This post is just a quick update stemming from the Autokara project I completed a month or for back, and which was set by Elmwood. After submitting my wacky car-karaoke idea to the guys at Elmwood I was happy to be invited back to present my project to the team in the studio, albeit a little nervous – the video of me and my mum belting out Circle of Life is really quite something…

Anyway, after presenting my research, process and final outcomes (including the video) to a lot of the studio (who were on their lunch break and so gathered to watch, just my luck) we heard back quickly thereafter and I am happy to announce that I was chosen to complete a placement with the Leeds studio for two weeks which will take place over the coming Easter holidays.

For more information on Elmwood check out their website, and of course be sure to check out the Autokara project which won me the placement and even a behind the scenes look at how we pulled together that ridiculous video…

As promised just over a week ago, I did go into hibernation for a short while, but I am back and very pleased to report that my final typography project and my dissertation are all handed in! My dissertation, which I haven’t really mentioned up until now, explored the practice of branding when the organisation in question sits in the nonprofit arts sector.

This, along with the typography project I submitted just this morning, meant that I spent much of the past few weeks in the library, either alone in the silent study area or with everyone else who was also trying to wrap everything up ready for submission. It wasn’t too bad though, with a shop for snacks across the road, and the lovely view from the new Laidlaw library…

Between submitting each project me and Emily took a few hours out to catch the new Beauty and the Beast movie, which I enjoyed a lot more than I expected. The subtle jokes were on point, the music was very catchy and the Be Our Guest scene had my jaw on the floor with the sheer amount of colour and explosive visuals that the guys at Disney had managed to squeeze into a 5 minute sequence! If you’re in the mood for a bit of joviality then be sure to pop the song on.

Anyway, before heading into the cinema we paid Five Guys a sneaky visit, where I loaded myself up on a little too much burger before buying a large popcorn, but you live and learn.

Just this morning I handed in my final typography project, and so this afternoon I am doing a tour of some of my favourite coffee shops in Leeds, including Layne’s Espresso from where I bring you this post. If you’re ever in Leeds be sure to drop by and grab a flat white and salted caramel brownie – you will not be disappointed.

In less work-related and more uplifting news, tomorrow afternoon I fly out to Madrid, from where I’ll be embarking on a four-day tour of Andalucía before returning to Madrid for another four days. Whilst down in the south of Spain I’ll be checking out Cordboa, Sevilla, and Granada, and then I’ll be spending as much time as possible on a comfy sofa with a caña (small beer) in hand whilst in Madrid. I’ll be sure to bring you all the updates once I land back in England next week!

I’m here today with a pretty boring text post just to give you guys a quick update as to what’s going on in my busy world. As the title may suggest the next few weeks are full of deadlines, including my final year dissertation, and so there’s not much fun on the agenda and there’s no time for me to report of anything interesting anyway!

I will hopefully have my new website running before the end of April – maybe I’ll launch it to coincide with my birthday on the 30th, who knows! It may even be that I leave the writing of any new blog posts until then, so you’ll be able to see them in the newer, fancier format.

I should return to the virtual land of the living around the start of April. In my absence why not listen to Lorde’s new song – I love it!