Tuesday, 18 October 2011
'Good is' - Music Packaging
I found this interesting hybrid design work which crosses over between publication and editorial with packaging and promotion. It combines the two by using the book as the package for the CD.
'Good is' - The Benefits of Playing Music - Secondary research
Cognitive/Intellectual Benefits
“Studies have shown that musicians achieve a higher GPA than non-musicians in the same school do.”
When a musician plays music, they use 90% of the brain.
Regular music instruction in the early to middle grades may have a positive transfer effect to the development of language skills.
Students with course work or experience in music performance scored 51 points higher on the verbal portion of the SAT and 44 points higher on the math portion, than students with no course work or experience in the arts.
Singing, chanting and rhythmic play can increase your child's vocabulary.
90% of CEO's and congressmen interviewed said that playing a musical instrument as a child helped them develop “character and leadership skills”.
New York schools show that 90% of their students who participate in music go on to college.
In the 1997 Gallup Survey, 69% of people believe that music participation corresponds to better grades and scores
In a recent study, 66% of music majors who apply to medical school are accepted, and only 44% of biochemistry majors are accepted.
Findings indicate that music study uniquely enhances higher brain functions required for reading, mathematics, chess, science, and engineering.
Social Benefits
“Through music, children can enjoy a sense of community, that can carry on through life!”
Students involved in quality choral programs develop communication skills, self-confidence, self-discipline, teamwork, self-expression, and appreciation of cultural diversity.
Music creates security in one's self. If your child can sing in front of other people, you're talking about a pretty secure little individual.
Music enhances creativity.
Emotional/Spiritual Benefits
“Music washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life.” –B. Auerbach
Music relaxes and calms the spirit.
Children can be calmed down by listening to music each night before they sleep.
Music has been shown to decrease heart rate, breathing, and lower stress hormones.
Stress has been proven to obstruct learning, and by listening to 10 minutes of classical music children can clear their minds and prepare for productive learning and studying.
Mozart helps children with ADD and ADHD improve and control their mood.
Physical Benefits
“If your child cannot keep the beat, they are less likely to be successful on sports teams, dance teams, or any other activity that requires coordination.”
Music requires coordination of the fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks, and facial muscles, in addition to body and mind responses to sound.
Music helps motor development and coordination.
Music helps pattern the movement of the body.
Research shows that music can relieve stress, lower blood pressure, and help relieve pain.
Importance and Benefits of Music
(Responses from Students in Mitchell , SD )
How do you use music on a daily basis?
- Besides being in band and choir, the kids:
- Listen to the radio
- Sing in the shower
- Hear music playing in their homes
- Use it in the morning to wake up and clear their heads
- Dance
- Use it for relaxation and concentration
- During Exercise
- Play the guitar
What emotional and spiritual benefits have you received from music?
- After the death of my grandpa, my uncle wrote a song in remembrance of him and every time I hear the song, I think of my grandpa I lost.
- There is an uplifting song I've listened to since my parents divorced.
- Praising the Lord.
- When I am sad I will find a good song and play it over and over again.
- I use music to keep going, when I want to give up.
- Some songs remind me of my dead uncle.
- Music helps me to feel like other people know what it is like to be in my position as a teenager.
- I found a song the other day that made me cry. It made me think back to the great times * I had with a cousin that passed away in the war.
- I was riding with my dad in the car and a song came on that reminded my dad of his dad that died, and he started to cry, and then I started to cry.
- Music relaxes my spirit and puts me in a better mood.
What benefits have you seen in your life by being involved in music?
- Relaxation
- Enjoyment / JOY
- Connect with the songs, and it is touching
- Read Notes
- College Scholarship
- It gave me Rhythm
- Develops vocal chords
- Understand the world better
- Better Dancer
- Not being embarrassed in front of others
- Better at math
- Encourages me that I can do, what I want to
Survey Results
100 Students (K-12) across Mitchell , SD were given this survey on paper or orally!
78 are involved in music now
22 are not
50 Adults were given this survey
Rate your musical experience as a child growing up in school
- Absolutely wonderful and beneficial!!
- Fair, could have been better!
- Poor!
Monday, 17 October 2011
WIDFP? - Stock Options & Print Finishing
Branding and Identity
This is a good exapmple of branding that incorporates traits of the subject within the design work itself and makes use of multiple stocks and printed formats. In some cases it could even be categorised as Publication and Editorial or Package and Promotion because its been applied to so many medias.
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