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Information is Power James Kitchener Davies Timeline Infographic PDP: Starting the project : I began the final outcome by looking at the work I produced during the first days of the project. We were put into groups, I had the pleasure of working with Dan and Roxanne. We had to produce three outcomes that co-worked that came from information. We sat down and decided that we would question students and educators around the university on what their favourite colours were. We noted things that were said and took note on who were males and females, if they were generic colours etc. Whilst questioning a few people asked whether black was a colour and if they were aloud to pick white.. A few people picked colours that wasn’t generic such as teal an maroon. This gave us a basis on what the three outcomes would be. We agreed that Roxy would be in charge of the whole data of what was said by females and males, Dan worked with the non generic colours and I worked with the answer of whether black and white was a colour. We decided that we would draw our designs and then come together and pick one idea and go from there. Roxy came up with the idea of the colour picker tool which shows on all adobe softwares, this could be a visual system and colour picker would be the name of the project. I had the idea of using a crayon to show the colours and pin point certain aspects to show the focus points.

Initial Ideas: I decided to note a few ideas: After considering each of these ideas, I decided to go with the idea, the is something that I’m extremely passionate about and Plaid Cymru as a political side to this will be something interesting to research upon and its also a topic that I have knowledge upon in regards to Kitchener Davies (The man behind it all). I came up with an idea plan in regards to research so that I had a basis to go from.

Research:

I needed to gain more knowledge of infographics to gain more of an understanding before creating work that uses this system , I decided to research into what an infographic was and then look at a few examples .Infographics (a clipped compound of “information” and “graphics”) are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. Similar pursuits are information visualization, data visualization, statistical graphics, information design, or information architecture. Infographics have evolved in recent years to be for mass communication, and thus are designed with fewer assumptions about the readers’ knowledge base than other types of visualizations. Isotypes are an early example of infographics conveying information quickly and easily to the masses. Infographics have been around for many years and recently the increase of a number of easy-to- use, free tools have made the creation of infographics available to a large segment of the population. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have also allowed for individual infographics to be spread among many people around the world. Infographics are widely used in the age of short attention span. Graphical displays should • show the data • induce the viewer to think about the substance rather than about methodology, graphic design, the technology of graphic production, or something else • avoid distorting what the data have to say • present many numbers in a small space • make large data sets coherent • encourage the eye to compare different pieces of data • reveal the data at several levels of detail, from a broad overview to the fine structure • serve a reasonably clear purpose: description, exploration, tabulation, or decoration • be closely integrated with the statistical and verbal descriptions of a data set.

I liked this design and form of infographics as its simple and conveys the message by being straight to the point. The colours grabbed my attention immediately. I wasnt a big fan of the pie chart, I feel that its not needed and not legible.

I felt that this design was initiative and very playful, it represents its purpose very clearly and the colours are simple most primary but they work. I feel that the type colour could be more legible. I like this design as the imagery catches the eye immediately, the stats could be more legible but suits its purpose. I feel as if their is a lot going on the page and maybe this could be split into maybe 2 or 3 infographics instead of one instead of one.

I then began to look for an infographics designer that I liked, I came across Jack Hagley, I instantly fell in love with his work with infographics, its full of wonder, passion and colour, this is something that I fell that is my main goal with my own final outcomes is to project this as it also represent see as a person being full of colour. He introduces himself by using infographics as a CV .

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Before starting the infographic I needed to research as much into Plaid Cymru and gain knowledge. In a way I needed to become an expert in the topic. I needed to know the ins and outs so that I could be prepared to work with any information that I find whilst researching .

Plaid Cymru – Party of , often referred to simply as Plaid) is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating for from the United Kingdom within the . Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. Plaid Cymru by 2018 had one of four Welsh seats in the European Parliament, four of 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 10 of 60 seats in the National Assembly for Wales, and 202 of 1,264 principal local authority councillors.Plaid is a member of the . Plaid Cymru’s goals as set out in its constitution are: 1.To promote the constitutional advancement of Wales with a view to attaining independence within the European Union; 2.To ensure economic prosperity, social justice and the health of the natural environment, based on decentralist ; 3.To build a national community based on equal citizenship, respect for different traditions and cultures and the equal worth of all individuals, whatever their race, nationality, gender, colour, creed, sexuality, age, ability or social background; 4.To create a bilingual society by promoting the revival of the Welsh language; 5.To promote Wales's contribution to the global community and to attain membership of the United Nations. History

Beginnings

While both the Labour and Liberal parties of the early 20th century had accommodated demands for Welsh home rule, no political party existed for the purpose of establishing a . Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru (English: National Party of Wales) was formed on 5 August 1925, by Moses Gruffydd, H. R. Jones and , members of Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru(Home Rule Army of Wales; literally, Self-Rulers' Army of Wales); and Fred Jones, and of Y Mudiad Cymreig (The Welsh Movement). Initially, home rule for Wales was not an explicit aim of the new movement; keeping Wales Welsh-speaking took primacy, with the aim of making Welsh the only official language of Wales.

