One week project: Research

Here we share some examples of the first Year 1 creative thinking project – research. This year marked a return to the physical. So the potential for exploiting the space and format available were far beyond the perceived restrictions of the digital realm.

The above example takes the word house, and through research exploited various definitions of the word. A doll’s house opened up, the archetypal version of ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ featured an opening cover, and the representation of a full house in poker was set on real gaming cloth. With the research topic clearly being communicated as the given word, staff were also encouraged by the crop of a light house, as a visual reward for the canny viewer.

The above was a response to the word language, and the below to paper. Though less physical, the interpretations for language were deemed to be the most cohesive suite within the crit.

For the following example, there was visual interest in the gift wrap, the actual origami and shredded paper.

A further two good examples below for the words table and bear. Staff highlighted both of these responses due to their graphic nature; particularly the gingham and timetable on the first image; and the road sign and the flag on the second.