Identify and explain 5 reasons why you chose to study on this programme.
1. The tasks given to us before the interview-process and during led me to believe that the course was not only very organised but they genuinely cared about our work, me as a person and what we were currently producing. Not one other place that I applied to gave me something like this to do, in fact, the vast majority made me put my portfolio on a table and told me to come back 4 hours later.
2. After visiting the open day, I must admit I was quite scared at how intense the course sounded. However to me this was a clear indicator of how good it was going to be. They were clearly very passionate about what they did and made sure that we knew what to expect, so hopefully I will be pushed to do better on this course.
3. The group size was a big factor for me. Many other courses can have up to 120 students, but with just 46 it ensures we will be able to get one-on-one time and get the most out of this course.
4. The career prospects at the end of this course sounded very promising to me. This is something everyone worries about. After the open-day my Mum stated that I would be 'set for life' after completing this course.
5. The reputation! A vast number of competitions have been won time and time again by the students on this course, helping them to make great successes of themselves.
Identify and explain 5 things that you want to learn during your time on the programme.
1. To become so much more confident in the work that I do and not to just constantly hide it away from everyone. I want to be proud and capable of entering competitions and producing stuff that is based outside of the college.
2. Although we got the chance to experiment with certain techniques during my time on foundation, I was never fully confident in the skills that I had. I would love to learn how to apply certain techniques, such as screen printing and letter press, to my work in a way that compliments my style.
3. I would love to learn how to self promote myself and my work and get it out there. This is something I have not attempted to do before yet have seen many of my friends do.
4. What area of graphic design I want to focus on. I was obsessed with magazine and magazine design throughout my time on foundation, however I am extremely open in seeing where else my skills could take me.
5. More on the technicalities of graphic design.
Identify and explain 5 skills that you think are your strengths.
1. I have previously worked collaboratively and found that this is not only just something I enjoy doing, but I am also good at it. I am capable of bouncing ideas off of people and I knew my place when it came to working with others. The outcomes were always very effective and showed a mix of styles and a range of ideas.
2. I'm not sure if this counts as a skill but I always use what is surrounding me at the time to effectively make work. I am very much a hoarder and therefore always have weird things lying around. I always tend to use simple things like a ripped off postage stamp for example to create something bigger and better.
3. I am capable of working with a whole range of media and over the years I have built up skills in photography and textiles, which I love including in what I do. For example in a previous foundation brief, I created image and text through free-hand stitch on a sewing machine.
4. I am an extremely visual person. Even in sketchbooks I was very aware of the page, and I am always very conscious of how everything around me looks.
5. I am good with technology, and am a quick learner. It doesn't take me very long to get the hang of things on the computer.
Identify and explain 5 things that you want to improve.
1. Drawing down designs and what's in my head. I always struggle to get everything down because i'm too conscious of what it will look like. I need to let go of this and just make sure i'm recording my design and thought process.
2. Making sure I don't just go straight to the final product. I have a habit of designing the actual thing and then stupidly doing the research etc afterwards. I need to stop working backwards.
3. My drawing skills and abilities!!!
4. My presentation skills and talking about my work to others. I get what I want to say in my head beforehand but then crumble when it comes to actually presenting in front of a group.
5. Particular techniques that I haven't yet had the opportunity to work with a lot.
Identify and explain 5 ways that will evaluate your progress.
1. By keeping a diary, which will help me organise my time well and keep track of certain developments and events during the year, making sure I don't miss important lectures and discussions.
2. Through group crits where I will get the opportunity to hear the opinions of my peers.
3. Through progress crits with my tutors, where they will be able to give me constructive criticism.
4. I will use my blog as a way of tracking my progress, for example I could do this task at least once every month to see how I am changing and developing as a designer.
5. Comparing my work to others on my course and also that of working professionals so that I know what sort of standard my work should be. Student blogs will be very helpful in aiding this.
Identify 5 questions that you want to find the answer to.
1. What type of designer am I?
2. How early can I find a placement/work experience? Is it all done through the college of is it independent?
3. Will I be able to cope with the heavy workload? It is a very big step already from my time on foundation.
4. Do I work better collaboratively or independently?
5. What am I "best" at?
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