–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pre-sessional English for Art

and Design

Project 4/2: Better Future

––––––––––––––––––––––––––Aims and Learning Objectives

A1, A2, A3, A4LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Project Start Date 22nd August 2019

Project Deadline 3rd September 2019 9:45am

The Tate Modern, London

Rationale

––––––––––––––––––––––––––As artists and designers, you should be fascinated by the possibilities and exploration of new materials especially with the developments in science and technology affording you an ever-increasing list of materials and substances. Material research and investigation is just as important as contextual and historical research. As makers and thinkers you must test, question and manipulate different media. But as well as this process of testing, exploring and selecting materials, you can use materiality as a starting point to think about process lead and driven practice. Artists are scavengers, artists are inventive, artists are often sustainable in their approach. They might use materials subconsciously and let materials drive the exploration process. So what happens if you start with material?

How can you as future designer fully engage organizations to think about the changing landscape of business, culture and society? Inspired by a visit to The Crystal (the most sustainable building in the world!) and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, this project aims to engage you as a future thinker, designer, maker and possibly social change-maker to face the world of sustainable design in the ambiguous 21st century.

The project will enable you to analyze a number of case studies as well as relevant TED talks in an effort to present insights on how you can impact society, culture and the economy in your context and on a global scale.

Therefore, the project will allow you to research designers and makers exploring ideas, tools and experimenting with different materials driving your discipline. You will capture primary research from the study trip visits and secondary research from all the case studies as well as individual research in a form of an academic essay in which you will analyze, compare and contrast the work/practice/use of materials of at least three designers/makers in your discipline, e.g. fashion, crafts, graphic design and illustration, fine art, architecture and interior design, etc.

While you’re remaining in your original groups in the morning - in the afternoons, you will work independently in groups with students progressing onto the same UCA academic school you belong to and its areas of study(you do not need to work with the same students you collaborated in Project 3/1, however, the groups can’t be bigger than 6-7 students). Researching the courses within your school and working with students from the same discipline will truly allow you to prepare for your main course. Please check out your main course Welcome Guide (separate document) to see if you have any pre-arrival tasks to do before you start!

Which School Am I In?

School Programme Name CampusFashion Fashion

BA (Hons) FashionMA Fashion Design

Epsom

Fashion CommunicationBA (Hons) Fashion JournalismBA (Hons) Fashion Promotion & Imaging

Epsom

Fashion Design & Fashion AtelierBA (Hons) Fashion DesignBA (Hons) Fashion Atelier

Rochester

Fashion Media & CommunicationBA (Hons) Fashion Media & PromotionBA (Hons) Make Up and Hair DesignMA Creative Direction for Fashion

Rochester

Fashion TextilesBA (Hons) Fashion TextilesMA Printed Textiles for Fashion and Interiors

Rochester

Fine Art & Photography

Fine Art & PhotographyBA (Hons) Fine ArtBA (Hons) Film & Digital ArtBA (Hons) PhotographyMA Fine ArtMFA Photography

Farnham

PhotographyBA (Hons) PhotographyBA (Hons) Fashion PhotographyMA PhotographyMA Fashion Photography

Rochester

Fine ArtBA (Hons) Fine ArtMA Fine Art

Canterbury

Graphic Design, Illustration and AnimationBA (Hons) Graphic DesignBA (Hons) Illustration & AnimationMA Visual Communication

Canterbury

Graphic DesignBA (Hons) Graphic DesignMA Graphic Design

Epsom

Graphic Design and IllustrationBA (Hons) Graphic DesignBA (Hons) IllustrationMA Illustration

Farnham

Film, Media and PA Film and TVBA (Hons) Film ProductionBA (Hons) TV and Media ProductionBA (Hons) Journalism and Media ProductionMA FilmmakingMA Digital MediaMA Media ProductionMA Media Communication

Farnham

AnimationBA (Hons) AnimationMA Animation

Farnham

Performing ArtsBA (Hons) Acting and PerformanceBA/BSc Music Composition & Technology

Farnham

TV ProductionBA (Hons) TV Production

Maidstone

Computer ArtsBA (Hons) Computer Animation ArtsBA (Hons) Games Design

Rochester

GamesBA (Hons) Games ArtsBSc (Hons) Games TechnologyMA Games Design

Farnham

Architecture ArchitectureBA (Hons) ArchitectureMaster of ArchitecturePG Certificate Professional Practice in ArchitectureLevel 7 Architecture Apprenticeship

Canterbury

Design BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and DesignBA (Hons) Creative ComputingBSc Industrial DesignMA Interior DesignMA Architecture

