Are you ready for this year’s Undergraduate Design Show?
It’s not far away, and we can now give you the official time and place: 5-8 June 2015, at the Old Truman Brewery.
The show’s title is “xv”: “Here you will encounter work measured on scales of impermanent and shifting variables. You will witness a rejection of static identifications and definitions.”
For more information on behind the scenes preparation, follow the xv account on Twitter- and don’t forget to RSVP on Facebook.
Today’s blog link is Alex on Trails, the photography and travel blog of 2013 BA Design graduate Alexander Duffner (who was previously featured on the Design blog with his graduation project Domestic Science Machines). In his latest blog post, Alex gives some good advice on how less may well be more when it comes to photography.
Mary Rose Cook is one of the founders and managing directors of UsCreates, a creative consultancy with a focus on social change. Ten years ago, Mary and her then-classmate Zoe Stanton started UsCreates after graduating from the BA Design course at Goldsmiths. Read our interview to find out what Mary has to say on strategic design for social change and running one’s own business:
Q: How did you end up studying at Goldsmiths in the first place and what were your expectations when you got here?
A: I looked at a few different universities and decided on Goldsmiths partly because my family was in London, but also because of the reputation of arts and design from Goldsmiths. I don’t know if I had any great expectations, but I thought the whole experience was eye-opening. I think I arrived with a limited understanding of design, which in my mind was a lot more about art direction and aesthetics, and I left with a new way of thinking about generating ideas and problem solving, which now I know as design thinking.
Q: What was it like for you on the course? Did you enjoy the experience? Continue reading “Mary Cook of UsCreates: “Starting a business right out of Uni is a great idea. You’ve got nothing to lose””
This just in from [smiths] magazine: they want a Design student to join their team as a Senior Design Editor:
“ATTENTION ALL DESIGNERS!!
Are you interested in designing for an official magazine?
[smiths] is the official magazine of Goldsmiths and we are looking to recruit a Senior Design Editor to join us for the next academic year!
Our focus next year will be on creating more print issues of [smiths] but for this to happen we need someone who can –
– Recruit designers to create artwork within the magazine
– Create and oversee the overall design of [smiths]
You would be working closely with the new Senior Editors and writers (all Goldsmiths students!) and we will make sure to organise a few good socials next year!
This would be a great achievement to put on your CV, on top of being a fun and rewarding experience.
For more information and if you’re interested in joining the [smiths] team, please email Daisy Graham at smiths.artsandculture[@]gmail.com.”
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