Next project.....?

After last nights seminar - I want one! - So I can do this!

OKN04

Had a great evening yesterday at Peacock Visual Arts 'OKN04' - Open Knowledge Network. Ewan McIntosh from Channel 4's 4iP was there,with a really great talk on innovation and digital media's future etc, along with three other guest speakers, including Bill Thompson who did a great live demo on circuit bending and music making from an old 'Major Morgan' toy! Really liked the open stack info too, and Jono Sandilands stuff was great. Fascinating and great fun. Will definitely be at their next one. The red wine was good too. ;)

Books

I ordered some books which have proved incredibly helpful in my work Visualizing Research, (Which gets a bit of a knocking from some, and loved by others - I enjoyed it after being unsure initially and then revisiting it a couple of times) offers students and supervisors guidance in the planning, execution and communication of research in Art and Design. It's well structured and concise, and gave some some food for thought while writing my earlier reports, and undertaking my research. The others such as 'Visual Intelligence: Perception, Image and Manipulation in Visual Communication' posed some interesting topics and questions that helped inform my actual practice.


Have been really enjoying exploring the theory and philosophy behind my work, and have uncovered countless interesting topics and tangents as I have delved further into the factors. I think this is a definite route my work will follow for sometime.

Relief!

Phew! - the results came in for our post grad diploma and I passed thankfully - now to tackle the 7,000 word dissertation.