We then got into small groups in which we had one image, and we had to come up with ten key words for the image, this proved quite difficult as we had the hardest image to describe. Once we had come up with ten words we passed them onto the next group who then came up with a few sentences containing all of the words which we had provided them with. We did the same to our new image. Once this was done we swapped a few key words for new ones and repeated the process. This session enabled us to understand that we can make greatly detailed sentences from ten key words.
I used this technique when it came to writing my essay, it made it much easier to get straight to the point whilst using words which are interesting and complex, rather than dull words. I used the words - subculture, Northern Soul, provoked, originated, influential, values, members and distinguishable, to create the introduction to my essay.
"The thoughts which are provoked
when thinking about graphic design are enormously wide and with the help of
subcultures they are growing even more. A subculture is a sector of society
whose members have a shared pattern of behavior and values distinguishable from
the mainstream culture (The Penguin English Dictionary). I wanted to focus
around the subculture which is Northern Soul, as it is something that has not
only originated from where I live, but also something that I think has been
incredibly influential to Graphic Design."
Although I have gone into much more depth in order to produce this paragraph, I have used the same technique which James has taught us in order to produce an incredibly interesting introduction to my essay.
