25/2/23

More about Rose Ayling-Ellis:

She was born deaf, she grew up in Hythe, Kent and studied Fashion at UCA, Canterbury. Lucy Chick was her teacher at the time and told me that Rose was a very smart and delightful student. She had such a great 6th sense that she would open the door knowing someone was there without them knocking first. She did drama as a hobby whilst doing her degree which she later persued after she met deaf film director Ted Evans, who later cast her in his award-winning short film The End.[5] She then applied to Deafinitely Youth Theatre.[6]

Her television credits include Summer of Rockets and Casualty.[9] She appeared in The Vamps music video for "Middle of the Night", and in the short film Almost with Vilma Jackson.[10] Since 2020, Ayling-Ellis has been playing Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her character was originally written by the deaf journalist and scriptwriter Charlie Swinbourne.[11] Her departure from the series was announced in August 2022, with her final scenes set to air in the autumn.[12]

In 2021, Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.[7] She participated in and won the show's nineteenth series, with professional Giovanni Pernice.

Before the start of the series she said:

“I have a hearing aid, so I pick up some of the music and I can hear the beat. I can hear someone singing, but I can't identify exact words. I also feel the vibrations.”

Research Questions so far:

-How does deafness/deaf culture affect social development?

-What are the social problems that a hearing impaired/ deaf individual face?

-How can interior design benefit the deaf community?

Knowing I want to design for a community centre or potentially a school.

Lip reading --> pronouncing words

How does the concept of interior design have a possible impact to deaf community?

How does the setting affect/benefit the deaf community?

What is out here already?

Narrow research questions to top 3 and ask Agata on Thursday for further opinion

23/2/23

Tutorial:

Leaning more to designing a community center. Can I link my site to Rose Ayling-Ellis (Careers appointment).

Which location has a bigger deaf community? Canterbury or Hythe. This will determine site location.

What I have done:

Contacted Kent council, regarding percentage in both towns - awaiting reply for better statistics could be a while.

Contacted agency in regards to Pub, Hythe.

What I need to do:

Try and visit Hythe pub

Contact my uncle and visit the family and the church they go to where there are 50+ families who are deaf so I can survey and ask questions.

Go to the church, Elephant and Castle, do survey.

Once I get all the information needed, start site context

Come up with a research question!

22/2/23

Careers appointment with Lucy Chick:

CV’s general and work

Portfolios (university work) + websites --> Instagram needs updating

Job Interviews

What should I include in my portfolio based on the work I have shown you?

How can I improve my CV?

Jobs in my interest…

Feedback:

Are there small studio groups for Architectural disabilities? Interior designer for disabilities

Re-visit some older work and tweak style to most relevant. 2nd and 3rd year + MA recent work

Website can have all my other projects on à Pace and flow, Interior Architects/designers websites (likes and dislikes)

Layout needs to be cohesive à inspired by current MA work

Take photo off CV, shorter and punchy, skills without gradient. Look through both CV’s and try to add onto the other with the features needed.

Relate previous work to interior design

Job Role: Junior Interior Designer

Get in contact with Rose-Ayling Ellis a previous student at UCA Canterbury who is now a well known actress.

Case Study: Watts gallery in Surrey, accessibility consultant