Opinions on dissertation question.

[davewood2011]

Hi i'm a third year student undertaking research on my dissertation. My question is

Is it important for Britain to maintain national and cultural identity within its visual design?

I'm Looking to find out ifBritish graphic design still has it's own identity at all. Has its development been over-influenced by movements, designers and cultural changes in other countries. In particular looking at modernism, Bauhaus, Constructivism and The International Style. More recently I want to look at the impact of new-wave typographycoming out of california (David Carson).

I'm just looking for some feedback to verify if this is a viable research direction.

any replies are appreciated

thanks

david