Category: Undergraduate

MATTER- 2014 Undergraduate degree show

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Image by Vinny Montag

Time flies, and the 2014 undergraduate degree show is almost upon us: to be more precise, it will happen between 30 May and 2 June at the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. This year’s graduating class has chosen the name “MATTER” for their final exhibition. “Objects don’t exist in isolation and neither should our work – we want to reveal process. This is reflected in the graphic identity and the show build – a method of making that is self evident in its appearance”- reads the description of the show’s concept, which you can find alongside a manifesto on the MATTER Facebook page. The show also has a fresh Twitter account, so follow them to keep up to date with the preparations. 

That is all we can tell you for now, but stay tuned.

Park Yourself student project at the Greenwich Series

The student project Park Yourself continues to attract interest: after their picnic in a Greenwich car park made the news, the team will now make an appearance at the Greenwich Series of monthly talks, which this month takes place on Monday April 7th, at The Tree House, 1 King William Walk. The event is free, and you’ll have the chance to hear other interesting speakers as well- see the full list HERE. 

3rd year student Justin Ramsden on approaching graduation and working for LEGO

Doesn’t time just fly? A new generation of BA Design students is nearing graduation and getting ready for its final year show. Let’s meet them, then! Today, we are talking to 3rd year BA Design student Justin Ramsden, who works as a LEGO model designer and enjoys photography in his spare time. 

Why did you choose to study at Goldsmiths Design?

I chose it due to its multi-disciplinary approach to the subject – I feel that the industry is becoming more multidisciplinary and requires graduates to have an array of skills rather than being defined by one discipline. I have never wanted to be specified as just a graphic or product designer and through this course, I have been pushed out of my comfort zones and explored a full range of specialisms in order to create varied and greater informed project outcomes, along with the questioning my work on a social and ethical scale. I have then applied these techniques to my professional practice as it proves I can apply myself to any given design task. Continue reading “3rd year student Justin Ramsden on approaching graduation and working for LEGO”

First year student project making the news

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First year BA Design students have been busy at work for a brief called “The Environment Keeps Happening to Me”, a project involving interventions that reclaim spaces and use them in an unconventional way. If you follow the hashtag #TEKHTM on Twitter, you can keep up to date with the ideas of different student groups (and how they are being put in practice). Here is, for example, a video of Group 6 staging an intervention at the Maritime Museum. The Flickr feed of lecturer Stuart Bannocks also provides images on the project.

One particular group has attracted quite a bit of attention: the Park Yourself project ended up in various news feeds, including BBC and iTV News (and here it is in News Shopper) for their idea of having a picnic in a car park in Greenwich, amongst automobiles. Before you ask: yes, they were in possession of a valid parking ticket!

(Screencap source: the Park Yourself Twitter account)