5 Reasons why I chose the BA(Hons) Graphic Design course:
- Tutors knowing every student individually (small cohort)
- Past and present students work (Dean Gray, Emily James)
- Course covered all aspect of Graphic Design (illustration, type)
- Student feedback
- Open days and interview
5 things I really want to learn during my time on this programme:
- Adobe Software (illustrator, inDesign)
- How to be ok with making mistakes
- What kind of designer I am
- How to work in a professional manner
- How to stop chasing grades
5 skills I consider to be my strengths:
- Combining illustrations with computerised work (mixed media)
- Confidence
- Time management
- Attendance and punctuality
- Ideas
5 things that I want to improve during my time on this programme:
- Drawing skills
- Software skills
- Overall knowledge of Graphic Design
- Academic writing
- Organisation and deadlines
5 ways that at this point in time I will evaluate my progress
- Knowledge/more understanding
- Blogging
- Quality of work
- Quality of writing
- Peer review
5 questions that I want to know the answer to:
- Who am I?
- What is Graphic Design?
- How does Graphic Design affect the environment/world?
- When did Graphic Design originate?
- Where will I end up?
5 things that inspire me:
- My parents
My parents inspire me more than anything else as I admire both of them.
My mum inspires me because of all she has been through and how strong she has stayed.
My dad inspires me because he is the most motivated person I know. If I ever doubt myself my dad always tells me to believe in myself as I have what it takes to make something of myself.
- People
I find inspiration from almost everyone I meet, whether it be their work, something they say or just their personality.
- Music
Music is another huge inspiration of mine as song lyrics say everything better than I ever could.
I recently discovered Pinterest and found it very useful in looking at other peoples interests and comparing them to my own.
- Quotes
Inspirational quotes keep me driven and sure that I can achieve anything I put my mind to.
10 examples of design that illustrates my field of creative interest:
- Anthony Peters (Imeus Design)
- Stephanie Ackerman
- Carrie Lewis
- Georgina Luck
- Boom Artwork
- Purple Onion Designs
- Dean Gray
After collecting our ten examples we had to present them to our blog groups. I found this really interesting as we could all identify what styles we all preferred and would like to specialise in.
From this task we wrote down all of the reasons why each person had selected their chosen 10 examples.
Some of these words a phrases were:
- Appealing
- Finding a shape within existing shapes
- Effective branding
- Always new designs
- Access to all kinds of images
- Massive installations
- Simple
- Really detailed
- Sharp
- Similar to yourself
- Perfect
- Juxtaposition
- Digital
- Different
- Textures
- Illustration
- Hand Drawn and Digital
- Rust
- Digital Collage
- Personal
- New Creative
- 3D
- Bigger View
- Layered
- Create things you wouldn't usually see
- Type and images
- Creative
- One image
- One colour
- Hand rendered
- Use of different materials
- Remind of childhood
- Messing around with typefaces
- Retro
- Colours and Shapes
- Love writing and reading
- Really quirky
After looking at everyone's examples and collecting a summary of words and phrases explaining why people had selected them, we categorised the reasons why we had chosen the pieces of design.
- Creative use of type
- Visual Quality
- Tone of voice (humorous, quirky, whit)
- Detail
- Simplicity/minimal
- Hidden meanings/messages
- Interactive advertising/audience engagement
- Style/aesthetic
- Media and production
- Shape/format/form
- Personal interest
- Type and illustration/visual content
- Word play/language
- Structure and layout
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