Week 1- Session Two and Independent Research

Class Debate/ Synthesize Research

In class we were split into groups and allocated to debate on one of the possible 3 topics as for or against. We discussed 3 convincing points that we thought could counter the others response. It helped to see different stand points and views on each topic to aid to choosing a topic for my own research. This will help to advance my project as I was able to see what others in the class thought about each topic. This is good because it will help to expand my knowledge on each topic and aid to developing my concept for the project.
For Independent research I decided to further research and read articles on social media, to figure out an angle or stand point I would like to approach for my own topic. Also, some image research to start to visualize possible colours and symbolism I could use as inspiration.


Infographic Poster Research on Social Media

Bibiography

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/20/mapping-twitter-topic-networks-from-polarized-crowds-to-community-clusters/

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/who-uses-social-media-nz-commscores-breakdown-ck-150606

http://www.phosphor.co.nz/news/the-digital-universe-key-trends-in-new-zealand

http://www.slideshare.net/RoyMorganResearch/the-digital-universe-new-zealand?ref=http://thedigitaluniverse.com.au/presentations-overview/new-zealand/

http://time.com/3000978/the-emojis-strange-power/

Images inspired by words from my research

After researching through reading I decided to base my idea around social media being good for connecting with others. I found some words from which I decided to draw imagery from. This helped to start to figure out how I could visually display my idea for my poster.

Possible idea of social media watching you. Connecting to you.

Images sourced from: www.google.co.nz