Why am I here? What do i want to learn?

Why did i choose LCA BA (hons) Graphic Design?

• The institute is specialised in Art & Design.
• The course has a good reputation.
• High employment rates when graduated.
• Great internships which prepare you for industry.
• Lots of great facilities.

What i want to learn during this programme?

• Real Industry restrictions etc...
• Indepth understanding of processes eg, design process etc...
• High levels of standard on the full Adobe Package.
• Self evaluation to achieve, great pieces of design.
• Time management & Organisation skills.

Things i consider to be my strengths?

• Basic knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator.
• Taking on board critism and applying it to my work.
• Evaluating work of others.
• Using a variety of materials.
• Working to deadlines.

What i want to improve on this programme?

• Processes such as screen printing etc...
• Professionalism, how to step into industry feeling confident.
• More indepth knowledge of type & layout.
• More skills on Adobe Package.
• My own strengths & weaknesses to become an individual.

How can I evaluate my progress?

• Ask others opinions on my work and develop upon their critism.
• Look for a more wider range of resources & research to compare & evaluate against my own work.
• Use the academic Diary.
• Regulary use the blog for posting of work as can easily see progress within self or within a briefing.
• Tutorials & tutors and take notes in crits.

Questions I want to find the answers to during my time at LCA?

• What would help me become an individual?
• What is a studio visit? What & Where can i go?
• How should I present my self professionally?
• How should I achieve a successful self evaluation?
• Where do i want to do after the course/Whats the best place fr my strengths?

What inspires me?

• Dancing, as this has been a hobbie of mine since i was three.
• Everything around me 24/7-probably why i am so nosey!
• Other successful Graphic Designers
• Relationship & My Family
• Collecting things i come across that i think may inspire me in the future.

This is my 10 examples of design that illustrates the field of creative interest.

This is from Behance Network this illustrates my field of creative interest due to i am quite interested in papercraft. This is created by Zim & Zou who are my favourite desgners in this craft industry.

 This is also from Behance Network and i like this style of branding due to the real adaptation of branding materials due to the nature of the business here this is a property law firm and has set th 10 commandments ithin their business one is to keep eco and therefor the use of stock has been adapted to match there society. This was Branded by Raewyn Brandon.

Digital Collage is a love of mine when it comes to digital techniques due to the real textures the scrapbooking effect you create. This is also from Behance and created for ELLE magazines for the Zana Poliakais column.

Quilling is a real love of mine when it comes to crafts. I have created many quilling pieces getting much inspiration from Yulia Brodskaya. This i have used as my illustration/drawing is nt my strongest point so would adapt through other abilities of mine.

Editorial design i like inspiring magazines with different and crazy layouts. This one has been taken fromt he Kaleid Arts & Culture. The layout has been based on the orgin of the name Kaleid due to it coming from the word Kaleidoscope which means constant chnaging of shapes which motion is conoted through this layout.

This design is very clever which inspires me the most i found this when search Behance the creator is called Chris Trivizas he came up with this idea as it was a Greek restaurant by the sea. 

When searching for photgraphy I liked this really caught my eye the tribal patterns are very bright ith the simplistic dull background creates a great atmosphere. Postproduction Created by Soverein Weesp. 

I have choosen this for advertisement as this was a advertisement for ambi pur. It was interactive created as a supersize pop-up and put behind different doors when opened and closed would spray a fragrance. I love the attention to detail and inspired me alot for my FMP in my final year on ND. This was crafted by Jung Von Matt.

This was created by Emma Benton i love this type of layout due to th chaotic organized mess. The colours really compliment each other well and the different fonts and sizes are created togetehr to create a block of type which you have to wokr out to read rather than just boring old conforming layout. 

I found this typography on Behance and was created by Moshnik Nadav i ike how the type is very curvy and flowing not necessarily form one etter to next but how all curved sections are created from park of a circle. The flaring ends also grab my attention. 

As you can see my Creative Field is very wide spread as i do not have one specialised field and not too sure of my strengths and weaknesses to create a strong specialized field. I like all aspects of graphic design at the moment and thats what i am looking forward to deciding on during my time on this course.