OUGD502: PPP2 - Life's a Pitch (Looking into trains)

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We have chosen to be based in Leeds due to good train connections to the rest of the UK. I decided to look into some train times and availability from Leeds. This was not my responsibility and Issy did take charge of the role in the end.



Leeds - London Kings Cross:  2 hours 13 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Edinburgh: 3 hours 5 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Glasgow: 4 hours 50 mins 1 CHANGE
Leeds - Newcastle: 1 hour 31 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Manchester: 56 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Birmingham: 1 hour 58 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Blackpool: 2 hours 10 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Huddersfield: 20 mins DIRECT
Leeds - Cardiff: 4 hours 19 mins 1 CHANGE
Leeds - Plymouth: 5 hours 37 mins DIRECT
Leeds - York: 24 mins DIRECT

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Looking at ticket prices:

Leeds - London Kings Cross:

Next Day: client emergencies:

1 week in advance:

Client meeting:

2 weeks in advance:

Pitch

3 weeks in advance:

The cost difference does not alter much after 2 weeks in advance but it alters massively from the next day to one week in advance.

OUGD502: Personal Professional Practice - Branding Research

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Branding Research:

As we have to come up with a design presence I carried out a search of existing self branding used at the moment. This is simply visual research and I am only going to refer to the content of the branding more than the design. I think that I will pay particular attention to the mock up and layout of the branding for my own presentation and final outcomes. 

I know now that I need a CV, Invoice, Portfolio and an online presence and look forward to coming up with my own personal brand.

OUGD502: PPP2 - Numiko Research

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Numiko came into college to talk to us about digital design. I loved their presentation and also the work that they produced. I decided to look into them in more detail.

Numiko have some really interesting briefs on their website, it is clear to me that the work has a deep concept to it and doesn't just look pretty. I think that this is something I need to show in my own work. 

One of the projects that Numiko presented to us was the Make Things, Do Stuff website they designed for Nesta. I was immediately blown away by this project and this is the reason that I want to work with them. 

I used this website for primary research and also inspiration for one of my websites for the 504 module.