Stress Task

For this task we answered four questions anonymously
- What stresses you out?
- What negative thought have I had today?
- What scares you?
- How do you destress?

These were then displayed in around the studio so we could see everyone's answers.












What I liked about seeing everyones responses was that it reassured me that I am not alone though this process, many other people feel like they're not good enough or that they're not producing enough work not just me. I know that I can go to people who I know who are also doing graphics, or even my flat mates that are also at LCA studying different courses and know they will  be in a similar situation to me and no matter what I say, even if I think it's stupid. They will have probably felt the same at some point in their lives if not pretty recently.
After seeing everyones we wrote down out three favourites answers for each question therefore had a list of 12 statement then from this we created a Haiku. You can see mine in my notebook pages below.
"Do I do enough work?
Worrying about tomorrows deadline
Call mum for reassurance"
   



Everyone then displayed their Haiku on the wall and so many different poems were created which shows that just with a bit of team work you can create something you never thought you would be able to.



From this we thought about how we could get this advice out there and treasure other people that they're not alone and other people have worries and are stressed about things too. In my group we came up with several ideas which were:
- Instead of billboards/ every poster that you see being an advertisement, replacing these with a positive message such as 'Everything is going to be okay". This would address everyone that walks past and reads it and can relate to any kind off stress or worries.
- Creating a phone app that sends you a reassuring message or quote that you must read before you look at anything else on your phone in a  morning.
- Putting a huge sheet of paper out in a public place with pens so that people can write on it with a title of "what is troubling you?" / "what are you stressed about?". Sometimes just writing things down or saying them out loud you begin to feel better, the more responses you get the more effective this is because people who are stressed can see what other people are stressed about and potentially see that someone is worrying about the same thing. It could also make you reflect on your problems as people may have more troubling things to worry about.

Study Task 01

For this task we were put into groups of four with people we didn't know very well and we had to write down what adjectives came into our heads when looking at each other. The list of words/phrases I got was:

- Nice hair
- Seems like a caring personality
- Looks good- keeps up with appearance
- Smart
- Classy
- Caring
- Friendly
- Well groomed
- Stylish
- Bubbly
- Creative
- Sociable
- Considerate
- Polite
- Trustworthy

At first I thought it was a bit of an awkward experience because it's hard to judge someone by how they look and your first impression of them. However I then began to see the importance of the task as not everyone you meet in life especially when in industry will get the chance to get to know you therefore the brief 10 minutes you get to talk to them in interviews etc is the only information they have in order to be able to form an opinion on you. I think the feedback I got was very positive and reassuring because things like 'friendly' 'smart' 'polite' 'trustworthy' and 'considerate' are all things that I want to represent. Overall I enjoyed the task but think it could've been better if we did it anonymously some how as I think this would generate more honest answers.

Light Night

Light Night Started in Leeds 11 years ago in 2005 and has been happening every since, it is a celebration of art and light coming together in Leeds. It is an opportunity for artists to collaborate and change the look of the city for just two nights. 

In 2015 alone it attracted 60,000 people to Leeds. 

My favourite performance from the night was by Spark! a street performance group who combine intense drumming, well choreographed dance with colour changing drums. Loads of people stopped and gathered around to see them perform, they interacted well with the audience and were truly mesmerising to watch! To say it was out in the open just in front of the town hall the acoustic  was amazing and the beat went right through your body. We watched them for well over half an hour and were so sad to see them finish, we didn't want it to end. 

This installation was created using old plastic bottles, from far away they look like dandelions and are very delicate but it's not until you get up close that you can see what they're actually made of. I think this was such a nice and unique way to reuse something like plastic bottles because so many of them get thrown away daily. 

This installation was in millennium square and it told a story of the phoenix in the stone, it was a Yorkshire based story and fit in really well with the fact the light night was based in Leeds. It felt like a celebration of all things Yorkshire and brought all the elements of the night was together: light, art, Leeds and performance. 

Overall I really enjoyed the experience and think it will be a thing I go to annually with friends and family because I loved it so much, I cannot wait for next year already!