The progress crit...

Notes.
Survey for research // questionnaire // Facebook?

Link specifically to first years coming onto our degree course at LCA.

Gaining motivation from others on the course.


FLATMATES
-Living with people who think that graphics is a fake degree // an 'ARTY' degree.
-They are intolerant? Uneducated in the profession.

Development of new idea.
-Ways to prove the credibility of the course.
-gaining credibility from flatmates?
-ARGUMENTS TO PROVE THE CREDIBILITY OF GRAPHICS AS A DEGREE

WHY?
-distraction from work... not good on busy course.
-flatmates knock confidence...lose motivation.
-questioning graphics' credibility.
-Won't enjoy time on the course.

WHAT?
-ways to befriend flatmates?
-try to know all the answers to their questions
-ways to avoid conversation about graphics?
-excuses to avoid conversation in general?
-ways to 'deal' with them?

NEED TO ASK EVERYONE THE QUESTIONS THEY ARE ASKED ABOUT GRAPHICS...

30 reasons why graphics is important and why couldn't live without it ie. road signage

who might be the cynics?
what you might end up as?
think about noble professions and how design affects the way they work.
looks at the superficial element... why things looking good is important?
humour and its importance.

Ways to describe graphic design and make it sound important... like Fred does.


Revised concept
explaining how to deal with cynics of graphic design as a subject and profession and ways to answer them in order to protect the credibility and importance of design. (and yourself)


Although I came out of the crit feeling I had no clear concept, after discussing after wards with Jo I feel I have come to a much more effective concept and the possible effect will be much greater on everyone, not only first years...