Video wall on level 5, Adsetts

 Today was almost like a scene from The Apprentice or Dragons Den.  Second year students on the university’s Visual Storytelling theory module took it in turns to pitch their ideas on screen about their perspectives of induction to us – here’s the back story…

The Context

Oksana Fedotova leads the Visual Storytelling module, and invited the learning centres to be a part of the project which we were delighted to accept. 

The Client

Learning Centres

The brief

Design an animation or webcomic that presents a student perspective of induction

What will the client do? 

The learning centres will publicise the selected student work, document the experience, and use it in the building.

The presentations

14 students pitched their ideas to a panel of three: Oksana Fedotova, Liam Bullingham, and myself. Given that the brief was deliberately broad, we weren’t sure what ideas the students might present – but they seized the challenge with both hands.   Ideas ranged from 2D games concepts, visualising the student journey and featuring learning centre services, characters, cartoons, from the zany to the fantastical and all sorts in between.  Our presenters gave two-minute overviews of their ideas, some played music, others made us laugh – but all gave us food for thought. 

Whats next? 

The students have three weeks to finish their storyboards and agree the visual concepts, when we’ll return to answer questions and give some more feedback.  That’s all for now, folks! (But we’ll be back with the follow up stories to let you know how everyone is progressing…)

Zhen, by Barry Lowndes, BA (Hons) Games Design

So yesterday we went to Collegiate learning centre to have a look at the refurbishment work – and it looks brilliant!  Over the next few weeks, there’s lots of printing, framing to be done for the exhibition – as well as choosing where the artwork will go.  There’s lots of fresh new spaces for display areas, and we can’t wait to fill them.

Confused? We’ll help!
‘Lack of a hat’ by Rachael Spall
BA Graphic Design – Illustration

It’s Freshers week at Sheffield Hallam University and there are events, helpful staff, and pointers everywhere to help our new students settle in.  Freebies, coffee mornings, advice drop in centres – you name it, we have it on campus and in the student union.

If you are new to the learning centres, our members of staff are always happy to help so don’t be afraid to ask.  If you’re already familiar with the library surroundings, treat yourself to a coffee and browse the artwork on display.