Why Am i Here? What Do I Want To learn?

5 Reason I choose to study on this program

• The succes of previous students
• Connections with professional design practices 
• The reputation of the Graphic Design course 
• The focus on studio practice
• The access to amazing specialist facilities 

5 Things I Want To Learn During My Time On This Course 

• To have the confidence to present to a large group of people
• To learn different methods of working 
• Better communication skills
• Learning how to use different computer software in greater depth
• To broaden my knowledge of graphic design

5 Skills I Consider To Be My Strengths

• Drawing 
• Layout/Composition 
• Colour theory, choosing the correct colours 
• Group collaboration  
• Information graphics 

5 Areas I Want To Improve In

• Presenting 
• Using computer software, illustrator/photoshop 
• Organisation/Time management 
• Using typography 
• Essay writing 

5 Ways In Which I Will Evaluate My Progress

• Having group crits and getting feedback from piers 
• Comparing work against others 
• 1 to 1 tutorials 
• Self evaluation, looking back and seeing if the questions on the brief have been answered 
• Looking back at my work from the beginning 

5 Questions I Want To Find The Answer To   

• What are the fundamentals of graphic design? 
• What area of graphic design do i want to specialise in?
• How do i start to build links with different industries? 
• How do i get noticed? 
• My media am i best suited to? Or enjoy using the most?

Identify 5 Things That Inspire Me 

• Sport, i watch any and every sport so it is a big part in my life
• Being outdoors, i am an active person so like to be outside finding my inspiration that way
• Illustration/ drawing 
• Information graphics 
• Interesting use of typography, playful type, type forming images ect 

Identify 10 Examples Of Design That Illustrate Your Fields Of Creative Design 

Source: http://visual.ly/coffee-facts-coffee-club-belgium 

Infographics 

Source: http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/tag/graphic-design/

Colour 

Source:http://anneliese-appleby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/letterpress.html

Different methods of printing

Source:http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/4917/olly-moss.html

Clever use of image/ Olly Moss

Source:http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/HenryYe/view

Illustration/drawing 

Source:http://ilovetypography.com/2008/12/04/30-inspiring-type-treatments/

Interesting use of type 

Source:http://www.pokedstudio.com/experimental-design-layouts.html

Layout/Composition

Source: http://scene360.com/articles/1186/he-will-make-you-look-an-interview-with-stefan-sagmeister/

Clever use of packing/ Stefan Sagmeister

Source:http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/inspiration-justin-maller-digital-artist/

Digital design 

Source:http://bloge.orangesquash.org.uk/post/750617066/david-mccandless-of-information-is-beautiful

David Mccandless