In the general election of 1929 the party contested its first parliamentary constituency, Caernarvonshire, polling 609 votes, or 1.6% of the vote for that seat. The party contested few such elections in its early years, partly due to its ambivalence towards Westminster politics. Indeed, the candidate Lewis Valentine, the party’s first president, offered himself in Caernarvonshire on a platform of demonstrating 's rejection of English dominion.

1930s

By 1932 the aims of self-government and Welsh representation at the League of Nations had been added to that of preserving Welsh language and culture. However, this move, and the party's early attempts to develop an economic critique, did not broaden its appeal beyond that of an intellectual and socially conservative Welsh language pressure group.The alleged sympathy of the party's leading members (including President Saunders Lewis) towards Europe's totalitarian regimes compromised its early appeal further.

In 1936 Lewis, David John Williams and Lewis Valentine attacked and set fire to the newly constructed RAF air base on the Llŷn Peninsula in in protest at its siting in the Welsh-speaking heartland. The leaders' treatment, including the trial judge's dismissal of the use of Welsh and their subsequent imprisonment in Wormwood Scrubs, led to "The Three" becoming a cause célèbre. This heightened the profile of the party dramatically and its membership had doubled to nearly 2,000 by 1939.

1940s

A Plaid Cymru rally in Machynlleth in 1949, Penyberth, and Plaid Cymru’s neutral stance during the Second World War, prompted concerns within the UK Government that it might be used by Germany to insert spies or carry out other covert operations.In fact, the party adopted a neutral standpoint and urged (with only limited success) conscientious objection to war service. In 1943 Saunders Lewis contested the parliamentary seat at a by-election, gaining 1,330 votes, or 22%. In the 1945 general election, with party membership at around 2,500, Plaid Cymru contested seven seats, as many as it had in the preceding 20 years, including constituencies in south Wales for the first time. At this time was elected president.

1950s

BBC debate between Iorwerth Thomas ( MP) and Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru's first MP Gwynfor Evans's presidency coincided with the maturation of Plaid Cymru (as it now began to refer to itself) into a more recognisable political party. Its share of the vote increased from 0.7% in the 1951 general election to 3.1% in 1955 and 5.2% in 1959. In the 1959 election, the party contested a majority of Welsh seats for the first time. Proposals to drown the village of in the Tryweryn valley in Gwynedd in 1957 to supply the city of with water played a part in Plaid Cymru's growth. The fact that the parliamentary bill authorising the drowning went through without support from any Welsh MPs showed that the MPs' votes in Westminster were not enough to prevent such bills from passing.

1960s

Support for the party declined slightly in the early 1960s, particularly as support for the Liberal Party began to stabilise from its long-term decline. In 1962 Saunders Lewis gave a radio talk entitled (The fate of the language) in which he predicted the extinction of the Welsh language unless action was taken. This led to the formation of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg(the ) the same year.

Labour's return to power in 1964 and the creation of the post of Secretary of State for Wales appeared to represent a continuation of the incremental evolution of a distinctive Welsh polity, following the Conservative government's appointment of a Minister of Welsh Affairs in the mid-1950s and the establishment of as Wales's capital in 1955.

However, in 1966, less than four months after coming in third in the constituency of , Gwynfor Evans sensationally captured the seat from Labour at a by-election. This was followed by two further by-elections in Rhondda West in 1967 and in 1968 in which the party achieved massive swings of 30% and 40% respectively, coming within a whisker of victory. The results were caused partly by an anti-Labour backlash. Expectations in coal mining communities that the Wilson government would halt the long-term decline in their industry had been dashed by a significant downward revision of coal production estimates.However, — in Carmarthen particularly — Plaid Cymru also successfully depicted Labour's policies as a threat to the viability of small Welsh communities.

1970s

In the 1970 general election Plaid Cymru contested every seat in Wales for the first time and its vote share surged from 4.5% in 1966 to 11.5%. Gwynfor Evans lost Carmarthen to Labour, but regained the seat in October 1974, by which time the party had gained a further two MPs, representing the constituencies of and Merionethshire.

Plaid Cymru's emergence (along with the ) prompted the Wilson government to establish the Kilbrandon Commission on the constitution. The subsequent proposals for a Welsh Assembly were, however, heavily defeated in a referendum in 1979. Despite Plaid Cymru's ambivalence toward home rule (as opposed to outright independence) the referendum result led many in the party to question its direction.

