March 9th 2010
URGENT: Groups for Thursday 11th March Posted by: melissa
You are required to organise yourselves into groups of 6-8 (no bigger or smaller) and send your group with names as a response to this post. No individual names will be accepted just groups.
You are all required to participate in this action research workshop. No exceptions without prior arrangement with a tutor.
Please be prompt. The session relies on your participation and reliability. Please re-schedule all hair, dentist, chiropractor and road trips.
March 9th 2010
LECTURE – Tues 16th March 2010 starting 10:00am – Everything you could possibly want to know about Signs & Symbols Posted by: brian
An Inspiring Lecture to be givcen by Maria Costantino in the small Lecture Theatre.
This is a MUST ATTEND LECTURE and all 1st Year Graphic Design Students are expected to attend.
This will give you vital clues on how to use semiotics and to add value to your final submission by showing cognative connections.
March 9th 2010
Typography Workshop Wednesday 10th March will be in Room 204 all day. Posted by: brian
The Typography Workshop is open to all the year groups on Wednesday 10th March from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
This session will be held in Room 204 – as an open studio
This will be run by Brian Whitehead and will begin with a talk about book and magazine covers.
The day will be used to examine and discuss typeface designs and to see whose work has been transferred into FontLab as a working typeface. There will be opportunities to work in Adobe Illustrator and to find ways of refining your work.
March 9th 2010
Weds 10th March – CV Workshop am, Portfolio review pm Posted by: sal
This is a great opportunity for students to make an impression with two London Agencies in these hard times. Make the most of everything that comes your way and sign up for the afternoon as well to discuss your work. You all want placements in the future – here is a great opportunity to make connections and hopefully get one!
Room 215
Morning Session: 10.00am – 1.pm – Neville Kemp from the Careers Service, Benn Achilleas from Neoco Design and Russell Saunders from GBH are coming in to do a CV workshop with you in the morning. They will talk about what makes a good or bad CV and what they each look for.
Numbers are limited to 22 remaining so sign on the second year blog if you want a place.
Also, take the time to look up their agencies and get to know their work, which are very different in approach as this will help you.
Afternoon session: 2pm – 5pm Benn and Russell will be doing Portfolio Reviews with individual students. You will need to prepare a 2 min ‘elevator pitch’, and bring your portfolio with you to show!
How to craft your Elevator Speach
We have limited numbers of 38 remaining for the afternoon session. Please sign up for either session again on the second year blog stating your name, year group and which session you would like to attend – am, pm or both!
March 8th 2010
Screen can be picked up or order one if you missed out before. Posted by: Rose
Hollie in the shop says….
I’ll be taking orders and payments up until Friday 12/3/10 at 3PM! I’m sure this will be the last chance to get a screen so any orders after this time won’t be accepted!
The screens from the previous order are now in, and the new ones should be in by Tuesday/Wednesday next week.
The price is £29.30 each.
March 4th 2010
Relief Printing workshops Posted by: Rose
See the workshops blog to sign up to a series of evening relief printing workshops, starting Tuesday.
Print workshops will soon only be posted on the workshops blog so keep your eye on it.
Rose
March 4th 2010
Screens in shop now! Posted by: Rose
If you ordered a screen in the shop then you can pick them up now.
It’s only open until 1pm today but they’re open from 10-1 and then 2-4 tomorrow and next week.
If you missed out on ordering one then there will be another chance to order one when the next Screen Printing Inductions start in a few weeks.
March 4th 2010
Thursday 11th March – Evening talk Posted by: sal
A+B Studio was founded by award-winning designers, Alex Lampe and Benji Wiedemann to deliver clear, relevant and innovative design solutions which work seamlessly across multiple media.
They create bespoke solutions through a project-focused approach. Their modular company structure enables them to expand and contract on a project-by-project basis. They draw on specialists from various disciplines, enriching the result. Ideas are their currency.
Current clients include: The Science Museum, BBC, D&AD, Design Council, Thomasina Miers, Revlon, Samsung, Taio Cruz, Sony Pictures, Buddha Bar, Johnny Flynn, Domino Records, The Cuckoo Club, Sacla’ and more.
They will talk about their story from graduation to the current day, punctuated by examples of work along the way
March 3rd 2010
Next Mono Print Workshop Posted by: Rose
*Back by popular demand*
WORKSHOP ID NOW FULLY BOOKED, THOSE WHO SIGNED UP ON THE BOARD HAVE PLACES, IF YOU COMMENTED THAT DOESN”T MEAN YOU HAVE A PLACE!
Sign-up for a Mono-printing workshop on Wednesday 10th March. The workshop will consist of a short demonstration of how to mono-print and then you can carry on printing before cleaning up the equipment.
Bring interesting paper, drawing utensils, imagery to work from. You can print on anything flat so don’t limit your self to A4 white paper and think about what can make marks.
Wear old clothes or use one of the disposable aprons but prepare for a bit of mess! The ink is oil based so won’t come out in the wash.
There are 10 places for each session. The morning session is 11am- 1pm and the afternoon session runs 2pm – 4pm.
The sign-up sheet is on the red ‘door’ screen to the Print Area.
WORKSHOP ID NOW FULLY BOOKED, THOSE WHO SIGNED UP ON THE BOARD HAVE PLACES, IF YOU COMMENTED THAT DOESN”T MEAN YOU HAVE A PLACE!
It is open to all and on a first come first serve basis. Email me at rthomas.s1@ucreative if you sign up and can’t attend (giving good notice) so the place can be offered to another student.
Rose
March 2nd 2010
Photography Studio and Lighting Inductions – Thursday 4th March Posted by: brian
There will be a set of five induction sessions run by Claudia Brooks in the use of the Photographic Studios and instruction on the ways of using the Lighting and flash equipment.
There will be five one hour sessions on Thursday:
10:00 to 11:00am (10 to 15 students max in each group)
11:00 to 12:00pm
12:00 to 1:00pm
Lunch
2:00 to 3:00pm
3:00 to 4:00pm
There will be sign-up sheets with up to 15 places in each session – first come first serve basis. You will need to make sure you don’t miss you Formative Presentation on Thursday.
You will need to have had the induction if you wish to use this space and equipment in the future – so don’t miss this opportunity to add another string to your bow. This could improve your photography and help strengthen your portfolio submissions.
