This week has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I've had some problems out side of college that have been stuck in my mind during certain parts of the day. On the other hand, I feel that I engaged in Marc Bowers lecture pretty well. I found his words very enthusiastic. I feel that his words have made me realise more that this course needs our full attention. We have no time to slack off. I enjoyed seeing his creations and he taught us yet another way of working life. All of the companies we have heard about have their own unique lifestyle. I was also surprised at how much work he has done since he started his new job. I never thought about how much pressure people are on whilst in a design studio. I believe that Marc's lecture was useful to everyone, and we also have a new friend to keep in contact with. The places that could be appearing at Real Radio have inspired me. I would like to get a placement as soon as I leave the course, rather than going freelance. I would definitely engage in Marc's presentation more next time, as my questions were quite simple and relatively easy to answer. I could have asked a lot more in depth questions, although I feel I gained from what I asked of him.
We have received our final assignment, the big one. I feel that this assignment will be enjoyable, as a lot of artistic skills are required. I feel that I can use this to my advantage. We have already created a business card before, but the chance to create another one will show me how much I have improved my skills. I will need to look back through my sketchbook at this section again to refresh my mind. I also look forward to creating yet another website for this assignment. The more practice, the better.
I am also looking forward to this assignment as there is a lot of sketchbook work involved. I feel that this is a good chance to improve my sketchbooks. I am already starting on my third sketchbook and I feel that this assignment will take up the majority of it. I have already created over 20 logo designs in my sketchbook, although they are only quick sketches. I feel that I need to create a few more dozen and then go into some detail about colours, etc. To prepare for this I am going to sort my time management out more thoroughly. I will also be taking time off work, as I feel that I work too many hours to split my spare time up. I seem to come home from work and start college work constantly. This is something that needs to change immediately for me. I will also read through my sketchbook for helpful links and tips learnt from previous lectures. I also found some inspiring work on Giger's website, although it is not necessarily relevent to our assignment
Another drop in the week is the fact that I know I have failed my website assignment. I concentrated so much and made sure I thought everything was ready to be handed in and then I ended up messing up my CD. I thought I could pass first time but to me it seems like the smallest things are the biggest problems. I need to prepare a lot more for deadlines. I need to make sure everything is completed the week before and to make sure all the little things are sorted out before deadline day.
I do feel that I have done well in my presentation though. I enjoyed it even though I was nervous.
Over the next week I will be creating more sketches of logo's. I will also start to think about fonts and colours that I would apply to my logo. I need to do some more work in my sketchbook and to make sure it is up to standard for the "Sketchblog" assignment. I also feel that it's better to get the website plan out of the way as early as possible. I feel that it would create pressure if left until later on. I feel that I will need to work whilst I am on holiday, although it is another chance to bulk up my sketchbook work.
I still am not sure if I am good enough to enter into the second year or not. I feel I can do the work, but I don't pay attention to small details like I should do. It is these small details that keep getting me referred. I know I can do the work, but sometimes it's hard to get everything perfect. I also felt like I was aiming too high. I worked for merit grades and forgot to complete the pass tasks first. This is another lack of attention to detail. I will have to prepare well in advanced if I am to spot these mistakes sooner.
5 comments:
I'm sure you are ready to progress into the second year. A lot of the time we all miss the little details, it's hard not to when trying to concentrate on all the "bigger" things, like you mentioned.
If I was to give you any advice, I'd say try to have a solid time plan. It really helps knowing what you are meant to be doing before you do it, then you can just crack on straight away without worrying that you've missed something.
It also allows you to realise how much spare time you've really got, and where to fit everything in.
Yes I agree with Craig, I feel that I have really benefitted by creating accurate time plans from the start so that I know where I am at any point throughout the assignment. I'm sure that you will be more than capable of progressing onto the next year of the course, if you can plan your time effectively you will be fine.
Yes I also agree. My time plans havent been over good since I started. I will have to start making sure they are more accurate. Cutting down on my work hours will also help. It's been a bit of a crisis at work lately but It's tough luck really... I'm jus going to have to cut down on hours.
Have you heard anything about the third year?
Looked at the giger site, had my speakers up full after just listening to aerosmith. Rolled my mouse over the alien header and nearly had a heart attack. I will stick to Cbeebies in future.
Haha I forgot about the sound effects!
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