At the 1979 general election the party's vote share declined from 10.8% to 8.1% and Carmarthen was again lost to Labour.

1980s

Caernarfon MP succeeded Gwynfor Evans as president in 1981, inheriting a party whose morale was at an all-time low. In 1981 the party adopted "community socialism" as a constitutional aim. While the party embarked on a wide-ranging review of its priorities and goals, Gwynfor Evans fought a successful campaign (including the threat of a hunger strike) to oblige the Conservative government to fulfill its promise to establish , a Welsh-language television station. In 1984 Dafydd Elis-Thomas was elected president, defeating , a move that saw the party shift to the left. (later Plaid Cymru leader) captured Ynys Môn from the Conservatives in 1987. In 1989 Dafydd Wigley once again assumed the presidency of the party. 1990s

In the 1992 general election the party added a fourth MP, Cynog Dafis, when he gained and Pembroke North from the Liberal Democrats. Dafis was endorsed by the local branch of the Green Party. The party's vote share recovered to 9.9% at the 1997 general election.

In 1997, following the election of a Labour government committed to devolution for Wales, a further referendum was narrowly won, establishing the National Assembly for Wales. Plaid Cymru became the main opposition to the ruling Labour Party, with 17 seats to Labour's 28. In doing so, it appeared to have broken out of its rural Welsh-speaking heartland, and captured traditionally strong Labour areas in industrial South Wales.

First National Assembly, 1999–2003

In the 1999 election Plaid Cymru gained seats in traditional Labour areas such as Rhondda, Islwyn and , achieving by far its highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election. While Plaid Cymru regarded itself as the natural beneficiary of devolution, others attributed its performance in large part to the travails of the Labour Party, whose nomination for Assembly First Secretary, Ron Davies, was forced to stand down in an alleged sex scandal. The ensuing leadership battle, won by Alun Michael, did much to damage Labour, and thus aided Plaid Cymru, whose leader was the more popular and higher profile Dafydd Wigley. The Labour Party's UK national leadership was seen to interfere in the contest and deny the popular victory. Less than two months later, in elections to the European parliament, Labour support slumped further, and Plaid Cymru came within 2.5% of achieving the largest share of the vote in Wales. Under the new system of proportional representation, the party also gained two MEPs.

Plaid Cymru then developed political problems of its own. Dafydd Wigley resigned, citing health problems but amid rumours of a plot against him.His successor, Ieuan Wyn Jones, struggled to impose his authority, particularly over controversial remarks made by a councillor, Seimon Glyn. At the same time, Labour leader and First Minister Alun Michael was replaced by Rhodri Morgan.

In the 2001 general election, Notwithstanding Plaid Cymru recording its highest-ever vote share in a general election, 14.3%, the party lost Wyn Jones's former seat of Ynys Môn to , although it gained Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, where was elected.

Second National Assembly, 2003–07

The Assembly elections of May 2003 saw the party's representation drop from 17 to 12, with the seats gained in the 1999 election falling again to Labour and the party's share of the vote declining to 21%. Plaid Cymru narrowly remained the second-largest party in the National Assembly ahead of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Forward Wales.

On 15 September 2003 folk-singer and county councillor Dafydd Iwan was elected as Plaid Cymru's president. Ieuan Wyn Jones, who had resigned from his dual role as president and Assembly group leader following the losses in the 2003 Assembly election, was re-elected in the latter role. remained the Plaid Cymru leader in the Westminster Parliament. Under Iwan's presidency the party formally adopted a policy of independence for Wales within Europe.

The 2004 local election saw the party lose control of the two South Wales councils it gained in 1999, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Caerphilly, while retaining its stronghold of Gwynedd in the north- west. The results enabled the party to claim a greater number of ethnic minority councillors than all the other political parties in Wales combined,along with gains in authorities such as Cardiff and , where Plaid Cymru representation had been minimal. In the European Parliament elections of the same year, the party's vote share fell to 17.4%, and the reduction in the number of Welsh MEPs saw its representation reduced to one. In the general election of 5 May 2005, Plaid Cymru lost the Ceredigion seat to the Liberal Democrats; this result was a disappointment to Plaid, who had hoped to gain Ynys Môn. Overall therefore, Plaid Cymru's Parliamentary representation fell to three seats, the lowest number for the party since 1992. The party's share of the vote fell to 12.6%.

In 2006, the party voted constitutional changes to formally designate the party's leader in the assembly as its overall leader, with Ieuan Wyn Jonesbeing restored to the full leadership and Dafydd Iwan becoming head of the voluntary wing of the party. 2006 also saw the party unveil a radical change of image, opting to use "Plaid" as the party's name, although "Plaid Cymru — the Party of Wales" would remain the official title. The party changed its logo in 2006, from the traditional green and red triban (three peaks) used since 1933, to a yellow Welsh poppy(Meconopsis cambrica).

