Central Saint Martins and the V&A are exploring the archives at Blythe House. As part of the process, in October 2014 the museum’s James Sutton joined Jo Morrison, Elizabeth Wright and the second year MA Design students to discuss some of the research undertaken to date. This swift article uses the theme of ‘frames’, and shares some of the ways in which frames, and the act of framing, were investigated during the workshop. Continue reading
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Creative technologies and future careers
Ian Thompson, University of the Arts London’s Head of Extended Schools Partnerships, coordinated the schools’ engagement in Creative Technology Day 2014. Here, he takes a moment to feedback on aspects of the event.
“It was fantastic to be part of an event that brought together people with different expertise, backgrounds and ages around a common curiosity: How can technology be put to creative use.” Continue reading
Digital literacy: design research at Blythe House
Walking amongst Dame Edna Everage’s boxed wigs, Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe costumes, black and white photographs of the V&A estate through the decades, iconic printed posters and one of Hussein Chalyan’s garments – as part of his final collection at Central Saint Martins – is all in a day’s work for the curatorial and Higher Education teams at Blythe House. However, for CSM’s staff and students it was an extraordinary and fascinating adventure.
As explained in an earlier post, the reason for the MA Design first year cohort to be amongst so many boxes and costumes and objects, is the experimental project being undertaken at the V&A museum’s archive. This article will provide a brief summary of how the group have been invited to foreground their research tools and processes as part of the study. Continue reading
Digital literacy: this way for tassels and pompoms!
Living in a perpetual upgrade culture, where technological obsolescence is the norm and our personal digital devices have become ubiquitous and mundane artefacts, has huge implications for 21st century art and design archives, and for art and design education. It is with this in mind that students and staff from Central Saint Martins today embarked upon an experimental project set at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which explores designerly relationships with mobile technologies as part of the creative research process. In doing so they are contributing to the ongoing discussion about what digital literacy means in a contemporary art and design setting. Continue reading
Expectations and assumptions: relationships with personal technologies
Appendage, accessory or extension
Some interesting themes emerged during a recent student workshop where research questions about our individual relationships with digital technologies were developed, and research insights shared. Continue reading
BA Textile Design: nomadic and connected learners
social media at the loom
As part of an ongoing study into the ways in which personal digital devices are used by CSM students within their daily ‘living and learning’, a cohort of BA Textile Design students shared their experiences. This article acts as a pithy interpretation of the data, and pulls out some insights for further investigation. Continue reading
Smartphone: seducer, slave or spy?
- Intimate connection – smartphone interaction
When we think about our relationships with technology, we might take a metaphorical perspective. Maybe, as personal smartphones become more and more entwined in the ways in which we experience the world, we should explore framings of our relationships with these intimate devices. Continue reading
Personal digital devices: researching learning
Students working in College using personal digital devices
As part of an ongoing study with CSM students about ways in which they use personal digital devices within their daily ‘living and learning’, a cohort of postgraduate students completed an online questionnaire at the first stage of their research. This article acts as a fleeting interpretation of the data, and pulls out some insights for further exploration. Continue reading