I am not on the ball. We were given this brief on Tuesday...and its now Sunday and the only work I've done is what we've done in class (I don't really class the mountain of books I took out to read as work) because my internet has decided not to work. Wahey. I've managed to steal a friend's computer and catch up on the work I've missed.
The new brief is to create an animation (while the fact is that we're learning Flash, we can use any other animation programme as long as we give reason to) that lasts 30-90 seconds about statistics about a particular subject.
I started this how I always start a unit- with some initial ideas. I thought first, about identity fraud and identity cards and then the idea of identity itself. So I became interested in the social background of uni students. When Labour government decided that 50% of the population was to go through higher education (presumeably to help low-income families) this created a knock-on effect for the education system. A Levels and Degrees had to become easier to pass and university had to become easier to get into. Which poses the question; now anyone can get a degree, do they mean less verses less educated, more labour intensive jobs (that working-classes were famous for) such as plumbing as they are now in high demand?
Finding statistics for this are proving difficult. There's the Higher Education Statistics Agency- which sounds useful, but they only look at the ethnicity background and gender of a student. There's also the National Statistics (the government kind where they manipulate them so they look good...) but again, that's just the amount of people and not their social identity.
The new brief is to create an animation (while the fact is that we're learning Flash, we can use any other animation programme as long as we give reason to) that lasts 30-90 seconds about statistics about a particular subject.
I started this how I always start a unit- with some initial ideas. I thought first, about identity fraud and identity cards and then the idea of identity itself. So I became interested in the social background of uni students. When Labour government decided that 50% of the population was to go through higher education (presumeably to help low-income families) this created a knock-on effect for the education system. A Levels and Degrees had to become easier to pass and university had to become easier to get into. Which poses the question; now anyone can get a degree, do they mean less verses less educated, more labour intensive jobs (that working-classes were famous for) such as plumbing as they are now in high demand?
Finding statistics for this are proving difficult. There's the Higher Education Statistics Agency- which sounds useful, but they only look at the ethnicity background and gender of a student. There's also the National Statistics (the government kind where they manipulate them so they look good...) but again, that's just the amount of people and not their social identity.
"Statistics are like bikinis- what they reveal are interesting but what they conceal-essential" - Anon
So I decided to look at the Census but this happens to be in partnership with the National Statistics and was about as much use as a chocolate teapot. OKAY! So let's look at something else in the mean time. Let's check out some videos that'll inspire me. So I looked at ones for style:
Awesome visuals with the playing cards and the simple icons Neil was talking about.
Interesting use of typography I can use for inspiration.
Looking at identity and type.
And then, some statistic videos. I apologise for the Christian one, it was just good for persuasion and type use...and the 'in 2 hours' hook. Okay, I'm just apologising because I'm not Christian.
Student statistics (finally!).
So now, I have to find some stats. And a sketchbook, because I don't like the one I'm using at the moment. This will also proberbly be a double blog day.
Awesome visuals with the playing cards and the simple icons Neil was talking about.
Interesting use of typography I can use for inspiration.
Looking at identity and type.
And then, some statistic videos. I apologise for the Christian one, it was just good for persuasion and type use...and the 'in 2 hours' hook. Okay, I'm just apologising because I'm not Christian.
Student statistics (finally!).
So now, I have to find some stats. And a sketchbook, because I don't like the one I'm using at the moment. This will also proberbly be a double blog day.
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