Monday:
Finalize Penguin book cover, and make sure it's uploaded onto the competition website.
Tuesday:
Catch up on PPD Blog Tasks
Wednesday:
Continue with PPD Blog Tasks (Competition Briefs)
Thursday:
PPD Tasks
Friday:
PPD Tasks
Monday, 18 April 2011
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Concept Personnel Work Placements
I found this website interesting too, showing current work placements, which I'm interesting in doing soon!
I may be doing a summer placement fingers crossed! So I will definitely check this website frequently.
Pentagram: Notes on a logo.
This video I found quite interesting, which shows the original drafts of logos which Pentagram has designed. I thought this was useful as it showed some insight into how they develop their work.
I constantly look on Pentagrams website for inspiration when doing logo design too.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
AD108: Editorial Project (Newcastle and the Arts)
'Newcastle and the Arts'
What I enjoyed:
I really enjoyed doing this project, Editorial is possibly one of my favorite topics in Graphic Design, So I loved having the opportunity to do this.
At first I wasn't sure on my topic, but eventually once I got into it, the concept just came to me (Jim McElvaney style).
What I didn't enjoy:
There wasn't anything that I didn't enjoy about this project, I love Editorial Design, and I had fun working on the magazine spread.
Problems encountered:
The only problem I encountered, was developing an idea, as it's hard to think of something when it was 'Newcastle and the Arts' I tried to do something original, and in the end looked at lazarides and found Jim McElvaneys exhibition.
What went well:
Everything about this project went well, it was straight forward with putting it together, especially from the tutorials given on InDesign in I.T sessions. It really helped my understanding of the program and I was able to put a successful editorial piece together, and I'm satisfied with the outcome.
New skills learned:
Creating a successful piece of editorial design.
SWOT conclusion:
Strengths:
Development, I'm very quick when developing an idea, and I produce lots of variations.
Weaknesses:
Idea Generation (sometimes!) it depends of the topic given, sometimes I find it hard at first to get into the project to gain ideas and concepts
Opportunities:
I will continue to work on Idea Generation
Threats:
Again, just Idea generation, but I'm continuing to work on this with every project.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Design Competitions/Live Briefs
As a PPD Task, the class was asked to research into current Design Competitions,
I looked at quite a few, but these were the ones which I found most useful and most interesting.
D&AD is a well known Design Awards so this was one of the first that I thought of.
My favorite Design Competition website was graphiccompetitions.com because it had a variety of competitions, instead of just one. It also caters for all design categories, so it had lots of graphic design briefs and photography, advertising, etc. So it's my favorite from the bunch!
I also liked it because of the variation in briefs, it wasn't just general artworks which can be entered in by designers, It also had briefs where you can design an accessory, packaging, etc.
I really enjoyed this task, it opened my eyes and made me more aware of the competitions which are available to enter into, and I will definitely keep checking, as doing this expands my portfolio too!
D&AD Student Awards
Northern Design Competition
Roses Design Awards
Graphic Design Blog
Penguin Design Awards
Graphic Competitions
YCN Design Competitions
Monday, 11 April 2011
LOGORAMA
LOGORAMA
We were shown this in class, I think it's amazing! It mental seeing all the different logos in this, every time I watch it, I always see a new logo. It's really well done, and hilarious. Definitely a one to watch!
Monday, 4 April 2011
Weekly Time Plan starting: 04.04.11 (Editorial Project) AD108
Monday:
Continue developing Double spread and following page in InDesign. Start to finalize, and print development, start annotating to keep up with work.
Tuesday:
Finalize double and following spread, print off and mount onto Black card ready to hand in.
Continue with development book, print off any more screen prints, annotate, and begin Written Report.
Wednesday:
Continue with Written Report, Evaluating my Final Piece (1500 Words max). Talk through research, any Ideas which have been taken from it, talk about the chosen Grid System and Layout, following onto the given Topic, what or who I Focused on, what the concept was for the spread, and where I got this from. 'Why why why?' what choices I made and the reasoning behind it.
Thursday:
Finalize Report, add any images which will help communicate what I have written, and print off to put with mounted work to hand in.
Friday:
Go through research and Development, read through annotation and make sure that it's explaining my ideas fully, and finalize to hand in on monday.
Continue developing Double spread and following page in InDesign. Start to finalize, and print development, start annotating to keep up with work.
Tuesday:
Finalize double and following spread, print off and mount onto Black card ready to hand in.
Continue with development book, print off any more screen prints, annotate, and begin Written Report.
Wednesday:
Continue with Written Report, Evaluating my Final Piece (1500 Words max). Talk through research, any Ideas which have been taken from it, talk about the chosen Grid System and Layout, following onto the given Topic, what or who I Focused on, what the concept was for the spread, and where I got this from. 'Why why why?' what choices I made and the reasoning behind it.
Thursday:
Finalize Report, add any images which will help communicate what I have written, and print off to put with mounted work to hand in.
Friday:
Go through research and Development, read through annotation and make sure that it's explaining my ideas fully, and finalize to hand in on monday.
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