Diverse Design & Communications
Here is another local possible placement opportunity. Again it is run by a couple who work from home in Wakefield and they cover other aspects of design as well as Graphic Design. This could be a good chance for me to see how a wider skilled design business works. They knew of my interest at the beginning of this second year, but I need to follow this up by contacting them again, something that I am aiming to do very soon.
Typography Module Evaluation
At the end of this 10 week typography module, I would have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed all 10 sessions and have definitely learned a lot. I now check many things before I begin writing, or laying out a document and even the tiniest of details will annoy me until it is corrected. The strongest sessions, and the most useful to me, were the designing of the business cards and the short press ads tasks. The final longer task of designing two contrasting double page spread designs have also been a useful challenge with end results that I can perhaps use in my portfolio to show the kind of editorial design I enjoy.
The column and leading tasks were interesting and got us working and discussing as a group, but after a while I found it quite difficult to critically decide on what leading and font size worked best on the page and what didn’t work, as it was all starting to blur into one. However, I definitely benefitted from it and will continue to analyse and experiment with text and come out with various printed solutions before deciding which option works best. The grid and colour exercises were fun and I have come away with many little tips to think about when playing with white space and grids.
Experimenting with this optional module was important to me as it has proven that I do want to go down the path of editorial design more and that I have the patience for detail to work with typography. It excites me that there is so much more to learn and that I have only just scratched the surface, so for briefs such as the up and coming design practice 2 whereby I can personalise it and write it to my strengths, I hope to create worthwhile designs out of it to show how much this module has influenced the thought process that now goes into my designing.
The column and leading tasks were interesting and got us working and discussing as a group, but after a while I found it quite difficult to critically decide on what leading and font size worked best on the page and what didn’t work, as it was all starting to blur into one. However, I definitely benefitted from it and will continue to analyse and experiment with text and come out with various printed solutions before deciding which option works best. The grid and colour exercises were fun and I have come away with many little tips to think about when playing with white space and grids.
Experimenting with this optional module was important to me as it has proven that I do want to go down the path of editorial design more and that I have the patience for detail to work with typography. It excites me that there is so much more to learn and that I have only just scratched the surface, so for briefs such as the up and coming design practice 2 whereby I can personalise it and write it to my strengths, I hope to create worthwhile designs out of it to show how much this module has influenced the thought process that now goes into my designing.
Additions to the current portfolio
The resolution boards sent off for the YCN competition brief:
Magazine spread for the typography module:
Magazine spread for the typography module:
Possible placements
Luckily for me, due to friends and contacts of my parents, I have 3 potential local designers that have all shown willing to showing their design practice to me and whether it be a weeks placement or simply a day shadowing them, I am very eager to follow these leads up.
The first are a couple who work from home as web designers under the name of Inigma and even though web design is not a main area of interest of mine, it would be a good opportunity in general to see how their business works, as working from home is a possibility for my future design practice. I would also be able to improve my digital skills by picking up any useful tips and generally see what web design entails. They are already aware of my interest so I plan to contact them very shortly about arranging a date.
Secondly, photographer Justion Slee has passed on that if I contact him later in the summer, he will be able to find a suitable time when he has work on to let me shadow him on a job, as there is no point arranging a month or week that is suitable, if it turns out he isn't very busy then. His website and some portfolio pieces are shown below:
People
Places
Music
Thirdly, Ghost Communications based in Wakefield is a graphic design partnership, whereby one stays in the UK and the other is based in Paris. This could be an exciting opportunity to see how international design works and how they manage to communicate their ideas back and forth overseas. I intend to contact them asap. Their website design is shown below:
The first are a couple who work from home as web designers under the name of Inigma and even though web design is not a main area of interest of mine, it would be a good opportunity in general to see how their business works, as working from home is a possibility for my future design practice. I would also be able to improve my digital skills by picking up any useful tips and generally see what web design entails. They are already aware of my interest so I plan to contact them very shortly about arranging a date.
Secondly, photographer Justion Slee has passed on that if I contact him later in the summer, he will be able to find a suitable time when he has work on to let me shadow him on a job, as there is no point arranging a month or week that is suitable, if it turns out he isn't very busy then. His website and some portfolio pieces are shown below:
People
Places
Music
Thirdly, Ghost Communications based in Wakefield is a graphic design partnership, whereby one stays in the UK and the other is based in Paris. This could be an exciting opportunity to see how international design works and how they manage to communicate their ideas back and forth overseas. I intend to contact them asap. Their website design is shown below:
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