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Inspiration vs Precedent Analysis
Posted: 13/10/22 11:19 |
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A big part of any spatial design study will be researching the designs that have come before. This could be as far-reaching as researching classical architecture or as close to home as exploring a new space that just opened around the corner.
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OCA Degree Show Showcase 21/22
Posted: 25/07/22 10:54 |
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Welcome to our online Degree Show Showcase 21/22 where we are celebrating a number of our graduates from across six of our degree programmes.
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Interior Design: Reflecting on your work
Posted: 09/06/22 11:56 |
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As tutors, I realise we ask you to reflect on your work and your feedback a lot. Thinking back on my own experience, being asked to reflect on my own work was often the last thing I wanted to add to my constantly growing to do list as a student. However, it quickly became apparent that this idea of reflecting on one’s work is actually something I’d need to do for the rest of my career as a designer.
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OCA News: Student Fees from August 2022
Posted: 17/05/22 02:59 |
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We are announcing today, Tuesday 17th May 2022, the fees which will apply to the next academic year (from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023).
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Drawing Invisible Cities: A Close-Reading and Drawing Workshop
Posted: 12/04/22 01:40 |
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Using selected extracts from Italo Calvino’s book ‘Invisible Cities’, on Wednesday 23 March I held a drawing and close-reading workshop to explore his writing and create a series of speculative drawings that imagine the cities he describes.
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Augmented Reality – what place does this have in art?
Posted: 23/02/22 02:12 |
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The primary focus for Artivive, going by their website, appears to be its use in galleries, but I was beginning to see the potential beyond that context. What if artists could add an audio track for people with literacy difficulties? Or a video of themselves talking about the work? Or how about a video comprising photos showing how the finished piece came about?
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