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8th October

Today we had textwork. I got up early to watch the lecture before our online discussion. I struggled a little to make visual notes this time, as we were discussing abstract concepts that were hard to illustrate. The lecture was interesting, but a little confusing at times, as she talked about many different theorists complex ideas and didn't really explain any of them in detail. I will have to do some of my own research to ensure I understand.

I then did the reading we were required to do for textworks. It was interesting but I didn't understand how it linked to what we were studying or what the author was trying to say. 

Then I had a go at one of the extra tasks Kate set me. She has asked me to have a go at copying a layout on InDesign. I thought this would be really quick and easy but it was much more complicated than I realised. I managed to make my version look pretty similar though, except for my choice of font which wasn't quite right. It made me realise how many complex elements went into one simple layout. 

I then had my textworks seminar. This was fun as well as interesting and made me giggle. It helped me understand the meaning behind the text they had asked us to read and why it was relevant. 

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