What skills have you developed through this module and
how effectively do you think you have applied them?
I
have learnt in this module that it is vitally important to consider time
management as one of the most important key factors within designing. Learning
how to plan time has meant that I am not rushing work nor am I spending too
long on one particular part and forgetting to blog. I have found that time
management has definitely been one of the most beneficial skills learnt as I
now create lists each day of things I want to do, even things which aren’t
Graphic Design it’s important to balance life and design otherwise it can take
over and my brain needs time to breathe and my eyes time away from the computer
screen. I have also tried to set aside time to look at designers and studios,
which will influence my current, design work and broaden my research.
What approaches to/methods of design production have you
developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I have gained a twitter account, which has been really
useful for browsing through design work but also for informally contacting
professionals. I have also been to see a couple of different exhibitions within
Leeds, which is something I struggled to do previously, as I was quite shy. Through
viewing work from other sources such as creative review and visiting book/comic
stores it has really influenced my design work which showed particularly within
brief 4 of ougd406 (design practice) I used my love for comics and informal
tone of voice to influence my “speaking from experience” where I commented on
confidence. Visiting the tattoo exhibition quite recently was also
inspirational as I quite enjoy alternative music and it is somewhat linked to
alternative artwork. Looking at design work outside of the university has
definitely given me more ideas on what I can create and want to do in the
future.
What strengths can you identify in your work and how
have/will you capitalise on these?
I think my online research has really improved as well
as how I blog work, I think I am quite up to date with my blogging and it
really helps to go back through the posts and see how I have improved. I also
think my time management skills and organisation has improved and become
somewhat a strong point as I came from A Levels I was quite used to balancing
quite a few projects at once I was somewhat prepared.
What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how
will you address these in the future?
I feel as though even though my confidence has improved
that I haven’t contacted as many designers as I wish I had of done which is
somewhat a regret. Especially designers such as Kate Moross who I think is
fantastic, in the summer I will possibly send her studio something in the post
as I know they do a postal swap service with people who send work in. I also
think I haven’t had the chance to visit as many exhibitions as I would of liked
to have done due to illness for the majority of this year- next year I will
definitely be able to search further afield and widen my knowledge of graphic
design.
Identify five things that you will do differently next
time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
Network: I need to try and network more with others on
the course including other year groups/ courses (collaboration) as well as
professionals and design blogs.
Exhibitions: I need to visit more exhibitions and try to
research in different areas rather than just Leeds.
Contact: I need to make more contact with professionals
and figure out why I want to contact them and create a purpose and reasoning
for contacting them.
Reflection: I should have been blogging PPP at the
beginning of the year with projects and not just the end modules as I have
learnt PPP is actually incredibly vital to improving and evaluating yourself in
a consistent manner.
Research: I need to research more into designers and
studios that I personally would be interested in visiting or that I like their
work.
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