OUGD501: COP 3 Proposal

BA (Hons) Graphic Design Context of Practice 3 Proposal Form

Name:

Rosalyn Halford

E-mail:

rh251701@students.leeds-art.ac.uk

SUBJECTS OF CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ALREADY UNDERTAKEN

Level 4:

analysis of art and graphic design

Level 5:

unethical and persuasive advertising

AIM AND/OR OBJECTIVE OF YOUR PROPOSED C.O.P.3 PROJECT

To what extent can Graphic Design change lives?

What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice?

An understanding of how design can change lives. Analysis of effective design examples that have made a difference. Full understanding of the extent ‘changes lives’ reaches, single lives, nations, etc.

What approach(es) will you take and what processes, methods, materials and  tools are to be involved in research into your practice?

Exhibition visits, lectures based on design making changes and interviews with various designers. Various secondary sources, texts, books, articles and magazines.

What preparation or investigations do you need to undertake for your creative practice to take place?  Acquiring secondary reading material, planning exhibition or lecture visits

What research do you need to undertake regarding who your creativity is for?

Previous examples understanding who they were aimed at, fully understand the problems they solved and who they were solved for. Perhaps discovering new problems to find solutions for in relation to practical work.

Primary Sources of Information
1. Description	The Design Museum
Location	London
2. Description	Interviews with Designers
Location	Skype/In Person/E-mail
3. Description	?
Location

Secondary Sources of Information
1.	Do Good Design, David B. Berman
2.	The Design Activist’s Handbook, Noah Scalin and Michelle Taute
3.	Citizen Designer, Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne
4.	Just Design, Christopher Simmons
5.	365 Ways to Change the World, Micheal Norton
6.	?

Perceived problems or difficulties:

Broad subject, difficult to narrow down. Finding extra primary resources and academic texts, most texts surrounding the subject don’t appear to be very in depth. Not really an argument or analysis, may be difficult to structure and write final essay. Compete unknown as to what practical work will go with the essay- this needs to be considered further.