Money, Secondary research, Collection 100.

mon·ey  (mn)

n. pl. mon·eys or mon·ies

1. A medium that can be exchanged for goods and services and is used as a measure of their values on the market, including among its forms a commodity such as gold, an officially issued coin or note, or a deposit in a checking account or other readily liquefiable account.

2. The official currency, coins, and negotiable paper notes issued by a government.

3. Assets and property considered in terms of monetary value; wealth.

4.

a. Pecuniary profit or loss: He made money on the sale of his properties.

b. One's salary; pay: It was a terrible job, but the money was good.

5. An amount of cash or credit: raised the money for the new playground.

6. Sums of money, especially of a specified nature. Often used in the plural: state tax moneys; monies set aside for research and development.

7. A wealthy person, family, or group: to come from old money; to marry into money.

Idioms:

for (one's) money

According to one's opinion, choice, or preference: For my money, it's not worth the trouble.

in the money

1. Slang Rich; affluent.

2. Sports & Games Taking first, second, or third place in a contest on which a bet has been placed, such as a horserace.

on the money

Exact; precise.

put money on Sports & Games

To place a bet on.

put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is Slang

To live up to one's words; act according to one's own advice.

This is the dictionary definition according to: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/money

Colour Theory, further reading

 

Colour psychology.
Some colours, such as blue naturally calm.  It is argued that the meaning of a colour exists not because of cultural or social conditioning but it naturally makes us feel the way we do.  Blood is naturally red, which connotes danger and pain- so the existing semiotics don't carry the colours meaning, they simple make it stronger.

The Trichromatic theory.
THE PRISM.  The combination of three primary colours of light to re-create the entire spectrum is known as additive mixing. It starts form an absence of light.  The light of each primary is added to produce progressively lighter tones.  Mixing an equal amount of each primary results in 'white' light.  For example, addative mixing is evident in TV screens/ Computers etc.

Additive and subtractive mixing.
The first model above is the Additive mixing (RGB), the second is Subtractive mixing (CMYK), and the third is Subtractive Mixing (RYB)
Onto Subtractive.  Instead of pigments that absorb all but a certain primary, pigments that absorb only a certain primary are used.  From white you can then reverse the additive process by applying more pigment, subtracting more of each primary until black is left.  The colours that absorb the primaries are their complementaries.  Cyan absorbs re, magenta absorbs green and yellow absorbs blue.

Change. Collection 100

So i've decided to focus my research in on 'change within bags'.  It's pretty surprising how much money people have and they don't even realise.

Here is my research gathered from 100 people:
There is in total £63.77 in the bottom of these people's every day bags.

Whilst asking how much change these people had in their bags I also asked what coins made up the final figure.

Not surprisingly 1p's were the most popular, yet surprisingly £1 coins were the second most popular.

Collection 100, Inforgraphics

Infographics research:

I found the site informationisbeautiful.net with some really creative inforgraphics.  It's something to think about during this brief- displaying the information I have gathered in a different way.

http://djdesignerlab.com/2010/07/08/60-beautiful-examples-of-well-designed-infographics/

Collection 100

General Keywords regarding my subject (contents within bags):

Clutch Bag; Shoulder Bag; Rucksack; Bag; Hand bag; Purse; Keys; Phone; Suitcase; Luggage Bag; Camera; Water; Pen; Diary; Identity; Cards; Shopping Bag; Personality; Money; Possessions; Meaning; Insight; MP3 player.

Some secondary information gathered from the internet:

A friend told me about a Russian website where people had to empty their pockets onto a scanner, along with a part of their face and send it to them.  This is essentially what I am doing except with bags.  I think it works the same way where you can learn something about people from the images you are given.

Unfortunately, the website doesn't work anymore so it is no longer live.  But I think it's something interesting to think about and draw inspiration from.

I found this site by checking 'Google' online.  It basically tells you what type of person you are by the type of bag you own and what you have inside it.  It makes a lot of sense, and backs up the information I have found myself.

'Messy (containing old candy wrappings, bills, old-or used (!) tissue, and other "junk")-You tend to be very busy and don't have time to clean out your purse. You actually may not want to; these particular items show a rebellious streak that not many know you have. It's the one spot where you don't have to live up to other's expectations (a release valve!).
On the contrary, your home's tidy and your work is always well organized. '

http://www.infobarrel.com/What_Your_Handbag_(or_Purse)_Says_About_You

The link below explains itself.  Though the website is badly designed, the content is interesting- it is essentially what my project is on.

http://www.insidemybag.com/

Before going on to ask people what they thought should be in a bag I thought i'd check out any existing articles/ forums on the internet that told people what they should contain.  Below is what my first search came up with.  Most made sense and are probably essentials that i'd put in my bag.

Phone

Umbrella

Wallet

Make-up

Tissue

Camera

Sunglasses

Coin purse?

Shopping bag

http://hubpages.com/hub/10-Essential-Things-To-Carry-In-Your-Handbag

'Don’t go on a hike, backpack or camping trip without these pieces of essential gear.'

From this research i've found that "essentials" do not interest me, only really in different social and environmental situations will this list change.  I like the idea that the list changes for every person in the world- everyone has a different list of "essentials" for themselves.

http://www.freshairjunkie.com/index.php/2010/06/the-ten-essentials-for-hiking-camping-backpacking/

'Pack that bag."

Pack That Bag: Top 10 Travelling Essentials To Put On Your Back.

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Pack-That-Bag--Top-10-Travelling-Essentials-To-Put-On-Your-Back/1270963

Some primary research, gathered from people around my age:

I asked what they thought should be in a bag.

"A day bag?"

"A bag for work?"

"A bag for going out?"

The majority of the answers sounded confused.  I realised that the question was too open and that I need to make it closed to get more direct information from people.  I was getting back questions rather than answers.

So,

from this I asked what they thought you needed in a general 'day bag'- people got the idea of this one.

The results I got back were:

"Keys"

"Purse/ Wallet"

"Phone"

"Food"

"Laptop"

"Hair brush"

"Pens"

"Nurofen"

"Cigarettes, Lighter"

"I Pod"

"Hair grips"

"Umbrella"

"Camera"

"Glasses"

"Make-up"

"Inhaler"

"Water"

"Money"

"Diary"

Of course some of these things are subjective i.e. Cigarettes, make-up and glasses.  So therefore they are opinions.

I asked if they were - male/ female.

                                - If they used a bag on a regular basis.

                                - If so what kind of bag.  I.e. rucksack, shoulder, clutch etc.

                                - What generally goes into their bag.

                                - If they had one on them at that moment in time, what was in it.

I think the last question is important because (unless the person is holding back) you can get interesting results from it, something that really tells a story.

Here are my results:

Most replies in my opinion are fairly predictable given that the majority of these people attend university or college so would require pens; books; memory sticks; notebooks.

Statistic:  

5 out of the 8 people have memory sticks in their bags.

I don't think this information is particularly interesting, but as I said before, more predictable.

However, things such as Australian stamps and Korean pie cake are a surprise.  This interests me.