Thursday, 1 December 2016

Working as a Method

For the start of the seminar we had to do a home task to bring into the seminar. The task was to look at two of the questions that we are considering and define them. Next was to get at least two definitions of your chosen topic. So for this I decided to go with the hip hop definition and the graffiti definition. This is because these are the two topics that I am considering to do for my work. Below is the work that I managed to do in my book and I have defined two questions that I would like to look into. The second page is of the books that I have looked at. I have referenced these using the APA Sixth referencing. And then the other side is the definition with the APA reference next to them. This task has helped me gain a bit of knowledge on what I would like to do and it has helped me for when I start to write my essay.




The first task of the seminar was to look at the books that I had brought in. I brought in four books and I decided to look at the Graffiti and Street Art book by Anna Waclawek. This book had some good images of professional street art and graffiti. We had to get a quote from the book and write it down. The quote I went with was:

“Words or drawings, especially humorous, rude, or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places.”

Waclawek, A. (2011). Graffiti and Street Art. London: Thames & Hudson.

Next was to take the author and include her in the quote and write it. I decided to go with:

Anna Waclawek claims that Graffiti is usually humorous, rude, or even political and is seen on walls and doors in public places.

From this task it has helped me write a quote and use the APA sixth to reference it, and it has also helped me begin to write a bit for my essay. I have gain a lot of experience with writing skills and this will help me for when it comes to writing my essay or begin writing it.


The last part of the seminar was to see if everyone knew what the questions were asking. I have decided to go with the question: ‘Discuss the effect of SUBCULTURES on influential graphic designers.’ I am happy with what I have to do and what I am going to start looking at. My topics are Graffiti and Hip Hop and I have a few ideas on what to look at to begin with.