Third National Assembly, 2007–11

In the National Assembly election of 3 May 2007, Plaid Cymru increased its number of seats from 12 to 15, regaining Llanelli, gaining one additional list seat and winning the newly created constituency of Aberconwy. The 2007 election also saw Plaid Cymru's become the first ethnic minority candidate elected to the Welsh Assembly. The party's share of the vote increased to 22.4%.

After weeks of negotiations involving all four parties in the Assembly, Plaid Cymru and Labour agreed to form a coalition government. Their agreed "" programme included a commitment for both parties to campaign for a Yes vote in a referendum on full law-making powers for the Assembly, to be held at a time of the Welsh Assembly Government's choosing.Ieuan Wyn Jones was subsequently confirmed as Deputy First Minister of Walesand Minister for the Economy and Transport. was appointed Heritage Minister. He later stood down, and took over. Ceredigion AM was appointed to the Rural Affairs brief in the new 10-member cabinet. became Deputy Minister for Housing, and later, Regeneration.

In the 2010 general election, Plaid returned three MPs to Westminster. They took part in the cross-party campaign for the March 2011 referendum.

Fourth National Assembly, 2011–16

In the 2011 National Assembly election Plaid slipped from second place to third, being overtaken by the Welsh Conservative Party and losing its deputy leader . The party held an inquiry into the election result.The internal investigation led to the adoption of wide-ranging changes to its constitution, including a streamlining of the leadership structure.

In May 2011, Ieuan Wyn Jones announced he would stand down as leader within the first half of the Assembly term. A leadership election was held in which three candidates eventually stood: Elin Jones, Dafydd Elis-Thomas and ; Simon Thomas withdrew his candidacy before ballots were cast.

On 15 March 2012, Plaid Cymru elected Leanne Wood as its new leader. She received 55% of the vote, over second-placed Elin Jones with 41%.She is the first female, and the first non-fluent Welsh speaker.Soon after Wood's election as leader, she appointed former MP Adam Price to head an economic commission for the party "focussed on bringing together tailor-made policies in order to transform our economy".On 1 May 2012 it was confirmed Leanne Wood would not be taking the £23,000 pay increase that every other party leader in the Assembly receives.

On 12 November 2012, Wood announced she would be abandoning her relatively safe list seat to stand in a constituency at the 2016 National Assembly elections; she later confirmed she would contest the Rhondda. Adam Price was subsequently selected as the party's candidate for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. confirmed he would contest the Caerffili constituency.

On 20 June 2013, former party leader Ieuan Wyn Jones stood down from the Assembly as the member for Ynys Môn. Plaid Cymru's candidate was elected as the new Assembly Member for the constituency, receiving 12,601 votes (a 58% share) with a majority of 9,166 over the Labour candidate.

Fifth National Assembly, 2016–present

Following the 2016 Welsh Assembly Elections, having gained one seat Plaid Cymru became the Assembly's second largest party and briefly became the official opposition to the Welsh Government with 12 seats. Plaid Cymru currently has ten Assembly Members, following Dafydd Elis-Thomas's resignation from the party in 2016 and Neil McEvoy's permanent expulsion from Plaid's Assembly group in 2018.

In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Plaid campaigned for a remain vote. Wales voted 52.5% in favor of leave.

Undeb Credyd Plaid Cymru

Undeb Credyd Plaid Cymru Credit Union Limited is a savings and loans co-operative established for party members in 1986. Based in Roath, Cardiff, it is a member of the Association of British Credit Unions Limited. The credit union is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authorityand the PRA. Ultimately, like the banks and building societies, members’ savings are protected against business failure by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Local elections

Year Votes % +/- Overall control of Councils +/- Seats +/- 1995 115,900 12.5% N/A 1 N/A 202 N/A 1999 179,212 18.2% 5.7% 3 2 205 3 2004 149,352 16.4% 1.8% 1 2 175 30 2008 159,847 16.8% 0.4% 0 1 205 31 2012 133,961 15.8% 1.1% 0 158 41 2017 1 203 33 *The 2012 figures excludes , where the vote was delayed until 2013. The changes in seats and votes shown for 2012 are a direct comparison since the 2008 elections in the 21 councils up for election (i.e. excluding Anglesey).

In 2008 Plaid won 205 seats including six in Anglesey. For the purposes of this table the 205 figure has been reduced to 199 for the 2012 elections where the party lost 41 of the 199 seats it was defending on the night, leaving them with 158 seats.

