Sunday, August 29, 2010
Symbols of revolution.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Top 3 turtle symbols
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
TURTLES! The reason behind the cause.
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All marine turtle species are experiencing serious threats to their survival. The main threats are pollution and changes to important turtle habitats, especially coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove forests and nesting beaches.
Many turtles eat small jellyfish and squid and often mistake plastic bags for food. This not only leads to choking, but also the combination with digestion of other food creates a gas that results in floatation.
University of Queensland's Dr. Townsned - Plastic bags turtle's greatest killer, March 2008"Sea turtles are particularly susceptible to the effects of marine rubbish due to the internal structure of their throats and die a slow and painful death. Sea turtles have downward facing spines in their throats which literally prevent them from regurgitating," Dr Townsend said. "The plastic gets trapped in the gut, preventing food from going down and the spines prevent it from coming back up. The trapped food decomposes, leaking gases into the body cavity and causing the animal to float".
By encouraging people to dispose of litter properly means less plastic in the ocean and decreased harm to marine life. The turtle will be the face of our non-littering campaign and demonstrate how something so small that can be done on a daily basis can have such a large impact on the environment. But why should people get involved? For the good of goodness sake!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Top 3 cause ideas
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Final tribe symbol
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Week 4 - Symbols and meaning.
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Week 3 - Superstitions and cures.
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An iron ring worn on the fourth finger was considered effective against rheumatism by the Irish peasantry from ancient times. Shamrock - symbol of good luck
http://www.libraryireland.com/AncientLegendsSuperstitions/Various-Superstitions-Cures-1.php
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Spilling salt has also been thought to bring bad luck, even to some today. Why was this so? Salt was very important especially in Rome as it was used to preserve and purify food. It also served to be the soldiers' salary, of which salary meant "salt money." Thus, to spill salt would be a great waste and bad luck would befall the person who did so. This could be counteracted though, by throwing a pinch of salt it over the left shoulder into the face of the devil, who is supposedly poised there.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004203/religion/religion05.htm
Chinese superstition:
The colour red was a colour of good luck to the Chinese, both of the past and the present. During the Lunar New Year, married Chinese would give their children, friends and relatives red packets filled with money as a symbol of good luck, as the colour red symbolises fire which is used to scare away evil spirits.
Yin yang - Symbol of balance.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004203/religion/religion05.htm
Other links:
http://chestofbooks.com/fairy-tale/Kentucky-Superstitions/Cures-And-Preventive-Superstitions.html
http://www.halloween-website.com/superstitions.htm
http://www.essortment.com/all/superstitiousbe_rsqz.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/omens
Monday, August 2, 2010
Week 2 - Groups
Ady is a part of a group because of something she loves - dancing. When she was full time at Ed5 International she could be identified as a member of that group of dancers through the company logo. However smaller groups also appear and are mainly determined by what she is wearing. For example when she has point shoes on, she would be grouped as a ballet dancer however she also dances jazz, hip hop and many other styles where her outfit and shoes are completely different.
Tonje will probably kill me if she sees this photo haha. At Billy Blue we all identify as part of a group. Although we don't wear a uniform, there are aspects of how we represent ourselves that reflect the fact we are not only university students, but designers e.g our MacBooks and sketch pads.
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Gus in his room, I think its pretty evident that he is a member of the football world and is a part of many groups with in it. Being Argentinian/Italian/Australian he supports a lot of teams. Supporting these teams not only groups him with these countries as a spectator but as pat of a nation (patriotism).
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This is my high school uniform which during my school years placed me in a few different categories. With the emblem placed over every jumper and the school colours echoed throughout the uniform, i was very identifiable as a student at McCarthy Catholic College. Attending this school automatically made me a member of a large group of people but a number of other groups too. Being placed into 'house' teams for sport events is an example of this. Being a Catholic high school, i was also categorised into a system of religious beliefs. Already being a Christian, this was my high school of choice however you do not have to be of any particular religion to attend, yet you are still classified as part of that group.
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This is Jimmy who works in the Navy. Everyday people can identify that he is part of a group through the many different uniforms he has to wear for different situations and occasions. The medals he wears also categorise him but not only into a group but to have certain qualities of which each medal represents.