Final TFM Report
Master in Interaction Design 2023 - IED Barcelona
Daniel Seplovich, Davide Magnoni
Although living in the most digitalized era in human history, there's been a remarkable resurgence in analog photography in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. This artistic medium originated in the early 19th century, faced a decline with the advent of digital cameras in the late 20th century, and is currently undergoing a renaissance in the early 21st century. We, coming from distinct regions of the globe, have observed this growth in popularity in our local communities, respectively. As designers and film photographers ourselves, we saw an opportunity to modernize the touchpoints involved in the interactions between the photographer and photo development lab where they go to buy, develop, scan, and print the film and images.
Through our research, we uncovered opportunities to make film photography more accessible to everyone while also empowering people to learn, grow, and even find work opportunities as a photographer. Grainspace, our project, does exactly that. It's designed to bring the nostalgic charm of film photography into the digital age, providing a unified community for learning, inspiration, and professional networking.
Grainspace's development followed a thorough process involving investigation, research, analysis, ideation, testing, and iteration. This report encapsulates the journey from investigation to execution of the alpha version prototype where photographers have a dedicated space to get inspired by others, build a body of work, connect with photo development labs, and even find work opportunities.
Ultimately this project is our love letter to film photography 💙
We want to thank the heads of our Master, Jordi and Mabel for facilitating an incredible year, Beatriz as our TFM Tutor for the advice and guidance throughout our project, and all the professors and classmates who supported us in our journey.
We also want to thank the photographers and the photo labs who contributed to the research for this project.
Additionally: Bar Raspall for incredible vermut, Federica from the cafe across IED, OMU Onigiri hand rolls, Nu Genea for background music during our working sessions, the front desk girl at IED who let us in when we forgot our badge to enter, and Equinox for tasty and affordable after-class shawarmas.