I don't have a monkey costume!

I find, you can do almost anything with your own hair.
Like that Lady Gaga bloke.

Last Minute Monkey Ears
Rachel Howe
Dec. 2009

What it all Comes Down to

It's hard to tell any more, but I want my final degree project to explore the idea of Subconscious Reliance, people or forces that we rely on without consideration or gratitude.
I particularly am interested in the idea of the hidden worker.
There are several angles I will approach this from, I think;
The Invisible (ie. electricity)
The Natural (ie. gravity, earthworms)
The Hidden (ie. night shift workers)

This post was really just to remind myself that I need to be constantly thinking about this.
Rather than just taking each workshop week as a separate, disconnected activity.

Worst 99p I've Ever Spent...

Best 99p I've Ever Spent...

Insert Egg Pun Here>>>>

Last week we had a joint debate project with the BA Design second years. The topic my group was given was "Design Should Not Serve Industry", which went against a group with the opposite statement. We took this and focused on the argument "Design Should Not Serve Industry, it Should Lead it".
Throughout the week we designed various means of communicating and solidifying our argument. Number 1 was a propaganda flyer. Number 2 was an object that had to embody our debate. We wanted an object that would highlight how industry lead design has lulled the consumer into accepting the familiar, the mundane. It had to be something that would not only cause people to question it, but also question why they were questioning it. And it should probably be a bit gross.
So we set about dying some eggs...


Like this...


Green eggs no ham.


Wanted to see if we could create a giant egg yolk...



Just a little shout out to the New Cross Gate NHS Walk-in who were very generous in supplying us with syringes and needles for the egg dying process. Lovely people.

Design Cafe (anag. signeD faCe)

Yesterday, me, Matt, Mike and Sara started up the Goldsmiths Design Café.
We put a lot of effort in and I think it really showed. It looked great, the food was amazing (home made soup courtesy of Mike, home made bakewell tart courtesy of Matt) and we got some really positive comments.
We are raising money for our degree show at the end of the year and so far have got off to a good start.

What Rhymes With Worm...