This week started with us going to the branding critique. We got some great feedback and decided to change our poster, half sheet, and logo. We went through a few iterations, but this is what they look like officially.
By Tuesday we started brainstorming possible ideas for a story and interactions. We came up with three ideas:
- The squirrel is the guardian of the pillow tree and bestows the Wish Child a pillow of sweet dreams
- The squirrel is a trickster who has hid the pillow and it is up to the Wish Child to find it
- The squirrel is a merchant who makes the pillow special for the Wish Child
We met with faculty who advised us to try to keep it as fun and silly as possible, which lead us to wanting our story to not have any major takeaways, but rather, just be a fun lighthearted experience for the Wish Kids and their families.
We also decided on a name.
Randy.
Or at least that is what we are calling the squirrel for the time being. We asked Give Kids The World if there were any special names that they would like to honor the squirrel with, and so the name is subject to change.
We began making concept art for us to playtest with for the design of Randy.
On Saturday we went to the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum and began playtesting for squirrel concept.
The top choices were:
Lastly, we started prepping for quarters next week. We’re really excited to show the faculty what we have done so far, and all the helpful feedback they can give us.
Next week after quarters, we hope to start on script and begin getting the final concept for Randy.