The assignment was to make a joint magazine with the theme: orchestrated conflict. First we had to investigate the theme ourselves. A conflict starts with two sides. With two conflicting sides it also needs two different sides first. I thought it would be fun to do this project with a classmate. Together we could discuss the research and the work.
How is the process going?
During the research we first had as theme fire against water. A classic example of a conflict. After some more research the theme shifted to red against blue. We also looked at the form of the conflict, about how we can best execute the conflict against each other. In the research we also looked at how other people discuss and solve conflicts with each other.
We came up with the idea of starting political campaigns against each other. I had a different idea to win votes than my classmate. The colour I represent is red. In order to do this, we each made a campaign poster to convince the voters to vote for a colour. We distributed these posters throughout the academy.
Voting is part of the campaign. For this we made a small installation. This was for a week in the atrium, on it hung our posters and you could vote in the middle. This also included posters to go and vote. These were also distributed by the academy.
Evaluation & Final Evaluation
The idea behind the campaigns red and blue against each other comes from the American presidential campaign in 2016. Trump vs. Hillary, red for the Republicans and blue for the Democrats. We thought it would be a good idea to do a parody on this. In order to solve the conflict in a democratic way, the idea was to have debates. We have now done this through the campaign. (Speeches on posters)
I personally thought this was an interesting project. For the first time I ran a political campaign. And working with a classmate is not the same as working alone. Collaboration is important and necessary in this type of project. Competence also makes this even better. In the coming years I would like to experiment with political campaigns.
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Project Privacy Analyzer Privacy scandal here, privacy scandal there. Privacy is a very actual topic right now. In the age we live in the lines between what is acceptable or not with privacy is starting to blur more. With rapid advancing technologies it’s getting harder for laws and governments to step in and take action…. Read more »
Fake News project Right or wrong? The assignment is to develop a new visual process based on mistakes and failures with the theme: right wrong. This term can be understood in different ways. My first assignments were to make ‘right wrong’ pictures. It was also my intention to limit myself to making images.
Project: Research Design Research together with design? For this project I started to research different themes around sustainability. With this project I wanted to address the image around second hand stuff. Therefore I collected free (and bought) items from thrift stores and second hand shops. With these items I wanted to show people that these… Read more »
