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Visual communication of division and reunification in Cyprus
This post sets out some of my initial exploratory work for a wider project on the use of design thinking and practice by civil society actors in relation to econolegal aspects of the current talks on the possible reunification of Cyprus. It is an early insight into my work in progress, it is directed towards a non-specialist audience,… Continue reading Visual communication of division and reunification in Cyprus
How to read an object
As part of my MA in Graphic Media Design at London College of Communication I was tasked with drafting a commentary of an object from the UAL Archives and Special Collections Centre. I chose to read a calliper (DU_124) from the David Usborne collection at the UAL Archives and Special Collections (see here for further details on that… Continue reading How to read an object
Exploring & explaining sociolegal research through pictograms
Material (as opposed to digital) pictograms can be extremely useful for helping a researcher to better understand their own project, and to explain it to someone else. In 2016 I ran the second in a series of workshop entitled Visualising Social Science Research for the University of Kent Graduate School (see here for notes on the… Continue reading Exploring & explaining sociolegal research through pictograms
Sketchbook as socio-legal research tool
An A3 blank page sketchbook can be an excellent tool for organising anything that informs your legal research: typed notes, handwritten notes, images of book covers, sketches, photos of locations or workshops or experiments, ticket stubs, event programmes. Treat it as a living document in which you can capture multiple layers of snapshots of your thinking… Continue reading Sketchbook as socio-legal research tool
VALUE
I was invited to respond visually to the concept of value in the context of a special issue of the London International Law Review devoted to the topic. I felt compelled to start at the most basic question: what is the relationship between the concept of value and any collection, including an academic special issue? I started… Continue reading VALUE
EXCHANGE
As part of my MA in Graphic Media Design at London College of Communication I was asked, together with other members of my research hub (Bec Worth, Andy Dalle Laste and Axel Swan Maldini) to consider how one might use 'narrative as a tool to provoke a meaningful reading' of a 'chosen site/subjects to a specific… Continue reading EXCHANGE
Animating Registration: Work in progress
This project is a visual response to a theme entitled Registering Registration at the Socio Legal Studies Association Annual Conference #SLSA2015 run by Ed Kirton-Darling and Julie McCandless.The theme focused on registration as an 'ancient and contemporary tool of governance and law', which is 'about beginnings and endings; about crossing boundaries, opening doors and closing off possibilities'.During the sessions… Continue reading Animating Registration: Work in progress
Using colour theory and typography to think about multi- and inter-disciplinarity
Colour Theory In my role as a student on the London College of Communication Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication I was asked to create an instructional aid on the topic of colour theory. Design principles: Colour from Amanda Perry-Kessaris on Vimeo. As part of that design process I also experimented with exploring the idea of… Continue reading Using colour theory and typography to think about multi- and inter-disciplinarity
First Things First: a design manifesto 1963, 2000 and 2014
1964 The 'first things first' manifestos (issued first in 1963/4 then in 2000 and most recently in 2014) all call for designers to refocus: away from advertising and towards more 'worthy' projects. The 1963 wish list of 'worthy' projects includes scientific and industrial publications. The 2000 version emphasises the need to address 'unprecedented environmental, social and cultural crises'. In 2014 it is 'education, medicine,… Continue reading First Things First: a design manifesto 1963, 2000 and 2014
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