Academic Conventions

Introduction:
-Outline the thesis and aims.
-I will look at a,b,c by exploring x,y,z. 
-Enable the reader to skip to sections of interest.

Academic conventions allow for structural integrity in your work, they standardise the dissertation with others and show academic honesty. 

-Demonstrate a critical knowledge of practice.
-Apply theory to practice.
-Analyse and evaluate ideas based on evidence.

Evidence deep learning (deep understadning of topic)
You can evidence this be showing the ability to create, evaluate, analyse, apply, understand and remember what you learn and by being able to express these ideas eloquently. The most important being to be able to create and evaluate ideas and concepts.
-Master the particular terminology of your subject matter.
-Prove your ability to research through evidence and logical analysis.
-Academic writing can allow you to present your argument and analysis accurately and concisely.

Be precise, make points and anaylise in a surgical way.
Avoid unnecessary words. 
Avoid cautious language such as 'may' or 'might'.
Avoid repetition.
Avoid conversational terms.
Avoid abbreviations. 
You should not write in the first person, however don't avoid being subjective if this is suitable. IF you do write in the first person it can show that you are not able to write in an academic way.

Peliminaries:
Title, Acknowledgements. 

Introductions:
The Abstract, Statement of the problem, methodological approach.

Main Body:
Review of literature, logically develop argument, chapters, results of investigation.

Conclusion:
Discussion and conclusions, summery of conclusions. 

Extras:
Bibliography, Appendices.

Ref System:
AUTHOR, A. (Date) Title, Place: Publisher
'Quote' (Surname, Year, Page)
'Quote of a quote' (Author A in Author B, Year, Page)

Alphabetised by author surname by context; Book, Journal, Online, Etc.

COP3// DSI Firefly Insignia

The next thing I want to explore and the first application of the finished logo will be on this mission insignia. The Aim of the insignia is to mark the spacecraft as property of DSI as well as illustrating the missions goals. Secondarily insignia is used as a collectable item and to spread public awareness. Here is a very early concept of the Firefly insignia, with the mission to find and investigate the surface of an Asteroid, I wan to use the tail of the firefly to illustrate the illumination of space.

Having considered the aesthetics of the actual DSI Firefly patch, which is shown in a previous post, I have decided to re-illustrate the bug to appear more aggressive. This vector illustration also has to be sew-able so blovk of single colours are needed.

I followed this with an experiment into how this illustration would fit alongside the new logo. Also added the text 'Firefly' with Avenir Next.

Here I experiment with layout of the insignia based on a few core shapes used in the mission insignia of the Apollo program. The most used would be the circular insignia, however I find Apollo 8's triangular insignia to really stand out, and the shape of the elements I wish to include in this space fit well.

Here are a few more experimentations with colour and hierarchy on the design. The three core elements of the Firefly, Logo and Text must all be visible and work as a unit in the space provided. I have also added an illustration of the shape of the actual spacecraft onto the back of the firefly. I did this because it is part of the design for so many of the existing mission insignia out there and adds an extra layer of context to the work as a whole. 

Anther consideration is the way in which the fireflies tail lights up space in the design. I have placed in an circular object representing earth into the design as well as another of a cratered moon, this positions the spacecraft in an actual part of space rather than just floating. The yellow colour is emitted from the tail of the bug to reveal a star (below) representing the goal of the Firefly mission. I have also added a few stars to balance some symmetry of colour and space in the design and to further link the context to space exploration.

COP3// Final DSI Logo Design

This is the final design for the new Deep Space Industries visual identity. I have refined the text and encounter line elements described in the previous logo post to make a more refined design. I have also chosen to use two colours in the official design also each can be used separately is necessary, the overall identity is dictated by the shape. I ended up going with the open D shape, it aesthetically appears more sci-fi and connotes the excitement and possibly that this context brings. The colours reference a corporate image mixed with the red of the old NASA worm logo and a dark grey of space. The heavy lines are reflect on the heavy industry nature of mining and creates a more rugged design physically for use in these extreme conditions. I removed the second line from the encounter line because I felt that it looked a bit to militaristic and wanted to distance the logo from that field.

COP3// US and USSR Manned Mission Insignia

 Here is a list of all manned mission insignia for the US and USSR space programs of the Space Race from Yuri Gagarin's 1961 Vostok patch to the ASTP patch of 1975. They are in chronological order, the aim will be two analyse these patches in the final chapter of my dissertation.