I went into my pitch session with a fairly clear idea of what I wanted my project to be. One of my main aims, on a personal level, was to remind others that do design that computers aren't everything. New technology can be exciting, but it's not all there is, and it's not necessarily the best option either in a lot of cases.
After presenting my pitch it was strongly suggested that I tie new media into my project so as not to risk a fail, a situation i am less than enthusiastic about, which leaves me with 2 options.
1. Continue with my current project, do some valid research into colour and memory, and hopefully create something that will make people look up from their i-phones...and either fail or get a very marginal pass.
2. Change my project to be something I have little enthusiasm for, and try to force my way through to eventually have a final project I never wanted to have.
As you can tell neither of these are particularly good outcomes so I'm currently still putting a lot of thought into how I can involve new media in my project. The same thing keeps coming back to me.
New media, no matter what the form, can be turned off. A poster can not.
We were told all through last year and the start of this year that this was our opportunity to create something that would speak to who we were as designers and develop our style. Who I am as a designer is someone who believes people should live life, not google it. Because of that, I have to choose between designing something I love or being graded well.
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