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  • Schedule and Announcements

    Welcome to the PatternLab24 Project course (6 cr)


    Responsible teacher: Maarit Salolainen

    Teachers: Maarit Salolainen, Nora Bremer

    Teaching assistant: Juulia Jämsä (PatternLab23 alumni)

    The project is managed through a shared Microsoft Teams group and Google Drive folder.

    Account teams:

    Yiwen & Rita - tunics
    Erika & Pauliina - teens
    Laura & Norma - babies
    Titta & Mira - mini me

    Chair & Vice Chair:

    Ella & Ella

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    • SCHEDULE

      Due to the nature of the project, depending greatly on the schedules and decisions of our customer S-group, this schedule is tentative. The course meetings on campus (or Zoom) are on Tuesdays unless specified below. Changes to the programme/topics will be updated here as we move forward with the project and design work.
      WEEK 9 TUESDAY 27.2 all-day 9:15-17:00

      9:15-10:30 Q203 General information, presenting and signing the PatternLab agreement /Maarit

      10:45-11:30 PatternLab 23 and SOK / Juulia Jämsä

      11:30-12:00 Discussion on roles / Maarit, Nora

      12:00-13:00 Lunch

      13:00-14:00 Moving to Ässäkeskus with public transportation

      14-16 Design Brief meeting SOK & PatternLab24 / Anne Hagman and Milla Nordström S-group, Maarit, Nora

      Place: SOK, Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta, Pääkonttori Ässäkeskus, Fleminginkatu 34
      WEEK 10 TUESDAY 5.3.
       13:15-17:00 Q203 Team meeting
      • Discussion on the roles, decisions on teams and roles
      • Design ideation workshop. Bring min.7 design ideas according to the brief, each compiled on its own board. These should be uploaded to the google drive before the meeting. Nora will post some examples.
      Chair + Maarit + Nora
        FRIDAY 8.3
        Deadline for the presentation template / graphic team
      WEEK 11
      		 Individual work and possible workshops and meetings in smaller groups
      Tutoring of account teams with Maija / book slot in scheduler
        WEDNESDAY 13.3
       P210
      12-13 Account team tutoring with Maija, Erika and Pauliina
      13-14 Account team tutoring with Maija, Titta and Mira
        FRIDAY 15.3
       Deadline for uploading the filled-in presentation template to the account teams / all designers
       O203
      14-15 Account team tutoring with Maija, Yiwen and Rita
      15-16 Account team tutoring with Maija, Laura and Norma
      WEEK 12 TUESDAY 19.3
       13:15-14:00 Q203
      Team meeting and preparation for teen girls and mini-me teams / Nora + Teen girls + minimi team
      14:00-15.30 customer meeting: teen girls + mini-me kids dress  / first ideas       / Teen girls and minime-team, Ella +  Nora
      15:30-17:00 recap meeting for all students/ Nora
      WEEK 13 TUESDAY 26.3 
       14-15:00 Q203
      Pre-customer meeting preparation for Babies and tunics / Nora

      15:00-17:00 Q203
      15:00 customer meeting: Babies and tunics / first ideas
        THURSDAY 28.3
        11:00 / Teams
      Customer meeting for Calendar towel
      WEEK 14
      		 Easter holiday
      WEEK 15 TUESDAY 9.4
        13:15-15:15 Q203
      Team meeting with Maarit
      We will discuss the situation with the account teams and the next steps to prepare for the mid-project meetings in week 17. Preparation work is needed on both the account teams' and designers' sides during weeks 15 and 16.
       THURSDAY 11.4.
        13:15-17:00 O112
      Colour workshop
      WEEK 16TUESDAY 16.4.
       9.15-17.00 M101
      Pattern workshop
      WEEK 17 TUESDAY 23.4 all-day 9:15-17:00
       9:30-10:30 Q103

      Meeting with Maarit to prepare for the presentations

      10.30-12 MID-meeting Teens, Mini-me 

      12-14 MID-meeting Tuniks, Baby

      14-15:00 Team meeting with Maarit
      1. Account teams present their status: sold designs
      2. Discussion on next steps
      WEEK 18 TUESDAY 30.4
       Optional tutoring by Nora. Contact Nora if you need help with your designs.
      WEEK 19 TUESDAY 7.5 
       Final decisions from S-group by 3.5!
      9:15-17:00 F001 (the computer room is booked for the whole day)
      Pattern finalising workshop with Nora (all day) and Maarit       (afternoon)
      WEEK 20 TUESDAY 14.5
        9:00-16:00 F001 (the computer room is booked for the whole day)
      Additional Pattern finalising workshop with Nora (for the rest of the sold patterns)
      Aim: all patterns and their information PDF's delivered to the customer in the Teams folder
      WEEK 21 TUESDAY 21.5
       DEADLINE FOR PATTERNS 
      13:15-14:15 Q203
      Team update with Maarit / tentative plan
      Prints for S/S 25 ready!
      WEEK 22 TUESDAY 28.5 / tentative
        15:15-16:30 Q203
      Finalising the project, counting sales and preparing the invoice. Depending on the situation/status of the project, only Ellas,  Paulina, Maarit and Julia need to attend
       WEEK 23 TUESDAY 4.6
       14-14:30  Q102 FINAL TEAM MEETING with Nora and Maarit
      14:30-16:00 SOK Team joining us - discussions on the project       - kahvit ja pullat!!