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Ashton Blyth


Colour Space
17th October 2024 Week 3 – Colour Space Adobe RGB 1998 NOT ProPhoto RGB when setting up digital files, you get significantly more green...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 17, 2024


Gender affirming surgeries section
From this NHS web page on gender dysphoria treatments , I've taken the key information and pasted it below: Surgery for trans men Common...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 15, 2024


The bigger picture
Initially I decided that if the line and stops would be exactly the same for the treatment of a male as they were for female, what was...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 14, 2024


The Pregnant Man
Documentary narrated by Craig Kelly aired on Channel 4 on 11th December 2008. “ How do I feel about being a pregnant man? I don’t really...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 14, 2024


The feminising (?) options section
Just as I think I have an idea of the layout, a new discovery means I have to re-evaluate… I’ve been playing with the layout of the main...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 12, 2024


And re-doing referrals...
I then decided that actually the circular design would be more appropriate for creating MY transition map, with the analogy of feeling...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 11, 2024


Starting with referrals
While starting the first draft of my tube map, I mainly had the Paris Metro map at the forefront of my mind. I found the circular shape...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 10, 2024


Making Sense of the World
10th October 2024 Week 2 – Making Sense of the World Discussion based on extracts from a William Kentridge film, Tide Table – 2003...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 10, 2024


Gendering colours
When creating The Progressive Tube Map , I took inspiration from Gilbert Baker, a gay man and drag queen (both openly) and artist created...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 10, 2024


Design Classics: London Tube Map
One of British graphic designs greatest triumphs A 20th century classic, they keep a copy in New York’s Museum of Modern Art and has...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 9, 2024


The Leeds pamphlet… have you read this?
I am under the care of Leeds Gender Identity Services, who created the document below. I first saw this document two years ago when...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 9, 2024


A different way of doing things
Tutor: Jonathan Kearney Date: Tuesday 8th October 2024 I had my first tutorial of the year with Jonathan and my mum today. Not exactly a...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 8, 2024


World Tube Maps
I started to look at other tube maps for shape inspiration and how other locations have designed station stops and interchanges. My...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 6, 2024


Simon Patterson
Simon Patterson is a world-renowned artist, most famous for his reworking of the London Underground map in 1992, The Great Bear . Now...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 4, 2024


Writing and Structure
3rd October 2024 Week 1 – Writing and Structure Tutor: Christabel Harley c.harley@csm.arts.ac.uk Elements of the session: a) ...

Ashton Blyth
Oct 3, 2024


How we document
Throughout history we have documented our progress of discovering and building settlements as a species. In 6th Century BC, a Greek man...

Ashton Blyth
Sep 30, 2024


Time for a change
After taking two gap years for many mental health reasons, and with hope to progress my gender transition without feeling like my studies...

Ashton Blyth
Sep 23, 2024


Last minute change
Today we met our research paper supervisors and gave a short presentation on what our paper would be about. Originally, my intention was...

Ashton Blyth
May 18, 2022


Honesty, Vulnerability and Discussion... Revised.
My first post on here was titled 'Honesty, Vulnerability and Discussion...', but upon reflection from yesterday's session, I don't think...

Ashton Blyth
May 12, 2022
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