I personally am really interested in the Russian Soviet Resolution and the rise of Constructivist design and the topic of Vkhutemas, but I need to really study it and get to grips with it. Which is a good thing as I'll gain a lot more from it, rather than writing and debating about things I already currently know about. I want to learn new stuff - Knowledge is power!To help me decide I'll write a few notes on each question and what I could talk about/mention and see what I feel the most comfortable with.Focusing on specific examples, describe the...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Monday, 28 November 2011
SEMINAR NOTES: CRITICAL POSITIONS ON ADVERTISING:
Posted on 14:05 by cena
Critical Positions on Advertising-NY Times Square , Volume of info we get in everyday lives-Pop-ups on the internet-Junk mail, in the post, in e-mails. I don't need viagra thank you very much.Even places like art galleries, something associated with free thinking and lack of advertising and commercialism have ads and billboards nowadays.Marxist/Marxism-wrote communist manifesto 1848, the way capitalism produces inequalities.-said communism would...
'WHAT IS RESEARCH' PART 1
Posted on 04:34 by cena
Some blabberings and notes from Fred's introductory lecture on the module OUGD405 and the importance of researchThe more you find out, the better + more informed your research and in turn your design process and work will beThe more you put in, the more you get outSet myself tasks of inquiry. Be more independent.Time - management, don't work at silly times. It's a result of crap time management mostly. No one including the course tutors want you to have no sleep and be stressed out.YOUR LIFE IS YOUR DESIGN PROCESSResearch informs your work and...
Saturday, 26 November 2011
STAG/HEN NIGHT STATISTICS
Posted on 08:21 by cena
Here are some statistics I found about weddings/hen nights/stag nights.The average cost of a wedding in the UK is £17,384The curent divorce rate in the UK is 53.1%Stag and hen night participation by region:28% - North West54% - Yorkshire, North East25% - Anglia, Midlands34% - South-West, Wales23% - London19% - SouthPretty interesting that the highest percentage is in Yorkshire, where we are...32% of people will hold their stag or hen nights in another...
STAG DO's
Posted on 07:52 by cena

TOP STAG LOCATIONS IN UKFrom researching various websites such as Stagweb and Stagcompany (creative names much?). I can say that these are the 5 favourite stag locations in the UK according to StagcompanyBournemouthNottinghamBrightonNewcastleBristolThere's also plenty of package holidays specificly designed for stag do's. Such as Bournemouth for example...Overall, according the Stagcompany, the cheapest seems to be Bristol and Nottingham with...
DEALING WITH ANXIETY
Posted on 07:43 by cena
I am sure being a best man can be quite nerve-wracking and stressful - a wedding's probably pretty stressful for all parties - but a best man has plenty to do and worry about. Here's some helpful websites and information dealing with anxiety which I'm sure any budding best man will be interested to educate himself on. What is anxiety?Anxiety is a normal, if unpleasant, part of life, and it can affect us all in different ways and at different times. Whereas stress is something that will come and go as the external factor causing it (be it a work,...
ART OF MANLINESS: 10 STEPS TO THE BEST BEST MAN SPEECH
Posted on 06:48 by cena
Again, Art Of Manliness is the bane of my life. Here are their 10 steps to writing the best best man speech ever.10 Steps to the Best Best Man Speechby BRETT on JULY 22, 2008 · 33 COMMENTSin MANLY SKILLSPhoto by trubluetitanLast week we did a post on resurrecting the lost art of oratory and we will soon begin a weekly post on writing and delivering a great speech. But before we start that, we wanted to...
ART OF MANLINESS: HOW TO THROW A BACHELOR PARTY + THE ORIGINS
Posted on 06:41 by cena
Again. Art of Manliness have a very traditional, classy approach. They refer to it as a Bachelor Party, Not a lads night aaat in Benidorm. Here's what they have to say, quite interesting actually.Throw a Classy Bachelor Partyby BRETT & KATE MCKAY on JANUARY 8, 2009 If you are selected to be your friend’s best man in his wedding, you have several important responsibilities to fulfill. The first is to plan a bachelor’s party...
ART OF MANLINESS: DUTIES OF A BEST MAN
Posted on 06:30 by cena
art of manliness is a really cool website, about just, well, being a man.Here's what they have to say about the duties of being a best man, it's quite in depth and it'll help me make a summary of the general stuff that being a best man involves://“Wedding season” is currently upon us. June is the most popular month for weddings, and they’ll be going full steam from now until September. You may have received a few invitations in the mail or even been...
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