Essay and Visual Appendix

Essay Means Argument, the Essay is a concise, evidenced thread of thinking. The essay needs too have clear defined structure, Have a clear narrative, be well written.

Essay structure
Title
Abstract and keywords
Introduction
sets the scene for the reader
Defines the aims of the essay
States how this will be attempted
Briefly presents what the reader can expect in the rest of the essay
The main body=  literature review, reasearch question and case study
Starts off broad and then focuses in your research enquiry
Presents the research of the essay
Should not just be a descriptive text
You should critically reflect upon the information you present
You need to organise the areas you will focus
Conclusion
provides a summary of your findings
Describes how the work could be continued in the future
Reference list and bibliography
make sure



Do
-Define terms
-Write carefully (build good sentences, link related sentences in clear paragraphs. Work toward -and over all structure)
-Use time flow
-Provide sources. Offer evidence
-Present and discuss Contrary evidence
-Cite direct paraphrased quotations
-Read aloud
-Find a suitable environment to think

Don't
-Use slang
-Use professional, technical or scientific terms that you cannot explain or define
Use fancy words

Make sure there are no grammatical and syntax errors!

Seminar 5 Assessment Feedback

Write down one thing I think I did well, one thing I need too improve and one thing I found helpful.
One thing I think went well was my research question.
One thing I think i need too improve is my viriaty of references.
One thing I found helpful was using a power point to break the sections of my research down.

            General Points for Improvement
Presentation design
- can become more visually engaging
- text and images close to the edges
- less text or better use of text
Topic
- broad, needs to be narrowed down.
Title
- should summarise your topic
- should not be a repetition or the research question
Research question
- needs to be phrased as a question
- should be as focused as possible
Aural description
-more practice
Language
-correct English grammar and syntax errors
- avoid the use of slung and jargon language
Reference list/ Bibliography
-always include in the end
- listed separately
- follow the APA 6th Style
Submission
-on time
Attendance
- will help improve performance and grade
    Some improvements don't apply too me but is a reminder.

Look on uni learn on how to use APA 6th Style for tips on referencing

Introduction too 2nd brief

Brief two- Live Competition YCN / RSA 

YCN is more Contemporary Challenges, 16 briefs too choose from. Deadline - March 23rd 2017 

RSA Social Environmental and Geological, 12 Briefs too choose from. Deadline - March 8th 2017

Artists-

Fung Yee Wai Fedrigoni 

Zaiul Haque 

Project Timeline - 

Week one pick 3 briefs generate ideas

Week Two develop ideas 

Week tree begin to formalise ideas 

Week four

Week five

Week six 

-Christmas break 

Economy and Stuff

Contestwatchers.com

The higher the price the lower the demand, the lower the price the higher the demind. This fluctuates this is called Inelastic Demand. Supply is opposite the higher the price the higher the quantity the lower the price the lower the quantity.  Distortion of markets can occur taxes/levies , interest rates, nature of products, nature of market, global/ national developments. Rasing taxes for the government the idea is to be spent to benefit everyone causing a strong political issue. There are different uk taxes  and duties naming a few: income tax, national tax, VAT, IHT, car tax , stamp duty, import/export duty, tobacco duty, alcohol duty. Government use tax/ duty to raise money to spend on what is need like police, NHS Education etc.

Tax up-less disposable income - reduction in some demand (deflation pressure)
                                                    - change in purchasing habits - increase demand for some items
                                              - demand for pay increase (inflationary pressure) -cost of employment
                                                                                                                             -loss of employment
                                                                                                                            -extra venue needed
                                                                                                                      -Increase in benefit cost

Effects are not immediate, there is always some slack in the system and it depends where and which taxes are raised

Interest rate are also important to the management of an economy, the interest rate is the cost of borrowing money.

Finances
Finances are the control of money and the flow of money, every one does finances. Businesses do finance too. A long time ago people made things and traded with each other to get things they wanted this is referred too as barter.

Money is a simple medium for smoothing trade, a measurement method of value.

What is the definition as money?
The cash you have-
The cash you have + the cash you can get
The cash you have + the cash you can get + loan credit
Loan credit - short term/long term


Costs are what you have too give too get something you want. Price is what an item is actually sold for. If you are buying you want the cost to be close to the price
Profit is the positive between difference between cost and price
Loss is the negative difference between cost and price
Income is money coming in
Expenditure money going out
Debt is how much is owed too you or what you owe out
Credit is how much money beyond that which you have, you may use.

If you sell an item you need too know the cost, this means all its costs.


Direct costs are directly attribute to the overall cost of the item
Indirect costs are not a direct attribute
Variable cost that varies with output
Fixed costs that does not vary with output


General costs that can not be directly apportioned to a client
Costs of undertaking particular projects can be allocated directly to a client

Taxations issues (2015)

Income tax bands:
 £10,600 - £31,785 - 20%
 £31,786 -  £150,000 - 40%
 £150,000 + 45%

Nick poster workshop

Aiden typesetting

I found this type setting work shop very useful as Aiden showed me a number of ways too manipulate text for different uses and how to make text look more "pleasing to the eye"

First of all what is type setting? Type setting is the arrangement of types physical/digital. There are 4 basic groups of Type... Serif, Sans Serif, Script and Decorative.

                       Here is a glossary that shows common terminology associated with type.

The first task was Kerning the words.
Kerning is the alteration
of the individual
spacing between letters.

                   

I found the letters which had
a curve harder to kern correctly
in comparison to the letters with
straight edges.

The Second Task to Track the words. 

Tracking is when you alter the spaces

between the letter in a whole word.

The next task was leading the paragraphs

Leading is when you change the spaces 

between the baseline to create different

densities.  

This task was to smooth the rag

Rag is the in 'ragged' parts of 

text at the end of the rows of

text.

The next task was to crop 

words too see how far we

could crop them before 

they became

ineligible  

The next task was to 

choose a typeface which 

we thought was the most

suitable for the word.

 Any of the typefaces for the word school would 

have been suitable depending on the context.

This task was to manipulate 

the words. We were given 

rules which had to be followed.     

1. You can only use typography

to articulate the words. 

2. Do not add any illustrative elements to the words.3. You can only use Helvetica
Bold as the typeface, do not change it.

4. You can not use colour.
Only the techniques we have covered.  

Claming Expanding Practice

During this lecture we looked at an graphic design company I really found interesting with an innovative out come too there work. Moniker is a Amsterdam biased interactive graphic design studio  founded in 2012 by Luna Maurer and Roel Wouters. The two videos we looked at in this lecture was Out of Line, Crowd-Source interactive music video and Do not touch , Ever changing interactive music video. I found these two pieces of work really interesting as they use people online to create the actual work and they create the template in which people are given instructions on what too do on screen. This makes the audience drawn in to the work and feel a part of the video and production. I then looked into some on Monikers others projects and found a video under tools in the project section of there website called Dalaunay Raster - Design sofware for image triangulation. This video showed a technique in which you use an image as a template and then use triangles to create the image. Moniker claims that they invented this design process in 2008 and have continued using it to this day creating mostly portraits for magazines. I am currently designing a background for my project ' Cybernetic Self ' zine using this technique.