Vicky Kafkaki – Graphic Design MA Falmouth University

This week we will learn: Understanding and knowledge is power – the ability to hold huge levels of information on populations can be both an empowering and emancipatory act, but it is also susceptible to manipulation and misuse. As we have seen with companies such as Facebook, holding so much data on individuals and groups Read more

 Images were an international language, and still are today. It’s truly amazing, but some of the oldest pieces of information design still exist today   We can only guess what the true meanings behind these symbols are, as they are so very primitive, but our guts can translate a lot from these. Hunting was a very Read more

We were introduced to Colophon Foundry (https://www.colophon-foundry.org/). “We combine creative typographic vision with the highest quality technical solutions to create typographic assets that power brand differentiation at scale for some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Instagram, Google, Cadillac and Burger King.”  They demonstrated how appropriate research into provincial and historical issues are imperative Read more

Lecture by Stuart Tolley He talks about his works and his design studio Transmission ( https://www.transmission.design/work/min-thames-hudson/) “Typefaces are not toys, they are tools, they are design to solve problems” “You need type again, and again, and again….to get trough life” “I determine how to design something based on the audience but also you can push Read more

 What are potential future definitions of design practice?  What are the sectors that might change or need to change?   Simon Manchipp  What’s really exciting for me in branding is that the definition is getting broader. It’s not getting more narrow, it’s not becoming more niche, it’s actually a broader thing. …. Converting customers, typical customers or spectators, Read more

Take a graphic design interest that you are familiar with and investigate how thee idea can be improved, disrupted or retold through a shift of application. For this assignment I decide to do a project “Make a Wish” or “Christmas Wish” I got the idea from one church in Annapolis, Maryland. I was passing by Read more