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Comments on research to date:
Jamie Reid really interesting. Really like the research and the idea of the watch tower/prison.
Areas for improvement:
Look more into 'design' inspiration - really like the images on the panopticon page - illustrative :)
Areas for further development:
Research 'codes' - like when have to type in the numbers/glyphs to continue onto another webpage.
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Comments on research to date:
Full of interesting research
Areas for improvement:
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Areas for further development:
Surveillance on the internet - NSA case Wikileaks
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Comments on research to date:
Very thorough and detailed
Areas for improvement:
Focus on a specific story or outline.
Areas for further development:
(I don't know much about this subject sorry!)
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Comments on research to date:
Thoroughly researched so far
Areas for improvement:
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Areas for further development:
hands on approach, good to develop and create something different to your usual style.
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Comments on research to date:
Look at type that cant be detected by cameras but only by people.
- A lot of research
- In depth
Areas for improvement:
Think of how to develop
Areas for further development:
Look at encryption from the other side looking into the government i.e life of David Cameron.
The main thing to come out of the crit was to look into a font called ZXX which was designed by Sang Mun. It has been designed so that it cannot be recognised by computers. It comes in four different variations and whilst each remains readable to the human eye, computers will be unable to collate any information. I think this is such a clever idea and one that could work well as a graphic element in my final piece.
On his website there is a letter of concern which I have posted below. He raises issues with how many different companies are gathering endless information about us.
A lot of people have questioned the font he has created arguing that it could be easily understood by the NSA. His response to this is posted below:
Update: I’ve been reading the comments here and elsewhere, and it seems many people are concerned about my understanding of how digital text works — ASCII, binary codes, etc. As mentioned above, I spent two years as intelligence personnel with the NSA and a year researching, so I am fully aware of all that. This project/post is focused on raising awareness, which I should’ve articulated better. That said, it would be great if further conversations ruminated over the growing surveillance state and how we should act. I sincerely appreciate everyone reading, criticizing, and sharing these matters.
Below is the examples of the font he has designed. I really like the graphic element to it, it looks grungy and fits appropriately with the idea of hiding information.
A lot of people have questioned the font he has created arguing that it could be easily understood by the NSA. His response to this is posted below:
Update: I’ve been reading the comments here and elsewhere, and it seems many people are concerned about my understanding of how digital text works — ASCII, binary codes, etc. As mentioned above, I spent two years as intelligence personnel with the NSA and a year researching, so I am fully aware of all that. This project/post is focused on raising awareness, which I should’ve articulated better. That said, it would be great if further conversations ruminated over the growing surveillance state and how we should act. I sincerely appreciate everyone reading, criticizing, and sharing these matters.
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