On Wednesday I attended the briefing for this years professional development project for the third year graphic students in UWIC. It's the third year we have been involved in the project and every year it is always interesting to get an idea of the people that will be graduating in around 9 months or so.

This year the project is a very challenging one. UWIC have managed to arrange a joint project with Cardiff Airport to look into how people experience Wales for the first time. How on arrival, do passengers perceive Cardiff and what it has to offer? For a graphic project it is going to be interesting to see how the project develops as it could quite easily be an, interior design/product design/service design, even architecture brief. So I think their initial issues will be how BIG do they go?


Around Rhoose.

The format for the project is very interesting as well with the meeting/workshop being attended by members of Visit Wales, airport staff, stakeholders, and a number of design agencies. Thinking back to when I was a student this would be a huge deal for me as these people have taken time out of their schedule to help out on the brief, and it is a great chance to get noticed.

The initial workshop being delivered by elmwood design agency, who will be delivering the brief to the students in the next week or so. We are looking forward to seeing who we get for the project and to see what they come up with, in response to the challenges.