In the 2013 elections in Anglesey the party won 12 seats, up from the 6 it won in 2008, (although significant boundary changes took place along with a reduction in the total number of seats available from 40 to 30.)The 2017 figures are based on changes from the 2012 and 2013 elections.

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Whilst researching into plaid Cymru I realised that there was a lot of information to take in and to narrow down into either one infographic design or a series of infographics. I decided to look into a man named Kitchener Davies. Kitch was a man who believed in the welsh language many years ago, he was extraordinary with the work and passion that he carried out for the welsh language. This is something that I am also passionate about, being a fluent welsh speaker myself i understand the hardships and the successfulness of the welsh language in the past and present. I was actually a car member in an old school production called Kitch which was all about this man's life story. I believe this is something that I might be able to use for research also as the show was recorded.

J. Kitchener Davies

James Kitchener Davies (16 June 1902 – 25 August 1952), also known as J. Kitchener Davies, was a Welsh poet and playwright who wrote mostly in the Welsh language. Davies's work is highly influenced by the industrial landscape of his adopted village of Trealaw in the Rhondda Valley and his own nationalistic beliefs.

Born and brought up in Llangeitho in Ceredigion, Davies spent his working life in the newly industrialised coalfields of the Rhondda Valley. The sometimes bleak conditions of his early life, especially as his early adulthood coincided with the economic despair of the depression, is reflected in his plays. Davies was part of the Cadwgan Circle, a literary group of likeminded writers from Rhondda, that centred their image of Wales on the new industrialised society they were brought up in. Members of the Circle included , and Gareth Alban Davies.

His early play Cwm Glo (1934) was seen as controversial because it dealt with the social impact of the depression without the cultural romanticism which was stereotypical of Welsh literature. His verse play Meini Gwagedd (1944) is set in the Tregaron area and again looks at the harshness of the industrialised Wales and the self-destructive nature of people when drawn into a spiral of ill fortune.

In 1945, Davies stood in the United Kingdom general election, standing in the Rhondda East constituency as the first member of Plaid Cymru to contest the seat in the Rhondda Valleys. He came last out of three candidates, gaining 2,123 votes (6.1%).The next election, in 1950 he ran again, this time the Rhondda West constituency seat. He increased his vote to 6.6% and then improved this in the 1951 election when he polled slightly higher with 7.7% of the vote, again in the Rhondda West constituency.

Whilst researching Kitch online I came to realise that his life story and his passion wasn't out there, its not something that is shared. This give me more of a thrill and the want to create an infographic o his life story. I had to seek information about his life elsewhere. The show that I was involved on was all based on the information that we were given by his grand-daughter. I decided to watch the Dvd of the show and make notes.

I originally made these notes in welsh as the dvd was in welsh then translated them into English , I decided that it would be a really good idea if I created an infographic in the else also to showcase his life as the welsh language was a passion of his and also one of my own.

Notes :

.originaly from Tregaron

.sister named Tish ( Latisha)

. Brother named Tomos

. Mum died when he was young . Aunt Bodo from the Rhondda came to live with them whilst their dad worked in the mines in the Rhondda.

. moved to the countryside

. Went to the county school

. J.T Lewis was his head master

. Mr S M Powell was his class teacher

. Enjoyed climbing

. Poor family, they had to move to the Rhondda, Kitch was doing well in school but his dad feared that he’d also have to work in the mines to support the family. With the help of his teacher Mr Powell he stayed at the county school and finished his course.

.joined Plaid Cymru

. Moved to the Rhondda ahd became a welsh school teacher

. Met his wife Mair Rhys who was also a welsh teacher but in through members of the plaid

. Wrote a drama with help of the other plaid members and supporters

. Worked with plaid with elections and believed that plaid had the hearts to listen to the world

. Became friends with another plaid member Mr Morris Williams

. His drama “cwm Glo” was put on stage , was known as the sex play . Was considered to be played at the gate theatre , headlines called it shocking

. Had a daughter called Megan

. Found out he had cancer

. Still continued to work with plaid , worked on the 1945 election but unfortunately lost - made a statement “ takes more than one colour to make a rainbow”

. Worked with plaid with the first welsh school to be opened in the valleys

. On his way to work with plaid he took a turn for the worst on the Austin 7 and ended up in hospital

. During this time a friend read his poem “swn y gwynt” on the

. Died of cancer with the hope for a future for the welsh language

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Obviously not all of these were accurate as they were made to fit the play. I had checked this with the director and writer Richard Davies. I then decided to have a look At text books that I own about the welsh language and welsh heroes ,I had then found the accurate information that I could go from:

