All completed module presentations on the large tables in the front studio at 1.30pm - them myself andJohn will spend about 20 mins looking through while you all get a cup of coffee - and at 2pm come back and we shall go through all the work with you.
John will talk to you about the commercial viability of your work -m we will both give you a mark and you will receive the average.
Do your best to present the work well, communicate your concept clearly and be proud of your work - if you are nervous or insecure it devalues everything you have done - and don't appologise or point out what you have done wrong or talk about what didn't work - just stick to the positives and talk the work 'up'.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Security cards / door access.
FDA1 / 2 - Top Up.
If your card stilldoes not open the studiodoor -please inform Jane TODAY and we shall have it re-formatted.
R
If your card stilldoes not open the studiodoor -please inform Jane TODAY and we shall have it re-formatted.
R
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Christmas drinks tomorrow night.
The Jenny Lind - opposite the end of Courthouse Street - you will find it really easily - it's about half way up The High Street - on the way to the FILO, you will probably be able to hear it too, it had a loudspeaker in one of the upstairs windows at the weekend playing Xmas Carols. It's a really nice place, with an open fire and two bars - and a garden outside.
4.30pm onwards.
Room Changes for FDA1 and 2
You are all aware that I've been looking at the issues regarding the room and how it's used - and I've been talking to many of you about the way it works - and how we can use the space ( and keep it ) going forward.
Over the Xmas break, we are going to shift the room around - take out the wall in the middle and build a new wall, at 90 degrees across the whole space - meaning that the back of the room ( where computers are now ) will be the FDA 1 studio - the front will be FDA2 - the 'big' tables will be placed inbetween as dividers and the computers will be along the new wall - inside the new space so they cannot be seen from the doors. This creates a new - smaller - studio space along the big white wall - where 'other' students can work - and will not disturb us.
Moving the computers means that you MUST remove anything you want to keep from the hard drives before the Xmas break - afterwards everuthing will be lost.
We will still only have 17 computers - and you will still need to find a way to cope with that in the short term - and you also must make use of the space - or, as I keep saying, you will lose it - but at least this will give us our own 'territory' again.
Over the Xmas break, we are going to shift the room around - take out the wall in the middle and build a new wall, at 90 degrees across the whole space - meaning that the back of the room ( where computers are now ) will be the FDA 1 studio - the front will be FDA2 - the 'big' tables will be placed inbetween as dividers and the computers will be along the new wall - inside the new space so they cannot be seen from the doors. This creates a new - smaller - studio space along the big white wall - where 'other' students can work - and will not disturb us.
Moving the computers means that you MUST remove anything you want to keep from the hard drives before the Xmas break - afterwards everuthing will be lost.
We will still only have 17 computers - and you will still need to find a way to cope with that in the short term - and you also must make use of the space - or, as I keep saying, you will lose it - but at least this will give us our own 'territory' again.
Monday, 6 December 2010
The Joy of Stats
( That's 'statistics' to you and me )
Found by Tom from Top Up - looks like a really interesting doc on visualising statistics and difficult information - really worth watching.
Found by Tom from Top Up - looks like a really interesting doc on visualising statistics and difficult information - really worth watching.
Some news for FDA1
Sadly - I've just spoken to Kay Avery-Stallion and she has suffered a family bereavement, and has asked if she can postpone the visit on Wednesday.
We are still having the crit and presentation on Wednesday at 1.30pm - and I'm going to give you your project for the xmas break - and straight after xmas, Kay will come in on a suitable day and we can have the presentation again. After the presentation - we can all go up to The Jenny Lind for xmas drinks and 'recover'. I'll talk to you about this in the morning.
She has a lot to offer to you - she's a working designer who has started her own company and gone through many of the process and trials that all of you must face - and is really looking forward to being able to talk to you all.
I hope you all join me in sending her out best wishes.
The tutorials have been going really well and I've had some very interesting and valuable feedback so far, lots of really useful suggestions and observations - I'll finish with everyone tomorrow and you will get detailed written feedback next week by email - with a resume of all your marks and the comments from all the other tutors.
We are still having the crit and presentation on Wednesday at 1.30pm - and I'm going to give you your project for the xmas break - and straight after xmas, Kay will come in on a suitable day and we can have the presentation again. After the presentation - we can all go up to The Jenny Lind for xmas drinks and 'recover'. I'll talk to you about this in the morning.
She has a lot to offer to you - she's a working designer who has started her own company and gone through many of the process and trials that all of you must face - and is really looking forward to being able to talk to you all.
I hope you all join me in sending her out best wishes.
The tutorials have been going really well and I've had some very interesting and valuable feedback so far, lots of really useful suggestions and observations - I'll finish with everyone tomorrow and you will get detailed written feedback next week by email - with a resume of all your marks and the comments from all the other tutors.
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Show of great Penguin bookmcovers.
Found by Gary Neill - at the Stolen Space Gallery / Truman Brewery - really worth a trip if you are up there Xmas shopping.
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