First Project! Let the 'Geeking' begin

Look Again / Think Again

For the first part of our new unit, Visual Communication in Context 2, we have to produce an A3 poster with one of the two required outcomes;

• a social issue that in your opinion has been over looked and needs addressing,

  OR

• an object which carries values that go beyond its intended purpose or everyday use.
  

After producing several ideas for both I have whittled them down two two in each category. For the social issue option, my two favourite's are;

a Vis Com third year and

fuel prices.

In the personal meaning option, the two that really appealed to me were;

a pack of playing cards and

a Ribena carton.

Personally I think doing the third year Vis Com poster would be great because if it's good enough it could go towards the actual application for the third year to show the classes commitment to Visual Communication as a whole and, personally, it is something I believe in.

I could potentially use this factor in the overall design, possibly by including people who support it also or conveying what Visual Communication is all about.

Summer Fun, Done. Back To Business.

As summers go, I had an eventful one. The highlight has to be when it all kicked off with a spare of the moment trip to Nantes, France for three days. The tickets may have been £2.50 each but no one thought of booking a hotel! So, dodgy hotels and youth hostels lead us off to parts unknown to us all but I got to see a part of Nantes probably a lot of people have never seen before. With a camera in my hand and the thought of potentially sleeping rough that night meant I was constantly aware of what was around me.

In the end though it all went well and I got some great pictures of Nantes and my mates with my Holga. I think having to keep my wits about me in France has taught me to always keep my eyes open wherever I go and really take in my surroundings.

Now the time has come. Back to the (fairly) real world and time to knuckle down! I know the second year will be tough and a real challenge but I'm ready for it and I fully intend on 'geeking -it up' this year! (Starting with this blog!)