Study Task 1: Defining the Question

For my essay there has been much research into Punk as a concept and how this relates to today's society. The issue with the current research is that the topic has much coverage, different definitions and different aspects that could be explored; it is hard to find a specific topic to discuss.

Possible Questions

• Is Punk design dead? And how has it influenced modern society.
• What is Punk? (different definitions, could be too broad)
• What role does the Punk movement play with youth culture?
• What did Punk achieve?
• How Punk zines have developed and their culture. 
• How have Punk zines influenced today's publishing?
• How protest work can be linked to the Punk movement.
• DIY design and how it was influenced by Punk.
• How has Punk influenced art and how does it link to art movements, e.g. Dada.
• How Dada and Punk compare as movements? (could work or are they too dissimilar, Dada more about freestyle? Design as a form of dissent...

After doing certain research and discussion into the comparison of Dada and punk, I have decided to make the analysis about collage as a method of subversion throughout design history.

How has the method of collage has been used as a form of dissent throughout 20th Century design?