A set of 3 thematically linked articles and a 4th editorial introduction piece reflecting on topics that have been introduced over the semester, Cumulatively 2000 words. These should include supporting visual material

Editorial Writing 

10 min/ 10 slide presentation reflecting on the role of research / writing in their practice and summarising their writing.

Presentation 

This module focusses on emergent research and practice, inviting researchers and practitioners to discuss and contextualise their work, as such this syllabus is indicative:  
<ol><li>Communication skills: Journalistic / Editorial Writing. </li><li>Research skills: Mapping. </li><li>Contemporary approaches and knowledge: research; graphic design practice, illustration practice; responsible practice, speculative design, documentary drawing, editorial illustration, illustration research methods. </li><li>Ways of working: studio cultures, entrepreneurship, leadership, third sector, freelancing, alternative business models, nomadic approaches. </li><li>Themes: Ethics &amp; responsible practice; Identity &amp; Society; Climate Crisis; Emerging Technology; design thinking; design process; entropy and creative destruction; craft and production; authorship; playful practice; collaboration.</li><li>Contextual Frameworks e.g. modernism, postmodernism, semiotics, communication theory, feminism, capitalism and Marxism, intersectionality, queer theory, field theory, (sub)cultural capital, decolonisation, entangled history, scenes and networks, critical theory, media, new philosophy </li></ol>

Visual Communication Cultures  - 5201GD

Visual Communication Cultures 

Discuss their research in the context of their practice. 

Present work referenced to Harvard-APA standard

Examine viewpoints, insights, ideas, and approaches related to contemporary practice, research, and responsibility in visual communication. 

Compare and analyse information and knowledge from a variety of relevant sources, frameworks, traditions, practices, and knowledge systems. 