6 December 2021

It's that most wonderful time of the year.... ding dong ding dong 
​Please send in any useful and/or entertaining links for inclusion in the newsletter. Films to watch, Instagram goodness, creative website links, books to read...in fact anything you'd like to share with the rest of the course. Otherwise you are at my mercy.

Email your suggestions to jim.millington@cumbria.ac.uk
PARISH NOTICES

Y2 & Y3 Change to module hand-in date: Due to the University's Christmas closure dates, and the fact that Blackboard/Turnitin will be offline between 2nd and 4th January, we have moved the deadline for submission of your assessment PDF to noon on Tuesday 11th January. You can still submit early at any time up to that date.

ALL YEARS: Mask Up! In order to combat the new COVID variant, it is now mandatory to wear face coverings in shops, public transport and other indoor spaces, including university.

​The week ahead...

Sarah Elliot's Film of the Week...

Monday 6 December 2021

YR1: 09:30-12:00 ​| VCOM4000 | Tonytime™
YR1: 13:00-16:00 ​| VCOM4000 Workshop inductions (see rota)

​YR2: 09:30-12:30 ​| GRAP5070 | Online Collaborate Session 
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YR3: Dissertation

Tuesday 6 December 2021

YR1: 10:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00 | Workshop inductions (see rota) / independent work on current VCOM4000 project

​YR2: 10:00-12:00 ​| GRAP5060 | Graphics Studio | Jim

​YR3: 13:00-16:00 ​| Studio | Final Presentations for Westmoreland Family

Wednesday 8 ​December 2021

YR1: 09:30-12:00 ​| UCIA4010 | Online | Paul 'Chekov' Ferguson

​YR2: Independent working
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YR3: Dissertation
Every Wednesday afternoon everyone's invited to Super Shorts! on Collaborate see Blackboard for details.

Thursday 9 ​December 2021

YR1: ​Independent Study

YR2: 10:00-12:00 ​| GRAP5060 |Graphics Studio | Zoe
YR2: 13:00-15:00 ​| GRAP5060 |Graphics Studio | Jim
​YR3: Dissertation

Friday 10 ​December 2021

YR1: 09:30-12:00 ​| VCOM4000 | Software instruction |Graphics Studio | Dave
YR1: 13:00-16:00 ​| VCOM4000 | Graphics Studio | Tony

​YR2: Independent Study

YR3: ​Dissertation
 After the power-cuts and disruption we experienced last weekend, Sarah's choice this week is more a timely self-help instruction film than blockbuster entertainment.
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When bacon finally runs out and you're up against it, "Alive" will show you how to select and prepare the juiciest cuts, sliced from your most disposable nearest and dearest. 
​Ray Mears, eat your heart out (and he probably would). 

​Nutritional warnings:
Not suitable for vegetarians.
​May contain nuts. 

Online designery things...

As usual, just click on the title (in caps) or the image and you'll be magically transported through the aether to that very website! This week two from CREATIVEBOOM

Get ahead of the game with Graphic Design Trends 2022
...and Rian Hughes on 'the novel, graphic' (thanks to Dwayne for the tip-off on this one). Brilliant typography!

This week I have mostly been looking at...

 ...Rian Hughes' collection of bizarre visual ephemera (you all should have one!).