https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21151350
Article Titled : Why Did Men Stop Wearing High Heels?
I found this article of interest because it highlighted how
fashion, and in particular high heels, have been perceived by people and how
what they represent about a person has drastically changed over time. From
being practical wear for horseback riding in Persia, to representing social
class, to being hyper masculine, to styles changing for men because women
wanted to be perceived as more masculine and then it becoming a
predominantly feminine footwear choice
and occasionally differing from that with a decline in heels during the 60s and
a rise in heels because of platforms in the 70s. I think its interesting how
shoes can differ so much in meaning over time and go back and forth so much,
particularly reflecting the social changes and times of each era.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-pacific-12242914
Article : Taiwan's Musical Garbage Trucks
I came across this article about how Taiwan is combating waste disposal on BBC's Close Up series which focuses on things around the world which are normal for residents but would seem unusual to others. Much like an ice cream van in the UK, rubbish collection is signalled by a musical tune, to which people come out to hand dispose of their trash, one bag for household waste and one for recycling. This comes from Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration for a 'trash doesn't touch the ground' initiative to prevent vermin, trash build up on the streets and to help people become more conscious and responsible for their consumption and waste production. I think that further research would be very interesting into how different places around the world are trying to combat waste or improve environmental issues. I believe that listening and learning from other countries will really help the world to improve ecological problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eH-6tu3qPIhttps://wornstories.com/books/
Trailer for Netflix Documentary and Book : Worn Stories
I came across this upcoming documentary on Netflix, based on two books by the same name, and it
caught my attention because it’s about collecting experiences and memories from
people through their clothing, and I thought this was a good way to represent a
group of people that I might be talking to in my main project. Having an object
on a page gives the reader the chance to speculate why they are looking at it;
why is it relevant, what story is behind it, what type of person owns the item.
From this, I think any kind of object could work. I could talk to strangers
about items but also to a specific group. Such as my grandad who is / was an
antique collector who also knows a lot of other collectors who I could talk to
about their favourite / most expensive / rarest item. This’d be a great way to
get to know a community and gives a starting point to conversations with
people.
Tik Tok Video: Novelty Burials by Mercer Blackwell
I came across this video on Tik Tok which interested me
because I learnt things that I hadn’t known before. I didn’t realise that there
were so many options for people to choose from after they die, like eternal
reefs where your remains are combined with a specialty concrete which is built
to look like a reef to which fish can thrive on. Also, a mushroom suit which
the body is fitted into and which mushrooms can grow and feed off of. I would
like to explore other unusual options people can choose from which I think
would make an interesting zine or collection of illustrations.
Article Titled : Rise of Thrifting: Solution to Fast Fashion or Stealing from the Poor?
I found this article about thrifting and about the discussion around the social, economic and environmental sides to it. As thrifting is something I like to do myself, I am interested in the subject and the various opinions on it. There are many issues and topics that could be talked about like production of waste, , I could talk to people that thrift, charity shops, vintage and thrift stores, people at car boots, people that share clothes with family and friends, clothes swaps, upcycling and also reselling apps such as depop and vinted. I could talk to people about their opinions, favourite or rarest items or any tips that they might have for people.
Article Titled : How to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Emails
After finding this article it made me think about how many other things daily that we do and don't think about that contribute to emissions and the environment. It does make total sense though that the more storage we take up with unnecessary things, the more this is going to affect the environment. And for a small change, its probably worth it if enough people do it. A few stats are that if the internet was a country it'd be the the 6th most polluting one in the world, one text based email emits 4g of co2e and one with attachments emits 50g co2e, so these mounting up overtime in spam and unnecessary emails amounts to a lot of emissions. I could look into other smaller or unnoticeable things that affect the environment and maybe contact or visit these places that store this information. I think it would be a good awareness project but I also want to keep in mind that its not all about individual action and that big companies are the big contributors to this.
Thrifting And Reselling
For:
Against:
How to Research :
- Questionnaire to get the public's opinions
- Talk to influencers and online sellers
- Interview charity shop owners / employees
- Talk to charity shop customers
- Look at articles / magazines / books that have facts and statistics about it
Carbon Footprints
This link has a great infographic all about the carbon footprint of the internet. It has information such as:
- the internet's energy and carbon footprints exceeds that of air travel
- each google search can produce the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling the kettle
- each email can produce up to 50 g of co2
- companies like google apple and Facebook are committing to using 100% renewable energy to store data
- mobile phones use way less energy than a computer
- even when off, devices and appliances still use some power if plugged in
I do want to bring awareness to things people might not know about but with this, I know that a carbon footprint is a way of blaming individuals for their own small contribution to climate change, especially compared to big companies that don't address their own carbon footprint.
This link gives some examples of things you may not think about having an impact such as washing dishes resulting in CO2 emissions greatly depends on the water temperature, using a dishwasher or by hand and the amount of water that you use. Making a tea or coffee ranges from results of 21g CO2E to 340g CO2E depending on the type of coffee and what goes into it.
Reducing your heating by 1⁰C can reduce your energy consumption by 8%. For an average household gas bill of 12,500kWh this will reduce your CO2 emissions by 184kg - that's £42 (USD55) each year.
Taiwan's Musical Garbage Trucks
Off the back of the story about Taiwan's musical garbage trucks, I wanted to look into different ways around the world that different countries encourage or incentivise recycling and tackling waste. I think that looking at other places ways of dealing with issues would really aid everyone's perceptions and conscious when thinking about the waste that we produce. I also think that individual action obviously isn't as impactful as corporate companies taking action to improve themselves but its still important to be aware that we can change something ourselves.
Unique Burials
When experimenting with colour, I tested out settings such as colour burn, screen and hard mix to achieve different effects. I do really like the black sketchy lines but I think on this one, I think hard mix (top row on the right) works as it brings out brighter colours in the image whilst still keeping definition and I also think it makes for a more engaging image.
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