PLACEMENT - diary

Below are the details for the exhibition that the flyer is being designed for.

The Mechanical Circus

Date:  15th February 2014 - 1st June 2014

Location:

Art Gallery

Roll up! Roll up!  All the Fun of the Fair at Tullie House.

The Amazing Flying Reiver has brought his automata friends to town and they have taken over the Art Gallery.

This entertaining, circus-style exhibition combines modern mechanical sculptures with centuries-old physics games and puzzles to prove that science and technology are alive and absorbing – there’s never a dull moment here!

For the first time in the UK, you can see the marvellous, hilarious and at times hair-raising automata of the Mechanical Cabaret Theatre together with the scientific tricks, toys and spectacular experiments of the Museum Boerhaave, the Netherland’s state museum of science and medicine.

PLACEMENT - confirmation

Me:
Hi James,

I have just checked the dates that I am off in Easter. It will be from 31st March - 20th April. Thanks so much for letting me come round for a chat yesterday, I really appreciate it! Look forward to hearing from you soon,

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

Thanks for letting me know. I'll have a chat with Gemma and see what dates suit us best and let you know closer to the time.

Me:

Hi James,

just to let you know that I'm going to be back in Carlisle for Easter from the 31st March - 11th April. I was just wondering whether or not the opportunity was still available to have a placement with you?

Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon,

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

Yes, the opportunity is still here - apologies for not being in touch sooner.

I'll have a chat with Gemma today and let you know our preferred dates shortly.

Thanks

Me:

That's great, thanks James!

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

I think it'll be best for us if you come in the week of the 31st March.

I'm not sure how many days you were wanting to be here, but if you turn up on Monday morning and we can take it from there. Can you bring your mac (I'm assuming you have one, apologies if not), and please let me know what version of Creative Suite you are running?

How does that sound to you?

Thanks

Me:

Hi James,

That sounds great. What time should I come in on Monday? I have a mac so I'll bring it in, currently running CS6! 

Thanks,

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

We're in from 9, but if you come in at 9.30 that should give us time to get ourselves sorted.

EXHIBITION - Work In Progress

A group of us were put together to work as a committee that would organise an exhibition for the course showing off our work. It was explained that with Graphic Design, it can sometimes be quite difficult to display outcomes in a way that shows their full potential. Amber therefore suggested that we turn the space into a working environment, where members of the public can come in and interact with a set up studio. We felt that this would be a really effective way of getting across what it is that we do. 

We got together on a few occasions to discuss logistics, including what we would need in the space as well as what the exhibition would be called - Work in Progress. Instead of having an opening night as most exhibitions usually do, it was decided that there should be a closing night in order to give the space time to evolve and fill up with work. In order to document this happening, Greg set up a gopro in the space in order to capture the process until the final day of the exhibition. This video would then be shown on the closing night. 

There was a few of us throughout January and February that worked in the space that we had created downstairs. Unfortunately  there wasn't as much physical work being produced as we had hoped because of the timing as it was smack bang at the end of our context of practice module. However, a number of individuals came down into the space to hang up work, which visually looked really appealing, bringing members of the university into the space to interact with it.

Below is the video that Greg produced:





Work In Progress from Greg Ball on Vimeo.

STUDIO VISITS - email correspondance

Me:
Hello there!

I am Beth, a third year Graphic Design student at Leeds College of Art, whose hometown is Carlisle. I have been looking around at your website, and I am extremely interested in the work you are producing, particularly the foil blocked wedding invitations and the stuff you have done for Tullie House.

I would love it if we could organise a suitable time for me to come and visit your studio. It would be great to see how your studio is run, and see all the wonderful stuff you are creating! Really looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks,

Beth Hayden

James:

Hi Beth,

Thanks for getting in touch. 

I'm not entirely sure what there is to be gained from looking round our humble basement studio (that is in dire need of redecorating), but I'm sure we can work something out.

When were you wanting to come and visit?

Me:

Hi James,

thanks for the response. It will be great to come and have a chat with you about the work you're doing! I have two weeks off from the 17th January, would Saturday 18th be ok or would a weekday be better for you?

Thanks for your time,

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

A weekday would be better for us, how are you fixed for the week of the 20th?

Me:

I'm free all that week apart from the Friday. Monday 20th would work for me if that's alright with you? 

Thanks,

Beth

James:

Hi Beth,

Monday 20th works for us too. Shall we say 11am?

Me:

Sounds great, James. See you then.

Thanks,

Beth