Sunday, 30 September 2012

Study Task 1 - Why Am I Here - What do I want to Learn?

5 reasons why you chose to study on this program?
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 I’m interested in using visuals to communicate information and the technicality of word formation.
§  The range of facilities the college has to offer.
§  Learning about the business side as well as the skills to design a visually pleasing graphic.
§  Intensity of the course.
§  Living in a city and not in the country side, lots of inspiration.

 5 things that you want to learn during your time on the programme?
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What it takes to become a successful Graphic Designer
§  How to use illustrator and other resourceful software.
§  What makes a good, effective font.
§  Traditional printing techniques
§  The skills to improve my work

5 skills that you think are your strengths.
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Photoshop
§  Imaginative
§  Drawing
§  Creative opinion
§  Computer skills

5 things that you want to improve.
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My knowledge of the Graphic Design industry
§  Knowledge of fonts
§  Computer skills
§  Hand skills / crafting
§  Presentation skills

5 ways that you will evaluate your progress.
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Keeping a blog.
§  Comparing work to last year.
§  Feedback from peers.
§  Evaluating my work at the end of each module.
§  Tutor feedback

5 questions that you want to find the answer to.
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What makes an effective font?
§  What it takes to become a Graphic Designer?
§  Is knowledge just as important as skill?
§  What problems will I face at the end of the 3 years?
§  How will I cope with the intensity of the course?

5 things which inspire me...

Music is a huge inspiration to me..

I get a lot of inspiration from watching films.. Two directors which are very inspirational to me, Shane Meadows and Quentin Tarantino.

Andrez Guzman's an artist which i get a lot of inspiration from! His style of cartoon illustrations and Graphic design flow so well. http://andres-guzman.blogspot.co.uk/

Looking at old Graphic Design, especially old war propaganda. The effect and the style in which it has been designed, and the texture from old methods of printing and painting.

I find i gather a lot of inspiration from being around my mates and traveling places. I've been to Barcelona a few times with friends, and its always great to experience other culture.



10 examples of design that illustrate your fields of creative interest




 Above is some sketch book work by Andres Guzman. I love his style of illustration and graphic design!
Mike Joyce creates these fantastic retro looking gig posters, i like really like how its simple but also  quite complex.
Andy Gilmore creates these brilliant geometric shapes which i think are brilliant! love the use of colours.
Above is some of Zach Johnson' work, i love his illustrations and how he can create such power with the use of colour.
Brian Moore has designed a few old style propaganda posters wich i really like!

I love this piece of graphic design, very interesting and very innovative!
I really like here the use of image and type! It works really well, and is very neat and clean.
I found this print on a blog, not sure who the designer is but i love the use of simple colours and the overlay effect! The texture also adds to the printed effect.
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I chose this image because i love the use of the colour blue, really vibrant. It gives the image a lot of life.



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