Actioning Dan’s Feedback and Restructuring the Report This week has been dedicated to acting on the feedback I received from Dan and beginning the process of reshaping the first draft. Seeing all the comments laid out made it clear where the report needed strengthening, and although it felt a little overwhelming at first, working through…

Completing the First Draft and Receiving Initial Feedback from Dan This week marks the point where I finally completed the full first draft of my Critical Report. It has taken three weeks to get everything down into a readable structure, and although the draft is far from perfect, it feels like a big step forward.…

Working Through the Middle Sections and Trying to Strengthen the Argument This week has been a continuation of drafting the Critical Report, and it has definitely been the most challenging part so far. Now that the introduction and methodology are in place, I have been focusing on the main chapters, especially the sections on language,…

Beginning the First Draft and Trying to Structure the Report This week has been the real start of actually writing the Critical Report, and I will be honest, it has felt harder than I expected. I have spent weeks pulling research together, collecting quotes and building an understanding of the themes around dialect, identity and…

Beginning the Writing Process and Establishing the Tone This week marked the point where I finally stopped preparing and actually began writing the critical report. I had built up the introduction in my head so much that starting it felt like a barrier, but once I began drafting, the tone settled more naturally than expected.…

Final Preparations Before Writing the Critical Report This week has been about pulling everything together so I can actually begin writing the critical report with confidence rather than hesitation. I reached a point where the reading, notes and sketchbook reflections were starting to form patterns, so this week became about identifying those patterns and turning…

Refining the Argument and Deepening the Theoretical Grounding This week has been about tightening the concept behind the critical report and really working out the spine that will support it. I knew after last week that representation and identity were my anchor points, but I still felt I needed a clearer sense of what I…

Exploring visual examples that deal with identity and voice This week I looked for examples of design that connect to identity, cultural voice or regional expression. I wanted to avoid obvious commercial case studies and instead find work that engages with place and social meaning. I explored the work of The Designers Republic because they…

Refining the direction and anchoring the theory This week I focused on tightening the direction of my critical report. I already knew the broad subject, but I wanted to find the version of the topic that felt meaningful and linked clearly to my practice. I spent the first half of the week re reading my…

Beginning the shift into critical report preparation This week I moved out of the project proposal mindset and into the early stages of preparing for the critical report. It felt like I had to almost reset my brain because the proposal work has been very forward facing and predictive, while the report has to be…