- The course structure and content appealed to me when I applied. The course covers all the aspects of Graphic Design I thought I would like to cover when we started and is structured to push you in the deep end whilst also easing you into the industry simultaniously.
- I enjoy living in Leeds. I lived in Leeds for a year before joining the course and decided that I would like to stay.
- The reputation of the course is good. I feel that we have a reputation of being some of the best which I feel adds to our professionalism in the studio and our renown when we leave.
- There is a good course community. The year is friendly and professional, makes a really nice studio environment.
- We have to work hard. Again, the course pushes us in the deep end and keeps going. This is good for me because I feel without the hard work I would quickly become very lazy indeed.
Identify and explain 5 things that you want to learn during your time on the programme.
- Website building. I think that this would be one of the most important aspects of graphic design for me in the future, as lots of the industry is aimed at web design today.
- What to charge. One of the most important aspects of being a professional is what sort of money I can make. This is something I have very little knowledge of at the moment so is something I really need to learn.
- How to hold a professional presentation. Presentations have been fairly easy for us so far. Talking to fairly small groups or nice people who don't ask questions. It would be good to learn more about the sort of questions we could receive on the spot during or after presenting to professionals.
- Branding and Packaging. Luckily this is one of the things covered this year, branding and packaging is generally avoided during first year because it is conceived to be boring. Not true, I would like to really experiment and get to know good product design.
- How protect my work from copyright and other legal stuff. Id like to know how I go about protecting my creative products in the future, to make sure none of it is ripped off and I don't loose money.
Identify and explain 5 things that you want to improve.
- More of the intricate options in the Adobe CS. My knowledge grows every day and there is always more to learn. This should increase my design options and also efficiency.
- Better knowledge of trends. I would like to cut down on random searching and following the same sites and blogs and start finding efficient ways to discover what is currently in trend in graphic design.
- Use of gradients/ colour. I would like to use more gradients of colour in my work and for my work to be more colourful in general. I sometimes say that I have a good appreciation of colour but I always rely on black or white to fill the spaces.
- Blogging. Blogging can be boring and slow work. Last year I would do lots of work and then blog it all. This year I would like to work and blog simultaneously to reduce last minute stress.
- My workspace at home. I do a lot of work at home after college and I would like to make sure it stays a good clean work environment this year. This should improve my efficiency and quality of work when done at home.
Identify and explain 5 ways that you will evaluate your progress.
- Talk to peers and friends. Some can tell white lies but I feel I know who can give honest opinion.
- Blogging, blogging means I can talk openly about my own work, explain its context and what I like and don't like about it. When I look back through I can see where I have been and were I could develop and go next.
- Crits. Crits help a wider audience give feedback to my work. This is beneficial because the mixture of opinions usually means that personal taste is left out and real issues with design are not ignored.
- Images, Im going to collect all of my designs final copies in a folder on my computer. This will allow me to look back at a glance at all of my work so far for inspiration and common themes to find some stylistic direction.
- Evaluation Tasks. Writing about briefs and modules as a whole gives some perspective on my work from a new angle, and also links my work to research work. Not only on design but also process and perspective.
Identify 5 questions that you want to find the answer to
- How well funded is the college compared to others?
- Can I enter competitions and enter them as coursework for marks?
- How do we specialise, what is the process?
- How much help will we get with Easter and summer placements?
- How in depth will the webpage workshops be?
Identify and explain 5 things that inspire you.
- Others in our year. We all push each other to create better work. Partly out of constantly trying to better each other and partly from the way we talk and crit everyday.
- Other designers. Seeing other designers work on the internet and in everyday life inspires us to create work at their level.
- My family, having a brother two years younger than me but at the same level at university pushes me to work hard. Also my parents invest a lot in my future as well as being inspirational in their own rights.
- Political and social issues. Before our work became focused in first year I based the vast majority of my work on social and political issues. These things inspire me because of my general interest in them. This also applies to History, cult film and gaming, and music to a lesser extent.
- Travelling around has developed my personality to a degree. I believe that this has genuinely inspired my outlook.
DESIGN THAT INSPIRES
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