PPD-Presentation Preparation

PPD-Communicate a reflective summary of my experience on the course

INTRODUCTION- in this presentation Expectations, Who I am as a learner and a designer, How have things I experience over this past year affected my aims and ambition.

1. Expectations- What I wanted to achieve from being on this course was to be lead into the right direction into becoming a ( really good) Graphic Designer. I wanted the skills and knowledge about the design inductry that will give me every advantage when competing for a placement/job. I also hoped to learn about what kind og designer I want to be.

So far on this course... I feel that I'm heading in that direction...I hope!

2.Who I am as a learner and a designer?-my work and I....
I am... a problem solver,motivated, honest, direct,impulsive, open minded but also critical.
I wish I was....organised...much more organised, better informed, decisive and neat....

Therefore I've learnt that as a designer I like to solve specific problems/briefs that are given to me in a shorter amount of time rather than to create a problem to be solved over a long period of time. I struggled with the long briefs at first more specifically the 'collection 100' brief . I found it hard to manage the time we were given and took too long to figure out what my problem was.

However, over the term I learnt to manage my time better and the most recent long brief. the ' speaking fro experience ' brief I feel like I worked more effectively and more decisively. I decided quickly what the problem had to be, did some effective research and then solve the problem which I clearly specified.

Working with other people...... I've learnt that I can work with other people through the three briefs that we've had..........................................................................................(more need to be written down )

3.How have the things I experienced over this past year affected my aims and ambitions-

This year I have learnt and found skills in-

• problem solving
• concept building
• working in a team/with a partner
• software skills
• audience awareness
• awareness about the use of type and colour
• effective ways in approaching briefs

Next year I would like to learn-

• Further type skills
• Layout and composition
• Colour
• Book Design/binding
• Packaging design

As a designer I enjoy using both type and image in my work but I feel more smilled and comfortable in working with images and this is why I would really like to learn more about type. I feel that I am not as fluent in using type as using images.

At this point in time I'm still not sure about what my speaciality is but I don't feel like I am skilled in enough fields to decide that yet and thats why I would really like to learn more about other elements within Graphic Design before I do.

But I think my approach to work would be more playful, light hearted and entertaining rather than a more serious approach. I would still like it to be information and persuasive.