At the beginning of our first year on the Graphic Design programme, we were asked to create a lists of things we would like like to learn, goals we would like to achieve and/or our ambitions for the year.
As we are now at the begging of the second year of the programme, we were asked in preparation of our first PPP 2 session to review these goals in terms of whether we achieved them or not. I personally believe this task we be particularly in terms of our own professional development.
5 things I want to learn during my time on the first year of the course
1. Confidence in Mac software - Despite using Mac software such as photoshop on the Graphic Design course I studied at A Level, I do not feel as confident with digital media as I do with hand-rendered media. I would like, by the third year of the course to be as confident in digital media as I am with hand-rendered media.
2. Printing Processes - As I am particularly interested hand-rendered medias, I would like to experiment with techniques I have never tried before such as printing processes. I feel this will develop the skills I have already gained in this area.
3. Communication Skills - I feel presenting to my year group, will help me to communicate confidantly to an audience, however I would also, by the end of the course like to able to communicate my ideas in group work and crits.
4. Time Management - Throughout my time on the course I would like to learn how to mange my time effectively in order to be able to produce work for several briefs rather than one. I think this will be an important skill as it will required in a graphic design industry.
5. About the Graphic Design Industry - In order to decide on where I would like to be when I graduate, I would like learn about the Graphic Design industry, particularly the different fields and what it takes to be a successfull Graphic Designer.
In terms of experimenting with new techniques and print processes I believe I have achieved this as the first year gave me the opportunity to try new things, experiment and ultimately make mistakes in order to learn about myself as a designer. We were also given workshops into a variety of print process which I had never used before and was then able to employ within the briefs we were set.
I also believe the first year gave me better understanding of the various fields of the Graphic Design industry through the briefs we were set and as a result I now have a better idea of what aspect I would like to go into, which I am now using to inform my work for the second year.
Although, the first year has sort of forced my to improve my time management skills through the heavy workload and my communication skills through the many crits I have attended in which I have had to present my work to large numbers of people, I still believe there is room for improvement within these areas as they are an ongoing development.
One of the goals I set last year which I do not believe I have achieved, is to improve my confidence within the Mac software. Although we were given serval workshops into these programmes which improved my skills slightly, I tended to avoid using the software last year and therefore I am in still not confident when using them to produce a piece of design.
Taking the goals we had set ourselves last year into consideration, we are now required to create a new list of successes we would like to achieve on our second year on the course.
10 Successes I Would Like To Achieve On Level 5
1. Experimentation into a variety of media
2. Exploration into ideas
3. Confidence within myself and my work
4. Professional finish to final outcomes
5. Personal style to my work
6. Independent learning
7. Better idea of my professional practice and my ambitions for the future
8. Develop and communicate my own opinions within the field of Graphic Design
9. Have a more proactive approach to research collection
10. A better understanding of local studios and placements
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