PPP: OUGD402 Task 1 - 'Why Am I Here - What do I want to Learn?'

5 reasons why I chose to study on this programme:

1. Great amount of contact time - the most i had seen out of all courses viewed.
2. Challenging amount of workload!!
3. Professional course leaders.
4. Constant 'live' briefs.
5. Good opportunity to grow/ develop as a designer.

5 things that I want to learn during your time on the programme:

1. To be professional and efficient in every aspect of work/ design that i do.

2. To learn how to manage my time effectively.

3. To know exactly how to work independently, and how to find work etc.

4. To develop my skills as a designer.

5. To develop my own style of design.

5 skills that I think are my strengths:

1. Find written work quite easy.

2. Good at drawing/ hand drawn elements.

3. Good at taking criticism.

4. Being a perfectionist (could be a bad thing?)

5. Visually nice ideas.

5 things that I want to improve:

1.Time management skills/ organisational skills!!

2. More creativity and 'outside the box' ideas.

3. Broaden my use of different/ diverse materials/ techniques.

4. My standard of work.

5. The amount of ideas/ development i produce.

5 ways that I will evaluate your progress:

1. Move quicker through my workload by trying to not pay as much attention to detail until it is really necessary.

2. Be more organised by using files, timetables, diaries and notes.

3. Experiment with different materials to generate more ideas.

4. Keep an open mind to graphics 24/7 and grab anything that could contribute to research.

5. Jot down any ideas as soon as they are thought up!

5 questions i would like to know the answer to:

1. What does it take to be a good graphic designer?

2. What do my peers think i need to improve on?

3. What do my peers think that my strengths are?

4. How many outside-of-uni projects should i undertake?

5. What do professionals think of my work?

5 things that inspire me:

1. the 1960's - the fashion, art, music, and history i would describe as very brave, energised and factually fascinating.

2. Walt Disney and everyone at WED - an inspiring story of immense unique creativity.

3. Richard Branson - again, inspiring story of determination and success.

4. Kat Von D - extremely talented in her field of work, she loves what she does and is a style inspiration!

5. Travel and history of different cultures and lifestyles because it varies so much.

10 examples of design that illustrate my fields of creative interest:

1. 'Make Art Not War' and all other artworks by Shepard Fairey because of their propaganda style:

2. Unusual photography such as these from Alexander Semenov the marine biologist and professional underwater photographer.Any photography with unusual movement i always find fascinating:

3. 1960's poster designer Bill Graham (or Bonnie Maclean!)because i love all things sixties - the colours and psychedelic text is like no other era:

4. The adorable papercuts of Julene Harrison, they're so intricate and rely on negative space - very clever!

5. Vintage typography such as these Insurance maps. Again, the intricacy and attention to detail always catches my eye:

6. Art Nouveau-esque art such as this, and anything else art nouveau, i love the combination of photo realistic and heavily styled art you get in Nouveau pieces: