<p dir="ltr"><strong>Can you tell us how you first met?</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>ESSI</strong> - We were both studying for our MA's, Joshua in <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-visual-communication" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visual Communication</a> and me in Disruptive Design. The first time we met and spoke properly to each other was during a study skills session. Joshua was more interested in showing me funny cat memes than planning his weekly study schedule! I thought he had a great sense of humour, he made me laugh and somehow he still made all his deadlines.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>What made you decide on your courses?</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>ESSI</strong> - I chose to study at Arts University Plymouth because they offered the only <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-disruptive-design" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MA Disruptive Design</a> course in the UK at the time. I wanted to research fashion and sustainability from a system thinking perspective and work on ways of applying the knowledge gained through my masters into my design practice. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>JOSHUA</strong> - I chose to study <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-visual-communication" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MA Visual Communication</a> after graduating from the BA Hons Fashion, Media and Marketing (now <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-hons-fashion-media-marketing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BA Hons Fashion Communication</a>) at Arts University Plymouth. I enjoyed the course so much I decided to stay for an MA. I thought that the MA would offer me a chance to further develop my photography practice.<br /></p>