Monday, 1 October 2012

5 Things


5 things I want to improve
Web design
Project management
Design process
Type principles
Knowledge of other designers

5 of my skills
Illustration
No generic style
Creative suite
Type and grid
Collaborating

5 questions I want the answer to
How ready will I be after LCA
How easy is coding
Is design better abroad
Can I get a placement abroad
How do I get noticed

5 ways to evaluate

Feedback
Evaluations
Crits
Tutorials
Grading

5 things I want to learn
CSS, HTML: web code and design
Branding
Packaging
Letterpress
Personal/professional skillset

5 reasons I chose this programme
One of, if not, the best course
Professional approach
Facilities at hand
Links to studios
Location being Leeds

In groups we had to select the 'top ten' from all our lists of 5, our top ten are as follows...
  1. The course has a good reputation
  2. Working at a professional level
  3. Improve time management & punctuality
  4. Improve software & design skills
  5. Document & analyse work - keeping up to date
  6. Take advantage of twilight sessions and workshops
  7. Narrowing down direction of our work
  8. Improve presentation skills - confidence
  9. Improve on essay/creative writing
  10. Organise placements
From another groups 'top ten', our group had to decipher their top ten and turn them into questions

The whole year groups most common questions were
  1. How did the course gain a good reputation?
  2. How can I improve time management/punctuality?
  3. How do I improve essay writing skills?
  4. How do we learn web & general software skills? 
  5. What rates do we charge?
  6. Will I make it?
  7. How can I evaluate/reflect upon my progress?
  8. How do I gain more confidence whilst presenting?
  9. What do I want to specialise in?
  10. How do I become better informed as to what's going on in the industry? 
 And last of all, '10 problems that might arise in level 05'
  1. Unable to find a sufficient placement
  2. Managing a large work load
  3. Might not pass all the modules
  4. Essay writing might prove problematic
  5. Tackling new design process'
  6. Money problems
  7. Printing problems
  8. Stress and or overworking
  9. Blogging
  10. Generic and not so generic house problems

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