Big Time Choices
This year my class dealt with exploring practical questions around working as a graphic designer, specially focusing on setting up and running a practice. Over the course of the semester we had various practitioners come in to talk about how they work; alongside that students were encouraged to carry out their own research on specific matters that are relevant for them at this specific moment.
To share the findings we set up a website compiled and edited by the group, which offered various forms of writing on the issues the group found either collectively or individually relevant. A new text or resource was published daily, authored by the students, alumni and teachers of EKAGDMA. Alongside the daily posts an advice column titled Samantha Proud was set up, which offered answers to questions posted by visitors. The column advice was offered by teachers, guests and alumni of the department.
https://bigtimechoices.eka-gd-ma.ee/
Contributors: EKAGDMA Y1 students Haron Barashed, Fernanda Saval, Eva Claycomb, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Sunny Lei, Villem Sarapuu, Alina Scharnhorst, Gal Šnajder, Agathe Mathel and guests Laura Pappa, João Nogueira, Anna Rich, Agnes Isabelle Veevo, Ott Kagovere, Oliver Long, Teylor Tex Tehan, Gréta Þorkelsdóttir, Paula Buškevica, Louise Borinski, Alejandro Ample, Fred Heinson, Mark Foss, Helga Dögg Ólafsdóttir, Pierre Benoit
Samantha Prouds: EKA GD tutors Rita Davis, Linda van Deursen, Sara Kaaman, Ott Kagovere, Alexandra Margetic, Laura Pappa, Kert Viiart, Sean Yendrys, current and alumni students João Nogueira, Anna Rich, Urtina Hoxha, Carlo Canun and guests Sara Kaaman, Rosen Eveleigh, Bart de Baets, Maki Suzuki, Meret Fischli, Linda van Deursen, Nejc Prah, Bricks from the Kiln