Meet Tony!

Met up with Tony today (see posing above!), he's my former graphics Tutor at my old college, he was always enthusiastic and full of great ideas, i was sorry to leave in 2004! We discussed my FMP, and i showed him some of my ideas; he felt the project was relevant and liked my handling of it so far, we both agree that it is a very difficult one to visualise. I asked him wether he felt it was appropriate using a light hearted fun approach such as this, and he reckoned it was, using anything more sombre or serious just wouldn't have the same effect, and i guess wagging the finger isn't exactly what i want for my FMP. The posters he felt would have to tie in more visually with the postcards (i was a bit worried they looked a bit too i-pod) so there would be some continuity, and also suggested some other types of visuals for them etc, maybe something completely different for the 'do's'. I'm still sort of wondering wether to go for all out silliness as Joanne suggested, or to rein myself in a bit though?

It was good to get a second opinion, especially from someone who has worked in the field, and is in the teaching profession; it's so difficult to be objective when you're sitting on your own at home. He did make an interesting point in that the majority of foundation and other similar course tutors are usually fine artists and teach as a way of supplementing their income; and not many come from a graphics background; hence what they are actually teaching and promoting is what they learnt themselves. But obviously the lack of tutors specialising in graphics is not something i can actually do anything about...
Anyway, i'm sending him a link to my blog so he can follow progress (or not as the case may be!) and make comments.