Week 2- session 2

Class Work/Research/Developing Thumbnails

In class we discussed our topic further in groups and then got feedback on concepts. I found that my concepts were too literal and had to rework my idea on social media to convey my idea in a more metaphoric visually appealing way. This feedback helped me understand the brief better because I was struggling a bit to visually represent my concept in a metaphoric way.
We learnt how symbols have different meanings which helped me to think of some ways I could represent my idea in a rhetoric way. There were around 4-5 symbols displayed on a board and we just shouted out possible meanings we could visualize based on the simple dingbats. It was interesting to see that even a simple cross can mean a big thing like religion. This helped me to start thinking of subject matter I could use to represent different aspects of the standpoint and issue of my concept that I want to develop further.
I was thinking of the idea that people being connected to the internet. In a way of addiction and not being able to separate themselves/ unplug from it.
I think that when I start to mock up my A5 posters maybe I'll get a better idea of whether my thumbnail ideas will work as a poster and convey the meaning I want.

Independent

Researched some subject matter that I could use for the thumbnails I developed with more clarity of the idea I wanted to portray in my posters. In particular the bird I could use in one of my ideas.

Research on different birds I could use for my poster.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kea/facts/

http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/tui/

How youth is affected by Technology consumption.
http://www.morino.org/pdf/cdf.pdf