Initial Project Idea

A digital poster that locates my project idea in a number of contexts.

5 similar things to what I am thinking about – both direct and indirect associations, name them, show their covers, or an image from them, and saying ‘my project will be like this’

4 sources of inspiration (music, poetry, film, game, novel) that are in play when i think about this idea.

3 ‘heroes’ who I associate with the work you are doing.

2 ‘theories’ that are of relevance.

1 ‘issue’ that I am aware of that will be involved in the making (skills, knowledge, resources and etc).

12 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2012

The slide below (12 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2012) listed the key points that I've extracted from an online article by Reinier Evers. read the article here

My thoughts after reading 12 crucial trends for 2012.
1. would my target audience be Chinese, China?
    - should i shift my focus from Malaysia to China or United State to China?
2. how can i thrill my target audience?
    - give consumer the ability to propose prices? access the website here
3. should i do something about recycling or go green?
    - since online actions are about selling secondhand goods
4. bottom of the urban pyramid
    - should i target low income urban consumer?
5. idle sourcing
    - how could i make it downright simple for users to contribute to my website?
6. flawsome 
    - i realise that customer feedbacks are very important! how can i improve on this feature?
7. screen culture
    - i would like to spend some time to research on 'the Cloud' perhaps it would help my final project
8. recommerce
   - almost anthing is ripe for reseale in 2012
   - maybe i could provide a platform for people to sell and buy recycled or DIY product?
9. point and know
    - i could also explore on feature such as Google Goggles and QR codes

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List of Technologies

The slide below listed the key points that I've extracted from the book 'Web Design: E-Commerce' by Julius Wiedemann.

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E-commerce Website Designer's Concerns

The slides below listed the key points that I've extracted from the book 'Web Design: E-Commerce' by Julius Wiedemann.

 
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User Experience and some Practical Methods

The slides below listed the key points that I've extracted from the book 'Web Design: E-Commerce' by Julius Wiedemann.

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Good Interface Design

The slide below listed the key points that I've extracted from the book 'Web Design: E-Commerce' by Julius Wiedemann.

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Sketching a Project Proposal

The slides below listed the key points that I've extracted from the book 'How to Research 4th edition' by Lorrain Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcom Tight.

My reason of why am i doing this project will be #3 - to enhance my employment prospects so i wish that this project will be my best portfolio work. Another reason is #4 - to acquire new skills such as marketing strategies, building an E-commerce website (probably include bidding system) using computer software or program such as HTML5 and Cloud Computing. 

My general ideas is to build a Go Green E-commerce website. The issue i am addressing is mandatory recycling laws and tougher regulations on the disposal of electronic trash which had been mentioned by trendwatching.com, read the article here. While the context of my final project will be upcycling which is based on “Go Green” concept.

I would like to investigate the demographic of my target audience. I will relate this research with my degree essay which aimed to discover possible online consumer demographic.

My general research question would be e-commerce, online marketing strategies, online shopping culture, online consumer characteristic and behaviors, materialism and consumerism theories, also the upcycling idea.

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