Canterbury

Theatre Design BA (Hons) Theatre Design

Rochester

Crafts and Design Jewellery, Ceramics and Glass Farnham

BA (Hons) Jewellery and SilversmithingBA (Hons) Ceramics and GlassMA JewelleryMA CeramicsMA Glass

TextilesBA (Hons) Textile DesignBA (Hons) Hand EmbroideryMA Textiles

Farnham

Interiors and ProductBA (Hons) Interior Architecture and DesignBA (Hons) Product DesignMA Product Design

Farnham

Business School for the Creative Industries

Music and BrandingBA (Hons) Music Marketing & CommunicationsBA (Hons) AdvertisingBA (Hons) Event & Promotion ManagementMA Design Innovation & Brand ManagementMA Luxury Brand Management

Epsom

Fashion and ManagementBA (Hons) Fashion Management & MarketingBA (Hons) MarketingBA (Hons) HR Management (from 2020)BA (Hons) International Buying & Merchandising (from 2020)MA Fashion Business & ManagementMA Fashion Marketing & CommunicationMA Creative Marketing & Advertising

Epsom

Business and MarketingBSc Supply Chain and Logistics ManagementMA Creative Business ManagementMA Global Media ManagementBA (Hons) Business Innovation & Management (top-up)BA (Hons) Business ManagementMA International Financial Management for the Creative IndustriesMA International Jewellery ManagementMBA

Epsom

Case Studies

––––––––––––––––––––––––––Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: http://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/

The Crystal Building: https://www.thecrystal.org/

Centre for Sustainable Design (UCA): http://cfsd.org.uk/

Repair Cafe Farnham: http://cfsd.org.uk/events/farnham_repair_cafe/

Design Museum: https://designmuseum.org/

Maker: http://makerthemovie.com/

Design and Thinking: http://designthinkingmovie.com/#home

Objectified: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/objectified/

Helvetica: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847817/

TED Playlists:

Unusual materials described during the TED2013 Talent Search: http://blog.ted.com/2012/08/10/playlist-unusual-materials-described-during-the-ted2013-talent-search/

8 talks on beauty of the handmade: http://blog.ted.com/2013/11/01/8-talks-on-beauty-of-the-handmade-crafting-and-makers/

Paola Antonelli: Treat Design As Art: http://www.ted.com/talks/paola_antonelli_treats_design_as_art?language=en

Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral: https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_heatherwick

Making Sense of Project 4/2

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Project 4/2 Submission Checklist

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Academic Essay Academic Essay: What does the future of design look like in my field? Analysis of work/practice of 3 designers/makers from your discipline (compare/contrast of the use of materials and techniques); (minimum FE/BA 1000 words, MA 1200 words) typed up, sent to the main tutor, hard copy printed out

Digital publication

e.g. PDF or MS Publisher

A digital publication introducing yourself, highlighting your experience on the pre-sessional course, and talking about your future plans. This will involve liaising and working with students in your subject specialism. This will be 2 x A4 pages per student, including both images and text, plus front and back cover pages, to create a digital booklet. This publication will then be submitted to your future programme director.

Group Presentation and Crit

A presentation from each subject specialist group, describing your experiences on the pre-sessional course, what you have learned, and your future plans. Approximately 3-4 minutes per student in the group. Please use visuals from the digital publication and any relevant/interesting images from the course.

Visual Journal Evidence of research, annotations, drawings, photographs, documentation of the continual evolution and development process of Project 4/2 including generating, exploring and refining ideas (at least 20 pages per student)

Blog Entries Summarize the entire experience of Project 4/2 and how you engaged with the relevant research in weekly blog entries (at

least 3)

Research File Organize your file hand-outs, printouts, research sheets, etc.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

––––––––––––––––––––––––––A1 Advance Academic English in preparation for studying on main course: help

enhance academic study skills by improving reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in English and improve the overall IELTS score or equivalent by 1.0/0.5*

A2 Develop study and research skills as well as enhance critical thinking

A3 Increase confidence as a university creative arts UG/PG student

A4 Develop intercultural competencies in relation to knowledge, skills and attitudes, such as: cultural self-awareness, respect, openness, empathy, curiosity and discovery

LO1 Advanced Academic English in productive skills: writing and speaking

LO2 Advanced Academic English in receptive skills: reading and listening

LO3 Developed academic reflective and analytical skills

LO4 Developed research skills: Harvard referencing and increased knowledge and ability in using academic vocabulary and grammar

LO5 Developed ability to work independently and in groups