DAVIES , JAMES KITCHENER ( 1902 - 1952 ), poet, dramatist and nationalist . Born 16 June 1902 , son of Thomas Davies of Pant-glas , Blaencaron , and Martha (née Davies ) of Pantfallen , Tregaron, Cards. Their sons Thomas , John and James were born at Pantfallen ; about a year later the family moved to Llain , Llwynpïod , a smallholding on the edge of Cors Caron , where their daughter Letitia was born. James attended the church school at Tregaron . When he was seven years old his mother d., and he was sent to Banbury for a period (having lost his Welsh on his return). The children were raised at Llain by an aunt, Mary Davies . In 1915 he went to Tregaron county school where everyone called him Kitchener because his father, with his moustache, resembled the British politician of that name. The father, of strong build, worked in Garw colliery and returned to farm the land each spring, summer and Christmas time. In 1919 the smallholding had to be sold when he re-m. and made his home in Blaengarw , and the aunt moved to Tonypandy . The experience of breaking up the home left a deep impression on the youth. For the final two years at school he lived in lodgings in Tregaron . This is when he received the help and lasting influence of the history master , S.M. Powell , who created in him, as in so many other well-known people of the area, a love for the history and culture of his neighbourhood and nation, and for drama and public speaking.

He left school in 1921 to become a pupil-teacher at Blaengwynfi and during 1922-25 he took a B.A. course in Welsh and education, with history, Latin and philosophy, at the University College , Aberystwyth . This was ‘Aber’ during the creative upsurge brought about by such students as Idwal Jones . It was also the period of ex-servicemen and conscientious objectors (his friend Gwenallt ( David James Jones ) was there about the same time), and Kitchener 's, interest in the turmoil of politics and peace in Europe grew. He became secretary of the debating society and a member of the Students' Council , and led movements assisting continental students and the League of Nations which he represented at a month-long international school held in Geneva in 1925 . After gaining his teacher's certificate in 1926 , he spent the rest of his life teaching in several schools in the Rhondda valley . Soon after going there his aunt d., and in an essay he admits that this was as great a loss to him as losing his mother and leaving Llain had been.

If his childhood had a strong hold on him and his work, Rhondda was no less significant. He worked unsparingly for Welsh causes in the valley, a thankless task that nevertheless did not dis- hearten him. He led a strong campaign to establish the Welsh school there. He served in a host of national societies and organisations promoting culture, education and peace ; he became particularly involved in organising adult education and lecturing . Poverty and economic conditions in the valley during the depression concerned him greatly, though there was no prominent position a nationalist could take in the workers' movements of his day; he helped with the social experiment in Maes-yr-haf during the war. He was a member of Bethania chapel , Tonypandy , and used to preach in the valleys, despite his dislike of the image and life of a preacher .

It was as one of the advocates of Plaid Cymru that he came into prominence. He was a masterly and influential speaker , with the gift to arouse people. He canvassed and held open-air meetings (often in the company of the inspired Morris Williams , and his wife Kate (Roberts) , who lived for a while in the same street). He stood as a candidate for the county council , and also as a candidate for his party in east Rhondda in 1945 , and west Rhondda in 1950 and 1951 , shortly before he was taken ill. In 1940 he m. a Tonypandy grammar school teacher , Mair Rees of Ffos-y-ffin , , and they made their home in Aeron , Brithweunydd , Trealaw , where their three daughters Megan , Mari and Manon were born.

He enjoyed gardening , was good company, and read extensively. He steeped himself in the works of Williams , Pantycelyn , appreciated the works of Saunders Lewis and T.S. Eliot , and ensured that the poet was given a place in the theatre. He took an active interest in drama; he founded the Pandy Dramatic Soc. , and produced and acted with the company during the 1930s ; he became an adjudicator and lecturer , and broadcast many times. He contributed many articles to the Welsh and English press, usually on politics and drama. He was admitted as a member of the of Bards in 1945 for his contribution to Welsh drama. He regarded his own plays as literary experiments, being frequently the fruit of competition. His play Cwm glo ( 1935 ), about the shattered morals and relationships in a family during the depression, created a great stir. In the play the daughter departs to earn her living on the streets; denied the prize in Aberafan in 1932 , people thronged to see it. His short play Y tri dyn dierth ( 1937 ) was an adaptation of one of Hardy 's stories. Susannah ( 1938 ) was a one-act play based on the book in the Apocrypha , and ( 1939 ) a translation of a play by Jack Jones . Meini gwagedd ( 1944 ; 2nd. ed. 1945 ) is a metrical tragedy about the hard life on Cors Caron ; with its notable use of the rich language of the district, it is considered to be his best work prior to Sŵn y gwynt sy'n chwythu . He completed five other plays: Dies irae , a three-act play based on the story of Boudicca ; Gloria in excelsis , a short radio play on the theme of Easter; Miss Blodeuwedd , a farce based on the folk-tale, written in conjunction with his wife: Y fantell fraith , in collaboration with his summer school class in Harlech in 1942 ; and also Ynys Afallon , a partially-metrical play on the history of Wales , which he himself considered to be his most ambitious experiment.

