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sampling In music, sampling involves the use of a portion of a sound recording (and the underlying music/lyrics) by another artist or DJ to create a remix or other derivative work. Sampling is a divisive but highly influencial part of … Continue reading
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techostress The creation of computer software, hardware, telecommunications, and the internet has affected society by giving people new productivity options and changing the way in which they work. As technology evolves, people using technology will also change. Technostress is the … Continue reading
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downfall of the music industry Until recently, the music industry provided musicians with one way to reach and connect with fans. Bands would sign to record labels then transfer ownership of copyright, relinquish exclusive artistic control and give up most … Continue reading
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unplug and get your hands dirty As technology advances, activism has been replaced with social media online activism otherwise known as slacktivism. In the project, the question is asked, if social media’s slacktivism is an effective tool which can be … Continue reading
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embrace the internet The internet has come along way since 1991. When the world wide web was first created and has been growing significantly ever since. For our generation, it has completely changed the way we live and how we … Continue reading
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perfectionism disorder This project is inspired by the following article headline Perfectionism and Fear: The Emotion Behind Getting It ‘Just Right’. The aim is to visually communicate the issues associated with perfectionism and how the urge to do something right … Continue reading
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game on – young girls in sport This project explores the lack or interest amongst girls and young women for playing sport. With a large number of girls dropping out of team activities after school, the research behind this project … Continue reading
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the gift of dyslexia As part of my final year project, I have been researching how people with dyslexia view text on print and screen. For children with a reading disorder it can be very difficult and stressful to read. … Continue reading
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power off For my final year project, I looked at smartphone addiction and in particular phubbing and nomophobia. Phubbing is a relatively new term to describe a person who is snubbing others in favour of their smartphone. Nomophobia is a … Continue reading
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Tom Foley is a graphic designer, typographer and type designer currently living and working in London. He gained his BA in Visual Communications from LSAD in 2007 and MA from Central Saint Martins in 2009. Since graduating Tom has worked … Continue reading
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limited edition single cover A song taken from the Icelandic band Sigur Rós’s second album Ágætis Byrjun (1999), Svefn-G-Englar has provided Visual Communications Year 3 Students with an opportunity to visually interpret and respond to a piece of music. Using … Continue reading
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2014 was a busy year for the Visual Communications course, as we achieved a number of awards, both here in Ireland, with the Institute Designers Ireland Graduate Design Awards, and internationally, with the Young Creative Network. At the IDI Graduate … Continue reading