May 2010
9 posts
Summary of last week’s crits
Meeting with Sadhna Thursday 13 May With Sadhna we discussed the following scenarios: How you would book crit rooms and how many members should be in each crit? Should the crits be with random members or could you invite members to based on similar fields of interest? In what other ways could the crit rooms be used, should we arrange online exhibitions or talks? We also talked about how we could...
Progress II
We have been thinking a lot today, and we think that narrowing it down content-wise even further might be a good idea. One idea that we have been discussing, is that we have a website with half a question, and the rest of the question will be formulated and asked every week. So for instance, for now we have been going with the core question “What did you learn?”, and the idea is that...
Progress
We figured that some sort of organization was the way to go, to help fellow alumni the moment they left college. We thought about how we could pass on and exchange knowledge and experience, so we started thinking about how we obtain these things through CSM. We agreed on that crits and interaction with our fellow students is what makes CSM such a learning environment, and began playing around with...
The development of ideas
After proposing the ida of the gentlemens club to Amanda, she advised use to look at weird traditional English traditions, such as the cheese rolling in cheshire, also typically british foods. We were told to find a name and write the rules/philosophy to begin with which then can be used to form the rest of the brand of the club. We were told to look at tradition and use our imaginations to bring...
Manifesto
As the graduates disperse with their endeavors, the community which once was breaks down. The Club is a private club set by and for alumni students from the Graphic Design course at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, UK. The purpose of The Club is to maintain networks within the environment they were formed, after graduation. Like the old gentlemen’s clubs, it serves...
What: Keeping the idea of something alive through our own approach. Our focus is on British high culture.
How: Setting up a Gentlemen’s Club, and host events every month.
Why: Key words are: integration, acceptance, cultural heritage, experiential events and semiotics. All of these words tie in with our separate research.
Hello
We (Alex, Anders & Martin) have decided to team up for our Unit 14. Alex has been researching semiotics of type, hidden narratives & changing behavior through design, Anders has been looking into memes, flocking, language & slang, while Martin has been researching the values of something being made in Great Britain with focus on bespoke tailoring on Saville Row. Here are the blogs we...