July 18 – Week 1, session 1

We had our first class today where we established the topic for the brief (equality) and looked at some examples with a focus on FADP's, rhetoric, and Ihi and Wehi. 

In class we split into groups of 4 to 5 and looked at artist precedents to discuss the Ihi and Wehi of the examples and how each of them made us feel, which I quite liked because it make us really think about how something was designed and the intentions it had. 

We then brainstormed some ideas on equality in New Zealand and split up into groups of 10 for the debate on whether New Zealand is equal or not, next week. I ended up on the "for" side of the argument even though I thought otherwise and felt like it would be a fun experience (even if I wasn't one of the speakers). We had to research and refine our arguments for Thursday.