The online workshop is now ready.
Entitled, ‘How do graphic design students utilise the internet?’, it tasks the participant to complete five sections which include:
1. Feeling lucky – measuring a student’s use of google searches
2. Habit – identifying their first choice online sources
3. Social – recording the student’s engagement with social media as a research tool
4. Knowledge – clarifying their established awareness of professional designers, studios or agencies
5. Beyond – lastly, what form does their research take after online searches
Once completed, the student submits their work and I receive their answers via email. Nice.
It’s too late now to organise candidates for this workshop (as explained in previous posts) but I think it could still have value. Not only could it reveal where students are looking for inspiration, but provide a experiential learning experience where students can examine their methods of online research and then reflect on new approaches.
Many thanks to Tom Hedley for coding the workshop.
More details in the Report. Coming soon.