Past Present.

Welcome to our shows from 2020-2023.

This is a showcase of work by students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, who graduated from 2020 to 2022.

It's all of us, together, in a digital show you curate for yourself - not pre-arranged into rooms, courses or disciplines. You do the arranging. Want to see all the red things we made? Or all the work about identity, nature or isolation? Look at what you want to, when you want to, whether it's all the illustration, all the writing, all the movies or performance. You get the idea.

This exhibition is yours for the making. Go explore.

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Tasarla Chester

Digital Media Production - BA (Hons)

I have recently completed the BA (Hons) Digital Media degree at Anglia Ruskin University. The work that I have produced within this time varies from photography and postproduction, to app design and animation.

Throughout my work I explore the relationship between society and the development of digital media. This includes the effects of digital media on areas of employment, societal issues, and art.

For my final major project, I have designed a social networking app titled ‘Attuned’, whereby members of the music community can connect on a professional and social level, to share their experiences and services with each other. This project was completed using Adobe XD to design the wireframes and Photoshop to design the elements within them. This is an app that I would one day like to publish as I believe it would be a great benefit to the music community, combining both social networking elements such as image sharing capabilities and chatrooms, alongside professional elements such as equipment hiring services and event promotion search engines. The app was designed using a nightlife inspired colour palette, and incorporated elements such as spotlights and luminous text to convey the features you’d find within music venues.

I aspire to work in the B2B sales industry, specifically in the field of media sales, and believe my time throughout university has given me a strong level of knowledge in this field to kickstart my career.

Attuned Widget Logo. A logo that I designed for my final major project app, Attuned. The bright ring of colours around the main element matches the pantones of the spotlights used within the app. The sound wave in the centre symbolises that this is an app based around music. This image was created using Adobe Photoshop.

Still I rise - Eyes image. An image from a series of photographs captured as a creative response to the poem ‘Still I rise’ written by Maya Angelou, whereby she addresses the themes of oppression and confidence as a female. This image was an interpretation of the line “You may cut me with your eyes”, referring to the physical intimidation women can suffer from their male partner. The picture reflects how simple but impactful conveying emotion through your eyes can be. Postproduction was completed in Adobe Photoshop.

Still I rise – Goldmines image. An image from a series of photographs captured as a creative response to the poem ‘Still I rise’ written by Maya Angelou, whereby she addresses the themes of oppression and confidence as a female. This image was an interpretation of the line “Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin’ in my own backyard.”, referring to her response to male oppression – rising above it and proceeding to be the strong female she is. Postproduction was completed in Adobe Photoshop.

Imperial Resin. An image captured from a collaboration I had in my final year, with a small indie brand that sells resin and wax items. This image proceeded to be published on their website and Instagram page as a means of advertisement. Postproduction was completed in Adobe Photoshop.