Good or Bad?

Few weeks ago, me and my group visited Shoreditch (London) for our project ‘Crimes Against Design’. We took some pictures of design that we found ‘good’ and ‘bad’. After that I asked some of my friends to give me feed back and this is how it went ↑

It was my first time visiting this place, and I found it quite interesting. It was mix of everything. If you look at right, there’s some fancy looking modern design store, and if you look at your left there’s a building which you can’t tell whether it’s an old shop or a restaurant because the sign has been washed away. It was also fun to walk through since there are a lot of street art. I did a little research about Shoreditch on the other day on the internet and according to the website ‘Stuck in London'(http://www.stuckinlondon.com/londonareaguide/shoreditch.php), it said that the positive side it right now are these:

• vibrant creative culture
• international community
• great transport
• great choice for eateries and bars

However it also has some downsides:

• rising prices
• traditional East End culture disappearing
• gradually becoming less edgy and running the risk of becoming like Angel or Notting Hill

Apparently it starting loose it’s uniqueness. I think it may be nice if I can use this information for my project.

15-Second-Magic

One of our projects we are working right now is about creating 10 to 15 second film. The project’s name is ‘Genius Loci’. We were told to decide a place (wherever you like) and film it. The main key point to this is that whether we can convey the atmosphere of the place you chose has to the audience through this short video. And there’s another rule to it: record it with your phone.

I like watching films but taking one is not my strong point, so I’m struggling a little bit. 15 seconds are very short, and that’s why it makes it quite difficult.

The place I chose is….it’s difficult to describe. For this project, the location you choose supposed to be a specific place, but still I’ve been filming in different places to see what will be the best for me to work on, so I will just say North Acton(London) and some places in it.

Here’s some pictures from my experiments: