environmental infodesign theme: coffee culture
Ho Siu Kwan Suen Hei Lam / 2C2
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up cycling
organisation the alchemist cafe and bistro The Alchemist Cafe and Bistro has always been an assembly point for travelers, artists, and musicians around the world to share their ideas and experiences with diners. The Alchemist Cafe and Bistro aims at promoting arts and culture since 2012. The cafe had focused on raising the awareness of cultural diversity by hosting more than 50 sharing sessions with experienced travelers. Brought together by a space pervaded with literature, art, and music, the cafe also facilitates the enrichment of lifestyles in the Hong Kong community. Events like concerts, exhibitions, and writing contests spark off creativity as well as attention to social issues like environmental protection, cultural preservation, and education. They aims to develop The Alchemist Cafe and Bistro, a brand made-in-Hong-Kong into a cultural hub which serves quality food and coffee.
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storyline
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behind the exhibition
objective (the progress)
… Coffees are Hong Kongers' medicine, people tend to drink a coffee for refreshing their mind and emotion since living in Hong Kong is fast-paced. As a result, they love to buy insta-coffee and those can buy in anywhere. But most of them really don t know the behind history and different countries culture about the coffee. So, in this exhibition, we want to give audience a experience to know coffee is not only a drink, it also is a art and culture communication.
… At a mean while, the exhibition expected the audience realise that manufacturing a cup of coffee needs a wide range of processes, that s the reason why specialty coffee exists and specialty coffee owns its values. Though this exhibition, we aimed to attract the audience more appreciate on the culture of specialty coffee.
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mind-map
progress
coffee
history significance/ emotion/lifestyle
culture
specialty latte-art coffee
materials
tools
beans
the progress of making coffee
coffee waste
upcycling
a cup of coffee
storyline & structure
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history of coffee Tools of coffee Beans source Making coffee process Latte-art style and information - Finish a cup of perfect coffee - Taste a trend of high-quality: specialty coffee - Use coffee waste to upcycling
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behind the exhibition
objective (backpacker)
… Every countries has their own coffee culture and its different significance for their citizen, like Vietnam, Italy, Germany etc. In order to let the audience experience different countries coffee, this exhibition let the audience to become as a backpacker to enjoy this ‘trip’. At the end, we will bring the audience back to our city: Hong Kong, study How’s coffee affects our lives and its development for the upcycling.
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mind-map coffee
history
beans originated
different country
types of coffee
culture
Hong Kong coffee culture
significance/ emotion/lifestyle
coffee development
sub-product (coffee waste upcycling)
storyline & structure
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introduction of coffee beans source different country style coffee different meaning of coffee from the different country Back to HK coffee culture Development of Hong Kong coffee (sub-product > upcycling)
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behind the exhibition
objective (history)
… Coffee culture exists a long time ago, there s a lot of cultures and its value. Since Hong Kong is a fast-paced city, people enjoy their coffee only a few minutes, they don't understand coffee is very special and cultural. In this event, we will take audience time to enjoy the coffee's wonderful history. And, let them be more interest about coffee through the upcycling products.
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mind-map coffee
history
who found coffee
materials
traditional tools
Found coffee is a refreshing drink
beans
different type of coffee
coffee waste
upcycling
coffee culture of different country
significance/ emotion/lifestyle
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storyline & structure
history
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History stories about coffee Information about coffee beans Traditional coffee tools Coffee culture of different country Type of coffee waste Upcycling the coffee waste
visual reference
mood board
coffee history: the trend
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coffee history: the trend
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coffee tools
coffee tools for making types of specialty coffee
coffee beans
latte art
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color
> 3d >
digital
upcycling
upcycling
upcycling
upcycling
coffee beans types
coffee culture, significance, lifestyle of different countries
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