Lecture 15: Recap and link to level 5

- the importance of knowledge in areas other than your own discipline was highlighted because all of the information that we learn will help to influence our design decisions

- we are here because our job is communicate and solve the problems of communication - illustration, animation and graphic design

- need to be aware of audience and context even though we cannot necessarily control them 

- within our language we have symbols, signs and signifiers - we need to take into consideration the fact that we need to communicate with a universal language

‘process is more important than outcome’ 

What happens from here?

• exploring discipline specific content
• developing individual areas of interest
• formulating research questions 
• developing practical and contextual research skills
• writing research project proposals
• research informed practice and academic writing 

Research question that shape cop:

1. What is good? 
2. To what extent do the individual politics of professional practitioners impact on the roleani function of Graphic Design
3. In an era of globalisation, to what extent do graphic design practices reflect core British values
4. To what extent do technological developments in production and distribution impact on graphic design? 
5. To what extent has graphic design constructed our understanding or view of historical events and perceptions of truth?
6. To what extent does aesthetic style reflect the context, audience and function of contemporary graphic design