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Matariki Design Exploration Worksheet

Explore how Matariki values can shape a useful, respectful technology design. Read the client brief and use the details in the questions to guide your answers. Explain your design choices.

Matariki and design

Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the rising of Matariki marks a time for remembering those who have passed, celebrating the present, and looking ahead to the future. Practices and meanings can vary among iwi and communities, so designers should listen to the people they are designing for.

1.Which three ideas are strongly connected with the Matariki reflection above? Select three.

Remembering people who have passed
Celebrating the present
Planning for the future
Winning a competition
Focusing only on individual success

2.In two or three sentences, explain how listening to local iwi or community members could help a designer create a more respectful Matariki product.

Client brief: Matariki at the coast

A coastal community group is planning a Matariki gathering. Hana and Sione are helping the organisers explore a simple way to share event information with whānau. Some visitors may be walking near the coast at low tide before the gathering, so clear safety information matters too. The group wants a design that works for different ages, is easy to read outdoors, and helps people feel welcome. It must be low-cost, avoid relying on mobile data, and be ready to test in two weeks. The organisers want local people to review cultural content before anything is printed or shared. The design should support remembrance, connection, and looking ahead without claiming that all iwi celebrate in exactly the same way.

3.A concept sketch for the event board has a large heading at the top and a separate blank area below it for event details. It contains no readable event information or safety guidance. Identify one feature that could help the audience and one feature that needs more development. Explain each choice.

4.From the client brief, write two design requirements and one design constraint. A requirement is something the design should do; a constraint is a limitation.

5.Choose one proposed design and give one reason it meets the client brief: (1) a printed, easy-to-read event board with clear safety information, reviewed by local organisers; (2) a data-heavy app that only works with a strong mobile signal; or (3) a costly electronic display with no time for community testing.

6.True or false: Because Matariki is celebrated across Aotearoa, a designer can assume that every iwi and community uses the same stories and practices.

TrueFalse

7.Complete the client profile using the brief: (a) Who is the client? (b) Name one audience need. (c) Name one value or priority the client cares about.

8.Plan a quick test for the event board. State who should try it, what they should do, and one thing you would observe or ask to decide whether the design works.

Create a simple event-board design from scratch for the client. Include one improvement that addresses a client requirement and add a brief note naming that requirement.