What next

What next

After the event the question is then what next for ‘what if’. As well as the undergraduate initiative, it has also fed thinking for the …

 

C-Scape dance

C-Scape dance

One of the most challenging, yet very rewarding sessions was that provided by Sally Williams and her colleagues of the contemporary dance company C-Scape. Sally, a …

 

Art and books

Art and books

Artist Andrew Lanyon, son of painter Richard, visited to explain how creative thought and vision had consumed every aspect of his life. As designers, we …

 

Life through a lens

Life through a lens

Mal Stone in an editorial photographer and photojournalist who presented a lecture on his work and particularly his more recent documentary assignment on the oyster …

 

Jazz life

Jazz life

We were exceptionally privileged to have Liane Carroll visit ‘what if’ in between her UK tour and regular slots at Ronnie Scott’s in London. Liane …

 

Hip Hop and graffiti

Hip Hop and graffiti

The links between graphic design and musical or political movements have defined aspects of cultural history, Blue note records and Hip Hop music being just …

 

Lives at sea

Lives at sea

We were most fortunate to be able to have long term serving coxswain of the Falmouth lifeboat and college employee Alan Barnes MBE to talk …

 

Out to sea

Out to sea

How often do we look at a subject from a completely different angle, go to places that are both alien and hostile? This was the …

 

Drawing from life

Drawing from life

The chance to re-engage with observational drawing was an option that many students took up, an afternoon of exploring form and space. Students of graphic design …

 

Mining emotions

Mining emotions

Going down a mine was an experience designed to open student’s minds to more unusual environments, in an attempt to access new feelings and ideas. …