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​The week ahead...

Monday 18 October 2021

YR1: 09:30-12:00 ​| VCOM4000 Introducing Visual Communication | Lecture Room 2 | Tony Peart
YR1: 13:00-16:00 ​| VCOM4000 Workshop inductions (see rota)

​YR2: 09:30-12:30 ​| GRAP5070 Type & Typography | Graphics Studio | Rhiannon Robinson
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YR3: Independent Study

Tuesday 19 October 2021

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

​YR2: 10:00-12:00 ​| GRAP5060 The Designer's Toolkit | Briefing on set exercise 4 |Graphics Studio | Jim Millington

​YR3: 13:00-16:00 ​| GRAP6050 Advanced Design Projects | Graphics Studio | Rhiannon Robinson & Jim Millington

Wednesday 20 October 2021

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

​YR2: Independent Research
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YR3: 09:30-12:00 ​| ARTD6000 Independent Research Paper | Scheduled lecture or, if no lecture, topic research| Nick Dodds
Every Wednesday afternoon everyone's invited to Super Shorts! on Collaborate see Blackboard for details.

Thursday 21 October 2021

YR1: ​Independent Study

YR2: 09:30-12:30 ​| GRAP5060 | Graphics Studio | Zoe Garnett-Scott
​YR2: 13:00-15:00 | GRAP5060 | Formative assessment #3 | Graphics Studio | Jim Millington

​YR3: 09:30-12:00 ​| GRAP6050 | Graphics Studio | Jim Millington

Friday 22 October 2021

YR1: 09:30-12:00 ​| VCOM4000 | Software instruction |Graphics Studio | David Robert
YR1: 13:00-16:00 ​| VCOM4000 | Feedback sessions |Graphics Studio | Tony Peart

​YR2: & YR3: ​Independent Study

Look & Learn

Reading in Bed Without Pillows

​Like running with scissors, reading in bed without pillows was rightly frowned upon. Never fear...

​Hamblin glasses were designed in 1936 to make it easier for people to read in bed. The periscope-like invention used mirrors that allowed wearers to see at a 45° angle so that they could lie on their backs and read without having to strain their necks. While this particular model never took off, numerous spinoffs of the same idea still exist and are available, for example, to enable the bedridden and fans of late-night TV to watch their favourite programs from the comfort of their beds.
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The running with scissors problem still hasn't been resolved.
This week's Look & Learn is brought to you by... Works That Work.com.

​Works That Work was an international magazine publishing content about the impact of creative ideas in everyday life.

Something to read with your new Hamblin glasses!

Eat That Frog | Brian Tracy (no relation to the Tracy Island Tracy's)

There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day.
Using 'eat that frog' as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day - the one you are most likely to procrastinate on, but also probably the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life - Eat That Frog! shows you how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize your day.
You'll not only get more done faster, but get the right things done.

Ask for a copy from the library or order your own: Amazon Link

​Recommended by Sarah Elliot, Y2 Graphic Design 
Here's a thing. The 25 most iconic book covers in history. Ever!

Honestly, I'd choose a very different set of "the most iconic 25 book covers in history", but what would be on your list?

LINKS
Literary Hub

Instagoodness...

This week, two typetastical tantilisers to get your juices flowing...

The typographic joke repository

​A priest, a pastor and a rabbit go to donate blood.
The nurse asked the rabbit “what’s your blood type?”
“I am probably a typo” says the rabbit.