OUGD602 - PPP3 - Comparing October 2014 presentation to February 2015

I delivered this first presentation in October 2014. In retrospect, I realise that a lot of the ideas and briefs that I wrote weren't really in any firm direction, or at least not in the direction that I actually intend to pursue after university. Reflecting on how I felt at the start of the year, I think I was still very much in 'holiday mode'. After having such a blast in the summer working abroad, and having made no focussed graphic design development over summer (just made connections etc) (I didn't realise it at the time) but I wrote all of my briefs based on things I already knew how to do, that I knew I could do well, like packaging. Truth is, my chosen career path of themed entertainment design doesn't encompass packaging so much as signage and lettering.

In my new presentation, I realised that my career has been taken in a different direction and started by re-evaluating how I was presented through my manifesto. It's taken me from February since October to realise what I was doing wrong, and so you can see my portfolio has suffered. I feel like I've lost a lot of time, and that my portfolio is weak. I have applied to internships for after university at Disney in FL, but feel like I don't deserve it because I don't feel proud of my portfolio and I know I can do better. I have applied to lots of different places because I want to gain experience and prove how good I really am. I was disappointed with my dissertation mark because although I am not necessarily a grade-chaser, it was saddening that even when I tried my very hardest, my hardest was only 'average' on paper. I heavily let myself down with the practical element of the dissertation, because I procrastinated too much, worrying that I couldn't make it as perfect as I had determined in my mind. But, on a positive note, I have written and planned out my last few months at uni and planned on how to make my portfolio perfect. The pressure is now on to perfect it and keep spreading myself around and hopefully get a job in my dream career sector. I have had a hiccup because I lost my direction for a moment, but now I have my eyes on the prize!!

OUGD602 - PPP3 - Inspiration and Development - Life Drawing Society

I have recently joined the Life Drawing Society at Leeds College of Art because I want to get back into drawing again, what with my dabbling with my Bamboo Tablet  - I think that being able to draw people will help with my concept art. Plus, people are really hard to draw and I think that it's always useful to be able to have this skill. Drawing hands isn't my strong point!

I attended the session yesterday and was a little rusty at first, but then seemed to pick up where I left off in college which boosted my confidence a lot. Plus, I wrestled with a HUGE spider which fell off the lecture theatre's ceiling, which is an achievement in itself.

Here are some pictures of my sketches produced in the session:

In the first part of the session, I was a bit rusty as I had not drawn like this in years - I tried to focus on the parts I had trouble drawing like hands and feet and I usually had trouble drawing the correct length of limbs.

the second part of the session was a bit better, and I produced something that actually bared resemblance to the man in front of us! 

The final part of the session was the most successful, but it didn't really challenge me because the most difficult parts - the hands and feet, weren't on show so much...

Unfortunately, I doubt that I'll get much chance to attend many sessions, but I'll try to go as often as possible.