) could be the challenges later added in life such as racism, stereotypes, like monsoon poon or medial outlet. *WIP unsure still thinking*
the lightbox menu, will be faded and yellowy images of the family photos I have collected and we become the dishes the core of the project.
Chinese calendar
important dates as growing up? I’m not too sure but I want this to either look like those old calendars or ones from yans and I want it to have some meaning but also make people rip one sheet off for a purpose
art scroll - not sure what to put on it yet
receipts/order dockets - not sure what to put on it yet
lastly, something like a home voice, the Chinese newspaper and ill use that too put in all the stories I have collected from people and the adverts from yans in that newspaper will be repurposed to show like out fave snacks or the types of stools we used as kids
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week 7
in p+ tanya mentioned to keep a daily/weekly diary or write up to update and refelct on how you and your project is going. i thought it’ll be good for the end of project reflection so here is the past two days
sunday 15th sept decided that i enjoy tactile things and the thought of including a lot of ephemera in the book would be a great way to make it interesting, nostalgic and fun. like old menus, stickers, cutouts and receipts
so i have started brain storming a few things and tumbnailing ideas
monday 16th sept kerry ann invited huey yi, rowena and i to a waiata group, which is a maori and cantonese sing along get together to share our ideas and project them to the public. i presented my idea and received great feedback - like look at the murcury plaza, consider customers/regulars as another element like how the space was a hub for people to come a few nights a week ect and overall good advice and conversation. i was a great opportunity to share my project to a new audience rather than just the uni umbrella
here i made a few bits that i really like such as the stufy of stools, when kerry ann or rowena saw it lifted their mood and they could relate and laugh to it which was exactly how i wanted the book to be enjoyed
ive decided that the book will be very colourful and use colourfull paperstock along with stickers
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Design a journal/publication about takeaway kids
What:
The project aims to tell a visual history of culture, people and stories of Chinese takeaway kids.
Bring light to untold stories and allow readers to engage and feel the stories of hardship, growth and pain.
The main purposeof this journal is to open up a dialogue that is rarely spoken about, these stories are full of rich content and hold unique voices that go underappreciated.
Encouraging people to explore, gain insight, learn, reflect and understand what it was like to be a takeaway kid. Learn what it was like behind the counter; the families, community, the food, the culture, the language, the upbringing etc. thus by opening up this dialogue people are able to connect themselves to others and rediscover the valuebeing a takeaway kid.
Who is it for?
- Takeaway kids who can open up and talk about their surroundings and what they experienced. But also read, engage, relate and connect with people in similar situations.
- ‘outsiders’ who wish to gain insight on stories that aren’t normally voiced, to learn and hear the stories behind the counter.
- This project will be aimed inward facing and talk directly to takeaway kids but can be outwardly projected for people to easily pick up and read.
Themes the journal will cover:
- family
- parents
- language barriers
- hardships
- life skills
- stories
- people
- me
- casual racism
- past
- current
- community
- menu items
- the good, the bad, the ugly
Each ‘section’/’piece’ will be driven towards an emotion I want the reader to feel and engage – to spark nostalgia, relatibility, make them laugh, make them feel a pain point, and overall give a sense of voice to something rarely talked about and behind closed doors especially in Chinese culture.
How/Content
- A map of a bunch of takeaways the people I have interviewed to give a scope of how large the community is present in wellington and beyond.
- Personal photographs laid out like a photo album
- Stories, go in to specifics like a typical Friday night, hanging out with friends, homework in the backroom, backroom stories, seeing people you know as customers (teaches, aquantinces), favourite/memorable customers who in turn become regulars and friends, next door dairy friends, birthday parties etc
- Quotes
- How to guides, peel a potato efficient tasks and skills learnt
- A visualisation/illustration of each scene of what ‘toys’ you had behind the counter like the space – tv, small table
- What kind of step stool you used to reach the counter and take orders/wash dishes ect relatable things
- Food – favourite dishes, ones that spark memories
- menu ‘todays specials’
- a little booklet exploring a topic designed like a menu with dishes, descriptions and prices. = this part could look at the authenticity of dishes and talk about where it’s origins are and what it an how it has become a staple to order and even suggest other dishes to order next time or favourite dishes the takeaway kids like.
[chop suey
[sweet and sour pork
[egg foo young
- The {history} fit out of chinese takeaways in nz? Explore the type, name, decals kinda of like a check list like lucky cat, fish, signage, menu items, oak furniture, scrolls, bai sun,
- Receipts/order papers the cost of being a takeaway kid the things we missed out on?
- textures
- neon nights, light up menus
- fish bowls
- lucky cats
- reflection, growing up now what, where are they now?
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A gift to parents in a way – like a thanks, I appreciate you.
{Next time you go out to eat at your local takeaway or go to the corner store for milk, and you see a kid that probably isn’t even in their double digits, playing, working, napping, translating or doing homework, don’t be disgusted or annoyed or critical. That is their home, that is their family, and someday, when they’re old enough to understand, they’ll be proud to have been raised as the ‘takeaway kid’.}
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Week 5
This past week I have attended 3 Asian arts Hui workshops run by wonderful people.
1) National and cultural identity in Aotearoa with Sopanha Kham
This workshop explored zine-making as a method of expression and voice, Sopanha opened up conversations about what our identity is, what does it mean, what is our national identity is as New Zealanders. This workshop helped open up my view and understanding of other peoples stories and identity along with my own. The final output of my zine was titled ‘growing up in NZ’ and brought up themes of my identity, expectations, internalised thoughts and ended with ‘I’m still growing, learning and understanding.’ A very helpful workshop.
2) How do you feel? With Ya-wen Ho
Ya-wen has been a lovely and generous person, she is also interested in type and typography along with side culture and understanding so going to this workshop enabled me to gain more insight into her research and studies. This workshop started with assigning various typefaces that all say ‘hello’ with connotations and voices they speak just purely by how they look. Which unpacked critical themes and topics alongside visual form. Then we made jelly prints to express our feelings – this was cool as it’s a quick and raw method in expression through printing.
3) Remembered Places with Rose Lu
This was a writing workshop which gave me a better understanding of how thoughts and places can be unbacked and expressed. Rose gave us some prompts and activities like drawing from memory and communication. I started out with drawing in as much detail the takeaway scene and from that started writing. Rose said that the best thing you can do is just start, rough draft and draw. Illustrate and express it through words.
Lecture:
Tanya’s why did I show you that— where do ideas come from? This was a good reminder to be open to inspirations and from the outside, you can hone in on intrinsic stories/personal stories.
Fay: Type Now and where it’s future maybe
Workshop: Pipeline Planning
Tanya gave us the task to make our project pipeline and list all the things we had to do from end to beginning and flesh out all the specifics. This workshop helped me gain an overview of my project.
I also have done this after class and unpacked my project theme/topic further.
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