General
Going into this crit I felt a lot more confident with the work I had to show, although I was still a little unsure of what content I should put into the zine exactly. For the most part everyone agreed with what I had to say, the visual language side of the brief was really developing and matched with the subject matter well. The use of text and imagery together was engaging and reflected the raver attitude, but I needed to focus on what I wanted to SAY about the ravers.
Feedback
It was agreed that my current tone of voice and material was something I should continue to take through into further developments, and the notion of making a rave zine was also well received! When it came to content I also had a ton of great ideas thrown at me. I explained my research and how I'd been looking at ravers as people, looking at articles and interviews of ravers where they were and where they are now, the stories I'd pulled up in relation to rave culture and how it was presented. That though there were troubles within the movement, as there are with all, for the most part ravers felt very positively about being a part of the counter culture. My group gave a lot of really useful and inventive ways of representing my research, but which I chose would depend on how I wanted to portray the culture; did I want it to be humorous and playful or something more serious and hard hitting? Intent is key to the development of this project!
Possible Outcomes
One page advertisement for rave - next page after the rave (the comedown)
Ravers in public everyday jobs (Bob at the office) VS them as ravers (Bob off his face at the weekend)
Ravers top trumps - vice articles
Puffin books for adults (humorous take on rave culture "Chris really regretted letting that man spit in his mouth last night")
Spoof raver reality
Things to Keep in Mind // Capitalise On
Personal is good! Ravers as people
Greyscale with coloured paper on photocopier
Synthesis of what's working in practical with research
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