He did not compose many poems. Nevertheless, it is as a poet that he is remembered because he left a message for his own age in his few poetical works, and in one poem in particular. Meini Gwagedd and the pryddestau ‘ Ing cenhedloedd ’ and ‘ Yr Arloeswr ’ present the theme which was definitively developed in ‘ Sŵn y gwynt sy'n chwythu ’. This pryddest was commissioned, broadcast in 1952 , and published posthumously in 1953 . It was while he was in hospital, awaiting his second cancer operation, that he composed it, dictating its final form to his wife. It is a poem that shocks one, with the poet divesting himself of all his motives, as Pantycelyn had done, but here we have a new pitiless voice. It allows us to view a frightening pilgrimage into the presence of sanctity; and the author's plea to be spared his duty becomes the crisis of man in every age. It is regarded as one of the greatest Welsh poems of the 20th century, and Kitchener 's name became synonymous with it, as with the Rhondda valley and Plaid Cymru .

He d. 25 Aug. 1952 , and was buried in the cemetery of Llether Ddu , Trealaw . A plaque on the wall of Llwynpïod chapel in memory of him was unveiled on 3 Sept. 1977 , and in 1980 an anthology of his chief works was published.

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Documents and information mainly from his widow, and his sister; Baner ac Amserau Cymru , 23 Aug. 1944 , 27 Aug. 1952 ; the introduction to Swn y gwynt sy'n chwythu pryddest radio (, 1953) ; Lleufer , winter 1953 ; Barn , Apr. and Aug. 1966 ; J.K. Davies , ‘Adfyw’, Y Cardi cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Ceredigion () , 3 Aug. 1968 , 14-18; Ioan Williams , Kitchener Davies (Caernarfon, 1985) , complete bibliography; Mair Kitchener Davies , ed., Gwaith James Kitchener Davies (Llandysul, 1980) .

I would now analyse the information that i had found and narrow it down to key factors and then translate into welsh to create a timeline feel of an infographic. I had really enjoyed researching into Kitch , he is an inspiration to all welsh speakers because his heart and passion is one that gives hope.

Ideation:

After researching thoroughly into Kitchener's life story, I had decided to pinpoint every date and factor that I had learnt about him. These would become the date that i would included within the infographic timeline design. As there was a lot of dates that I believed to be important, I had already decided that the timeline would be a series of infographics that would carry on the timeline. I was still keen on doing this in welsh also. English:

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James KITCHENER Davies

(Poet, dramatist & Nationalist)

1902- Born on the 16th of June to Thomas Davies of Pant-gas, Blaencaron and Martha Davies of Pontfallen, Tregaron. early childhood- Brothers Thomas and John also born at pantfallen. Family moved to Llain, LLwynpiod where his sister Letishia was born. Kitch attended the Church school in Tregaron. His mother Martha died when he was just 7 years of age.

1915- Raised by his aunt Mary Davies in Llain on a farm, whilst his father worked at the Garw colliery. This is when he attended the Tregaron County School.

1919- The family had to sell their home and move, Kitch lived in lodgers in Tonypandy for his last 2 years at the county school. His teacher S.M.Powell helped him And had a long lasting influence.

1921- Kitch left school and became a public school teacher at Blaengwynfi.

1922-25- Kitch took a Ba course in Welsh and Education, with History, Latin and Philosophy at the university of Aberystwyth.

1926- Gained his teacher certificate, spent the rest of his life teaching several schools in the rhondda valley.

1930's- Took an interest in drama, founded the Pnady dramatic doc, produced and acted with the company during this time.

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1935- his play Cwm Glo was produced. This was a play about shattered morals and relationships during depression. This created quite a stir.

1940- Married grammar school teacher Mair Rees of Ffos-y-ffin, Aberaeron. They made a home in Aeron, Brithweunydd, Trealaw, where his 3 daughters Megan, Mari and Manon where born.

1945/1950-1 - Candidate for the country council under Plaid Cymru in east rhondda and west rhondda. He shortly became ill with cancer after this.

1952- Over the years he had wrote some poems, one being " son y gwynt yn chwythu" this was commissioned and broadcast and then a year later published posthumously. All this was done as whilst Kitch was in hospital awaiting a second cancer operation.

25th August 1952- Kitchener had past away and then buried in the cemetery of Llether Ddu, Trealaw.

