Gordon Brown Gives A Whole New Meaning To 'Wanker'

It's difficult to complete a brief about democracy when the people you're working with don't actually believe in it (or, for a better word, are disillusioned with the concept). We started with some definitions of the word and came across a gem- 'Power to the People'. Democracy comes from the Greek word which means literally 'Power to the People'. However, we spoke a long time about how, if we live in an electoral democracy, did Mr Brown become primeminister without being elected.

Above are our first ideas and research into the meaning of democracy and how we could visualise our disillusionment. We decided on using waste baskets and shredders to shred or throw away votes that weren't for Labour. We went for a hand drawn approach because we wanted it to be a personal look on the way democracy has been changed over the years, influenced by some political cartoons we found on the internet.

As we worked, Sam was doodling on a piece of paper (dam Illustrators, can't stop drawing) and his final piece was actually quite good AND was appropriate to the project so I add it here- Gordon Brown taking a wank with your vote.

And our final poster- a Labour vote, with the dictionary definition underneath. Sort of like, Spot The Difference.

Group-wise, I would say our working together was average. My fears that because it wasn't a project we were all getting graded on, they would work less, seemed to be well-found. Trying to create ideas from some were like pulling teeth, although Sam did come up with the most initial ideas that we used further. This was the first time I've ever worked with Mike or Sam and think it didn't work as well as I hoped because we all hang out socially. Work and Social don't usually mix.