As part of a 7 minute presentation, we will have to reflect on our time so far on the course. This will include reflecting on who you are as a designers, as a learner and how the aims and ambitions have ultimately been influenced by the course. By reflecting in this way we are able to see what will need improving when we go on to level 5.
To start off the presentation, I thought about what motivates and influences me most. This includes the city I come from (Liverpool), the music I listen to and the designers that I find most inspiring. By first looking at these influences I can begin to compare my work to them and decide whether they were successful or not.
The next thing that I found was helpful during this course was the trips that began at the start of the year, including the visit to the Hepworth gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. By attending these trips, I had more research and inspiration to use in my first project, which involved the creation of our own typeface and the study of letters. The logotype project was also quite influential to my work as it allowed us to study type and where to appropriately apply different styles.
Sketchbooks have also been an important factor on this course as they have allowed me to work quickly and consistently. They're also good for collaging and experimenting with different print samples, which can be much more broad that experimenting with digital only. Using sketchbooks during each project allows you to gather initial ideas and create thumbnail sketches of what you intend to develop later on.
Book and page layout has been important also, as it was introduced early in the course as a way to structure the designs and text that we use. Since design principles introduced the Marber grid system, I have frequently used it for many of my designs, including the Penguin Book cover competition. Page layout has been helpful when provided during the Indesign tutorial workshop, as we have been tasked at various stages to create publications that require a structure and layout, consistent throughout.
Group critique sessions have been very important to my practice, as it has allowed me to gain second opinion on the work during different stages. Receiving feedback on the work means I can also receive suggestions for designers to look at as well as ways to improve the work. This also gives us the opportunity to see how other people have approached a brief and ways that we can provide them with constructive criticism. One example of how my work has been influenced by the group critiques would be during Studio brief 1 of design practice. My work involved a copyright image and suggestions from my peers allowed me to create an alternative design that avoided the copyright.
My aims and ambitions for level 5 would be:
- To start looking for freelance work from clients. I could possibly do this through setting up an account on social media, as many of my influences and favourite designers are showcased on Instagram. I also think the course has now provided me with more confidence and skills to work with clients.
- To learn new skill sets, including photography, printing and animation. I would also like to return to some of the methods that I had previously used on the art foundation course, including painting and fine liner drawing.
- Collaborate with more people from either this course or another, so that there is more variation to my work.
- Make more use of the sign-up tutorials, as it will allow me to gather feedback from 1-to-1 with the tutor.
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