Tutorial with Dom

Today I had my tutorial with Dom in which I discussed with her my question, essay structure and practical direction. I have written around a quarter of my essay so I had written work to show her as well. At the moment what I've written is just a rough draft so a lot of it needs re-shifting as I've discussed a few different points and case studies so it needs cutting and piecing together which I can begin to do now.

I explained to Dom my essay structure and the different points I will make throughout my essay which all relate back to the question, I also explained how each point I will make/case study will relate back to previous and further points made throughout the essay.

I was mainly concerned whether the links between my practical and essay were strong enough as this is what I have slipped on in previous years. Dom mentioned that the links were clearly there and that what I'm exploring in my practical was very relevant towards my essay which was a relief.

We also reworded the question as I felt it was too long and only mentioned one of the points that I am mentioning in my essay, not the discussion as a whole.

New question:
Should Graphic Designers have a cultural awareness and how does this impact the design process?

Notes from discussion:

• Good that I have ethical considerations within my essay (stereotypical design, being culturally appropriate)
• Could include subheadings within my essay as I'm making different points, but they do all link together anyway
• The first sentence in the essay is a question within itself- could this be used as the question if it works better???
• Aim it towards a larger audience in the way I discuss things sometimes, not just towards Graphic Designers (consider fashion designers, product designers etc)
• When I discuss fashion design theories/case studies, link that back to how Graphic Design impacts fashion
• Don't repeat yourself too much in the intro- cut some bits out
• The first quote in the intro could be moved up to the first or second paragraph as it's more relevant there
• Point, then quote, and then analyse
• More quotes with each point I make
• The personal experiences paragraph in the intro may be more relevant a bit further down...keep a shortened version in the intro though
• 'How do we eat' paragraph can be shorter- doesn't need to be this long. Make it like the SizeChina case study paragraph
• Case study per section
• Less descriptions, more analysing
• Message some studios and designers!

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