Christine - New post

Hi guys, deleted my other posts to tidy things up a bit! Had a quick word with Geoff today concerning my FMP and future career ambitions (i want to teach art and design in secondary school) and tailoring my FMP to that. So here are some thoughts relating to that:

Graphic design in schools; is it encouraged?
Do parents encourage it?
General perceptions, likely to lead to a proper job?
Myths/preconceptions

Wondering how to tailor something around this, especially as it must have 'substantial use and purpose'. Does this mean that it has to be live, i.e, a live client? Was thinking of contacting dept education, connexions service etc, and see just what they give out when confronted with a teenager who expresses a desire to work in this field. Problem is, i don't want to be stuck doing leaflets etc, and certainly don't want to be doing something that might not even be used, which wouldn't do me any favours. Was also thinking of all the things i would have to say to a despairing parent after discovering their child had chosen graphic design as a career path; maybe the 'A-Z' of graphic design jobs, a book to allay all fears. Not sure if this is a bit silly though. Would going into the classroom be a better idea? Soz, in a bit of a pickle here, guess i'm wondering just how live, tangible and useful this should be!

Christine

Hey guys, sorry to scare you with the pic but just letting you know I had my photo shoot and photos on my personal blog will soon be there to view (if you dare!). Also I went to Harrods today to hand-deliver my letter from Geoff and they are still very interested in letting me sit in a window. Now I have my foot in the door I am intrigued as to if some of you would be interested in being in the window with me for some pictures? If so let me know. Also I was told by the director of marketing I was very persistant and they like that so there is a good tip for you.
I am meeting with a creative director within a company called Sectorlite next week to brainstorm more possibilities for my project and to perhaps help me with advertising on billboards.
Hope you are all well x

Ivy Amoah

Urban discovery

Ask anyone the important monuments in London and it is either ‘Trafalgar square’ or ‘Buckingham palace’. However London is full of lots of odd details that we as Londoners are not aware of.
My idea is to produce some sort of documentation for the local Londoner who does not realise what they have at their doorstep. (E.g. has anyone heard of the camel corps?)
I will need to create an Accompaniment to an exciting new urban discovery

Aim
Travel through London and explore and document all the interesting odd details I came across.
Ask locals what they find interesting/important in their community
Research into the history of the areas I come across.
(While I understand I cannot travel the whole of London in 14 weeks I do aim to go as further as I can. I will travel through all the boroughs in London and find the odd details in each borough so that in case one cannot travel on a long journey across the capital, they an exciting discovery locally)