There was also a competition for the best Christmas jumper and a raffle in which I won a £50 Magma voucher!
The topic was "things I've seen" and the guest speakers were Kate Towey, Simon Griffin, Jeffery Bowman, Katie Moffat and Jake Smith.
The first speaker was Katie Moffat who chose to talk about the 9/11 memorial. She explained how the names had been put together based on who they knew or worked with rather than in alphabetical order. She showed us how a computer was used to organise all the names but also said that it would have been impossible for the computer to have that sympathetic human input that was needed for such a project. I found this aspect interesting because I like the idea of traditional human techniques being used alongside technology.
Sadly I can't remember much about Simon Griffin's talk other than an amusing video with dubbed voices.
The third speaker was Kate Towey who expressed a strong hatred for brown bananas but went on to talk about how she had turned this into her own little project. I found the idea of taking something so random and making it into a personal project very interesting.
The fourth speaker was Jeffery Bowman who talked about his love for rural landscapes and how despite living in the city he is still able to find things that remind him of the things he loves best. He showed examples of this with photographs he had taken around town.
The final speaker was Jake Smith who talked about his love of music and film making. He showed a selection of short films and music videos the best of which was the music video that featured the work of an illustrator called Matthieu Bessudo. I really loved the quirky look to the characters, they reminded me of the little sack character in the game Little Big Planet.
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