We split into groups and discussed each of our proposals to move forward into our studio phase. Going into Studio, I want to look into how to encourage people to reevaluate their surroundings and question their meaning, both in personal and wider contexts, by altering the environment around them.

The focus of my research was murals, specifically justifying murals in a digital age, through how they act as interactive environments. I looked into murals and graffiti and their history in environments and how through history, people have used both as means to modify their surroundings and encourage dialogue. I also looked into how people and groups respond to them as a physical entity and their message. I also discussed their role in areas in conflict and the more recent movement of community-backed mural groups.

NOVECENTO is a packaging brand looking back at travel posters of the early twentieth century; "novecento" being the Italian term for the period.