Based on the principles that have been introduced in lecture 1 of the Enterprise module, investigate who you are as a creative in relation to who is out there looking for creative talent.
MY SKILLS
As a second year graphic design student I have started to develop the following skills
- layout-
starting to develop the ability to generate a successful layout from type/images that have been supplied to me. This may be achieved via Software such as in design which is often used when dealing with either magazine spreads, books or newspapers.
-typography-
learning in-depth principles of type, such as point size, kerning, picas. What font to choose for different publications. Historical contexts of type.
-printing techniques-
learning a variety of skills in both digital printing and traditional printing processes such as
screen printing, letterpress and etching.
-drawing-
increasingly developing my creative skills as an illustrator.
Who needs my skills?
graphic design agencies
Mother
Love
prospective clients
individuals or businesses who are in need of a graphic designer. As I want to be a diverse designer, my prospective client will be varied, they may be an individual seeking some illustrative design pieces or they could be a business looking for a graphic design identity via a website or promotional materials.
graphic design agencies
Mother
Love
prospective clients
individuals or businesses who are in need of a graphic designer. As I want to be a diverse designer, my prospective client will be varied, they may be an individual seeking some illustrative design pieces or they could be a business looking for a graphic design identity via a website or promotional materials.
What skills do I need to develop?
software skills
In order to be a successful post graduate I have to learn the adobe suite in depth so I can compete with all the other graphic designers who will be graduating when I do in 2011. I will develop these skills through timetabled sessions we are currently undergoing and through personal exploration of the software in my own time.
image skills
I want to further my understanding of the visual language as an image maker, this will be furthered when I opt for the image module after Christmas.
typography skills
I am currently learning about the principles of typography however I still want to develop them further, I will be able to develop these skills when I complete the 10 week introduction to type that we are currently undergoing.
software skills
In order to be a successful post graduate I have to learn the adobe suite in depth so I can compete with all the other graphic designers who will be graduating when I do in 2011. I will develop these skills through timetabled sessions we are currently undergoing and through personal exploration of the software in my own time.
image skills
I want to further my understanding of the visual language as an image maker, this will be furthered when I opt for the image module after Christmas.
typography skills
I am currently learning about the principles of typography however I still want to develop them further, I will be able to develop these skills when I complete the 10 week introduction to type that we are currently undergoing.
What are your professional/creative aims and how do they relate to the needs of the world at large?
After I graduate I aim to work for a design studio and work on live briefs within a business. I would not dismiss the idea of working as a freelance designer but that is something I would want to work towards once I have spent time working and developing my skills in industry. Within my course a lot of the final outputted design is produced on Mac's as the graphic design industry is technologically advance. I find the concept of spending all my time in front of a Mac a little intimidating, as I love the art of the hand crafted, so I am still hesitant as to if I want to be a graphic designer as I have a multitude of skills that could be better applied to a different sector of the creative industry. Due to the fact that there are around 20,000 design graduates appearing every year, I need to have an extremely diverse skill set to stand a good competitive change of getting a job or earning a placement.
One of the many good things about my course is that the skill set that I am learning are invaluable and they could be transferred to another area of the industry that I am better suited in. Recently I have signed up to working on Leeds Universities backstage team where I will be able to develop set-designing skills which is a design field that I would like to get experience in.
After speaking to a good friend who is currently working for Work Club, which is a design company in London, I was able to get a contact for a design company in Manchester called Love who have worked on live briefs for companies such as Nike and Sony. I was lucky enough to take some work in and get a feel for the place. It was a brilliant opportunity and I have been able to secure work experience there in the new year. I feel that this is a positive start for myself as a designer within the design industry.
Earning a decent salary will allow me to afford rent and the general cost of living that I need to earn to satisfy my safety needs and basic physiological needs such as food and water according to Malow's Hierarchy of Needs.
If I fulfill my professional aim of being recognised as a quirky and imaginative designer within the creative industry my self esteem needs may be atualised such as earning a good reputation as a proffessional and reputable designer. Elevating my status as a designer and becoming an expert in the field of design will also help to increase my self esteem needs on Maslow Hierarchy of needs. I am an avid film watcher and I enjoy european rail travel. These indervidual persutes, if continually persued will help me to reach self actualisation as they will give me intellectual growth and self expression.
After I graduate I aim to work for a design studio and work on live briefs within a business. I would not dismiss the idea of working as a freelance designer but that is something I would want to work towards once I have spent time working and developing my skills in industry. Within my course a lot of the final outputted design is produced on Mac's as the graphic design industry is technologically advance. I find the concept of spending all my time in front of a Mac a little intimidating, as I love the art of the hand crafted, so I am still hesitant as to if I want to be a graphic designer as I have a multitude of skills that could be better applied to a different sector of the creative industry. Due to the fact that there are around 20,000 design graduates appearing every year, I need to have an extremely diverse skill set to stand a good competitive change of getting a job or earning a placement.
One of the many good things about my course is that the skill set that I am learning are invaluable and they could be transferred to another area of the industry that I am better suited in. Recently I have signed up to working on Leeds Universities backstage team where I will be able to develop set-designing skills which is a design field that I would like to get experience in.
After speaking to a good friend who is currently working for Work Club, which is a design company in London, I was able to get a contact for a design company in Manchester called Love who have worked on live briefs for companies such as Nike and Sony. I was lucky enough to take some work in and get a feel for the place. It was a brilliant opportunity and I have been able to secure work experience there in the new year. I feel that this is a positive start for myself as a designer within the design industry.
Earning a decent salary will allow me to afford rent and the general cost of living that I need to earn to satisfy my safety needs and basic physiological needs such as food and water according to Malow's Hierarchy of Needs.
If I fulfill my professional aim of being recognised as a quirky and imaginative designer within the creative industry my self esteem needs may be atualised such as earning a good reputation as a proffessional and reputable designer. Elevating my status as a designer and becoming an expert in the field of design will also help to increase my self esteem needs on Maslow Hierarchy of needs. I am an avid film watcher and I enjoy european rail travel. These indervidual persutes, if continually persued will help me to reach self actualisation as they will give me intellectual growth and self expression.