- Interpretations of signs / colours / symbols / gestures etc in different cultures. How this impacts on design for an international market.
- The impact of new technology on design, namely the Apple Mac. Has it improved design by expanding the realms of what we can create as designers, or has it made for lazy designing?
After explaining my first topic, Dr Anna said that it was too broad a subject, could possibly choose one colour & look at what it signifies e.g. pink used to be a colour associated with boys, now associated with females.
After explaining my second topic Dr Anna said we didn't have time to discuss it in depth (we had already over run by half an hour) so I had to pick one subject over the following week & come back with a working essay title & some relevant texts. She did say that I could compare pre-digital design with current design, & also to look at magazines such as iD & Face.
In hindsight, a lot of people were linking the subject of their essay with their Professional Project, so I think topic number two is the most relevant for me. I have to say, I'm not looking forward to this unit as I found it a bit dry & tedious last year, but I suppose it's up to me to make it as interesting (& therefore painless) as possible.
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