Memorials- on the 3rd of September 1977 a plaque was unveiled in his memory on the wall of llwynpiod chapel. In 1980 an anthology of his chief works was published.

" takes more than one colour to make a rainbow" ( this is something I wanted to include as it was a quote that was given to myself as a student by his grand-daughter. ) fersiwn cymraeg :

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James KITCHENER Davies

(Bardd, dramodydd a Chenedlaetholydd)

1902- Ganed ar 16eg o Fehefin i Thomas Davies o Pant-gas, Blaencaron a Martha Davies o Bontffallen, Tregaron. plentyndod cynnar - Ganwyd y Brodyr Thomas a John hefyd yn Pantfallen. Symudodd Teulu i Llain, LLwynpiod lle cafodd ei chwaer Letishia ei eni. Mynychodd Kitch ysgol yr Eglwys yn Nhregaron. Bu farw ei fam Martha pan oedd yn 7 oed.

1915- Wedi'i godi gan ei anrhydedd Mary Davies yn Llain ar fferm, tra bod ei dad yn gweithio yn y glofa Garw. Dyma pan ddaeth i Ysgol Sir Tregaron.

1919- Roedd yn rhaid i'r teulu werthu eu cartref a'u symud, roedd Kitch yn byw mewn lletywyr yn Tonypandy am ei ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf yn yr ysgol sir. Fe wnaeth ei athro S.M.Powell ei helpu i gael dylanwad parhaol.

1921- Kitch yn gadael yr ysgol a daeth yn athro ysgol gyhoeddus ym Mlaenengwynfi.

1922-25- Cymerodd Kitch gwrs Ba yn Gymraeg ac addysg, gyda hanes, lladin a athroniaeth ym mhrifysgol Aberystwyth.

1926- Enillodd ei dystysgrif athro, treuliodd weddill ei fywyd yn addysgu nifer o ysgolion yng nghwm Rhondda.

1930au- Cymerodd ddiddordeb mewn drama, sefydlodd y doc dramatig Pnady, a gynhyrchwyd ac a weithredodd gyda'r cwmni yn ystod y cyfnod hwn.

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1935- cynhyrchwyd ei waith Cwm Glo. Drama am moesau a pherthynas chwalu yn ystod iselder ysbryd. Crëodd hyn eithaf cyffro.

1940- Athrawes ysgol ramadeg briod Mair Rees o Ffos-y-ffin, Aberaeron. Fe wnaethant gartref yn Aeron, Brithweunydd, Trealaw, lle mae ei dair merch, Megan, Mari a Manon, lle y'u geni.

1945 / 1950-1 - Candiate ar gyfer y cyngor gwledig o dan Blaid Cymru yn Rhondda a Gorllewin Rhondda dwyrain. Yn fuan daeth yn sâl â chanser ar ôl hyn.

1952-1952- Dros y blynyddoedd roedd wedi ysgrifennu rhai cerddi, un yn "son y gwynt yn chwythu" a gomisiynwyd a darlledwyd hyn ac yna cyhoeddwyd blwyddyn yn ddiweddarach. Gwnaed hyn i gyd tra bo Kitch yn yr ysbyty yn aros am ail weithrediad canser.

25 Awst 1952 - roedd Kitchener wedi mynd heibio ac yna wedi ei gladdu ym mynwent Llether Ddu, Trealaw.

Cofebion - ar 3ydd Medi 1977, dadorchuddiwyd plac yn ei gof ar wal capel llwynpiod. Yn 1980 cyhoeddwyd antholeg o'i brif waith. "yn cymryd mwy nag un lliw i wneud enfys" (mae hyn yn rhywbeth yr oeddwn am ei gynnwys gan mai ef oedd dyfyniad a roddwyd i mi fy hun fel myfyriwr gan ei ferch.)

I began to draw ideas for the timeline idea, I decide that i wanted to use images of certain parts of Kitchener's life and then bring these together with the dates. I wanted to have a picture of Kitchener at the top of the page in black and white and then the life story elements below with the images with a watermark. I had to consider the path to the eye and legibility whilst designing the concepts and also bringing it together on InDesign. Final Outcomes and Reflection:

I have really enjoyed this project, I have really appreciated the opportunity to re-look at my outcome and improve. This is something that i believe i have benefited from as I’ve been able to research further into infographics and gain a better understanding of the way it works. I have also really enjoyed working on a project that I have an understanding and am passionate about. The Welsh language has been a massive part of my life since the day I was born as Welsh is my first language, Kitch has also been seen as a welsh hero for decades and its been a pleasure to create something that links to him. I believe he deserves to have more of a lime-light for his work. This work is one that I’d definitely include in my online portfolio and also for the degree show.