counterbalance Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the name given to a broad range of developmental disorders. These include communication and relationship difficulties and affects 1 in 100 children worldwide. Recent studies shows this figure is increasing. Many people don’t realise … Continue reading
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Cassandra Walsh
the perfect paradox Mention the word perfectionism and we automatically think of obsessive compulsive disorder, but is it right to make such assumptions, especially when they are wrong? The idea of perfection is a mere subjective concept as it is … Continue reading
ISTD Student Awards 2016
The International Society of Typographic Design (ISTD) is a professional body run by and for typographers, graphic designers and educators. Membership is awarded to students who demonstrate, through the quality of their work, their commitment to achieving the highest possible … Continue reading
Graduate Show 2016
Decode, a word used to mean: translate or to extract meaning from both spoken and written symbols. It has many associations/interpretations and it is for that reason when the Year Four group got together in March that they chose it … Continue reading
Luke Fennell
foul play There is a crippling ill-treatment of players and sports people within amateur sport in Ireland. All in the name of national pride. Professionalism within a post colonial mentality of an amateur sport has become a grim pursuit. The … Continue reading
Genevieve Fitzgerald
play ‘Play’ is an advertising campaign that encourages young people to put the ‘play’ back into playing sport. After all, sport is supposed to be a game. In Ireland, 90% of 10 year olds play sport. Children start playing sport … Continue reading
Lucia Harman
the real travel guide A visit to Argentina promises a thrilling experience and a superb introduction to South America. Buenos Aires is the country´s vibrant capital, a city brimming with life, with a unique mixture of the sophistication of old-world … Continue reading
Mark Lynch
ukiyo My piece is a visual exploration of a conventional guidebook versus a personal log of my trip to Japan. The design is informative with a personal edge which creates a dual narrative between notions of formal and informal travel … Continue reading
Patrick Horan
fan/steria The internet has transformed what it means to be a music fan. Fans can and do build communities more rapidly and successfully now than ever before. They’re making a new kind of music scene that shakes up long-standing balances … Continue reading
Patryk Klos
the inner side of life In my project I am exploring the aspects of inner side of our life. The invisible part of our daily existence like thoughts and how they affect our mood. What actually is a soul and … Continue reading
Mairead Lambert
the pursuit of creative thinking The pursuit of creative thinking is not always a linear, straight-forward process. There are many trials, frustrations and distractions to overcome along the way. Time-wasting and procrastination are unavoidable but are often viewed in a … Continue reading
Hannah Large
barnaby rudge Mention ‘accentism’ and some people will inevitably roll their eyes, saying ‘not another–ism! It’s political correctness gone mad!’ However, are we honestly going to say that accent-based prejudice does not exist? All too often, someone who doesn’t like … Continue reading