Summertime

I've been working away on my summer project the past wee while..not very much I must admit! I have, however reached a few conclusions about where I want to take my work for the forseeable future.

The bit of our course that really seemed to turn me on last year was our DHTP (design history theory and practice) although the only lecture that really was recognisable as 'history' felt to me like a token jesture to keep the old school happy. The only thing about our arts and crafts lecture was that it was held in the beautiful but bloody freezing arts and crafts style church in the hilltown( i forget the name!) The rest of the lectures I found thought provoking( all be it a little one sided at times)

4 years ago I left school to pursue a degree in Sociology, Public Policy and Geography with the nieve hope at 18 of learning to change the world. After 4 months I had infact learned to just be a lot more synical about the world we live in and not so narrow in my beliefs so much. I couldn't figure out what was lacking for me at first! I was doing well and actually loved the content of most of my lectures. Then I realised that all I was learning was to regurgitate some academics thoughts and not really pursue what was important to me or have any opportunity to think yeah well what can I do about all these problems in the world. Its a bit depressing going to uni every day thinking what problem in the world am I going to learn to feel completely helpless to do anything about today!

I'm certainly glad that this summer I won't be graduating!! Not only because theres not jobs but because I would have missed out on what I feel I'm really meant to do!

To art school I went!!!!


Hmm well after 2 years of general art and design training I was beginning to feel a sense of whats the point? I'm in this place an what use am I actually to this world. I was getting bored with not really feeling my brain was being stretched and longed to actually learn some STUFF. Agh am i never happy!

Untill this year.........

The penny really just felt like it dropped. I really can have both! I can be spontanious, messy, creative and still engage the bit of my brain that longs to learn about the world. Hurrah!!!

I have taken more time to investigate the work of companies like IDEO and the work of the Design Council. This is going to be the beginings of my summer project.


"how long is a piece of string" hmmm what to do. I know for sure I want to design some ideas to help solve real world problems and not churn out some decorative patterns.

1. fuck florals
2. human centred design is the way forward
3. I think I may be working against the system a bit...prepare for crap grades. how much is the thoughts behind our work appeciated when florals that have been done a million times before get high praise?!
4. For work placements think design agencies not textiles.
5. hmmmmm again what am i really doing in textile design. oh well!