Welcome to Godolphin
The community Website for Godolphin Cross, Cornwall
Led by Amy Webb | Funded by the Creative Digital Communities Grant
Young people from in and around Godolphin Cross took part in this hands-on course exploring how we communicate—past, present, and future. Led by artist Amy Webb, the group delved into historic systems like Semaphore flags and modern tools like QR codes, discovering how technology shapes the way we share ideas.
Over multiple sessions, participants used printmaking and other creative techniques to design artworks that express themselves and a sense of place. Blending art, technology, and storytelling, the course celebrated experimentation, imagination, and digital creativity.
Explore the artwork created during the course below.
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Morse Code
Dots and Dashes
A sound/light/tap code using short (•) and long (–) signals, You can hear, see, or even feel Morse code.
Throughout the course, participants practiced sending messages using Morse Code, beginning with learning to write their own names.
Semaphore Flags
Body Language Coding
Used by navies and scouts, semaphore signals letters with flag positions. A type of physical code, visible from a distance that can spell words, send commands.
After creating their own set of semaphore flags, working in teams, the participants created stop motion animations of eachother spelling out their names.
International Signal Flags
Nautical Alphabet
Ships use bright flags, each representing a letter or a special message. The flags are highly visual and standardised for international use.
Each participant created nautical inspired bunting using interational signals and contibuted to a larger banner artwork to eventually be displayed in the chapel.
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Global Alphabets
Godolphinidge
The written alphabet is a code made up of symbols. Different cultures use different alphabets, Chinese Hanzi (汉字/漢字), and Sinhala Script in Sri Lanka සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව are great examples.
Using printmaking, together the participants created there own alphabet and named it 'Godolphinidge.'
Get to Know Us
Barcodes
Stripes of Information
Barcodes are machine-readable visual codes for storing information (like prices or ID numbers). They work by using different line widths, based on morse code.
As a group, participants spelt out and "Godolphin" in barcode on a large piece of fabric, which will be added to the comunal banner that will be displayed in the chapel.
Braille
International Signal Flags
Touch- Based Communication
Braille is a tactile writing system used by visually impaired people to read and write through touch. A system of raised dots arranged in patterns represents letters, numbers, and punctuation. Created by 15 year old Louis Braille.
Using embossing tools the participants created metal keychains with tactile braille messages inscribed.
QR Codes
Modern Pixel Puzzles
QR (Quick Response) codes are two-dimensional barcodes built on binary code. They can store information such as links, messages, or media, and are easily scanned using a smartphone camera.
Each participant learnt how to convert binary code into QR Code using graph paper and highlighters and then worked together to build a functioning QR code using lego.
