Wednesday 31 December 2014

Salford Key?


In mid-November all of FD went over to meet the staff of the University. It is a tradition for the second years to receive guidance before they apply to complete they creative study.

The University’s new home [on a very wet Wednesday] at MediaCity is really starting to come to life – and it’s a fascinating place to study with great views over the Quays and the Lowry.
 
From the left : Jo, Tim and Gary explained their different Pathways and took questions from the floor. Once the talk and tour was over the course student reps and the editor sat down for the first semester student & staff committee with Jo.

Andy, [stand-in rep] Ben, Jo, Naomi and Heather cleared the table of agenda items and then spent time looking at examples of Level 6 design work around the walls of the spacious studio.
Top : 24 hours without sleep due to deadlines Andy, Ben, Jo, Naomi and Heather during the SSC meeting. Below : the group look out of the windows at the Quay's [and work] and then chat with Mel departed from FDPurple about the illustration pathway she is to complete in June 2015. 
Before the group departed, Mel one of the courses ex-students in her final year of illustration dropped by to say hello and provide some insider-information.

Being Organised


As part of their first years Personal & Academic Development module in groups of two the FD1 LIME students had to research and present information of five industry-based organisations or publications. The five under scrutiny this year were D&AD /  Pentagram / Tate / Design Museum / Creative Review.

The groups had to research their origins, what roles they play what membership costs and how they can assist in the group becoming better designers and artists.
From the left : Creative Review with Lucy and Jordan, Tate with Hannah and Jack and Design Museum with Naomi and Luke. Later presentations by Andy, James and Zeta ended up on the cutting room floor.
Initial contact with the audience was through a poster [or in the case of Tate four posters], a handout and finally a five-minute presentation, all created in the graphic style of that organisation.

The editor is very keen to take the students out of their comfort zone by presenting to their peers and feeling the pressure of ‘talking’ to an audience. The results were impressive – and no expense was spared . . . by Andy who provided D&AD t-shirts for each of the group . . . and several ink cartridges for his flyer!