Presentation Slides

Creative Presence Final Outcomes

Life's a Pitch Presentation

Presentation Script

I have written a script for my presentation because I found it easier to get my ideas down in full sentences as if I was speaking it. I am going to stick to the main points I have made but am not going to follow this word for word because I dont want to be looking down at a script all the time. I am planning on taking flash cards but also practicing the presentation a lot so I feel confident when delivering it. 

Slide 1

Introduce myself. 

Slide 2

These are some examples of my work from the end of first year when ink and a brush was my preferred media choice. My work was very varied and I only really narrowed down to this style during the last few months of the year. 

Slide 3

This time last year I set myself some goals, mainly revolving around organisation, blogging and learning more about myself and the world around me. It will become clear whether these goals have been met as I talk about my experience of level five. 

There have been some projects that I have really got stuck into, some that I have wanted to avoid and others that have been a real challenge. It has definitely been a year of learning more about myself. 

Slide 4

In the process and production module we were forced to use print which was something I had very limited experience with. I was really happy with my outcomes seeing as I had never cut a lino before. One thing I do regret with this is the fact that they combine analogue and digital processes, the outlines were linocut and I added colour with photoshop using my own monoprint textures. I feel like I might have settled for an easy option too soon by using digital media, thats not to say I didn’t find the whole module really challenging!

During the research process, drawing around the theme of my author, Agatha Christie, worked really well for me. I was using my sketchbook as a tool to push past the cliche and come up with some imagery that visually represented the intangible. 

At this point in the year I was doing great with my blogging and I was keen to try new things and throw myself into new processes. However, I think I pushed myself too hard which I regret as it set me back later in the year. 

Slide 5

Responsive was a module with its ups and downs. Illustration Friday and the YCN Fever Tree brief were definitely my favourites. 

Illustration Friday gave me the chance to do something a bit different and fun each week, it was a breath of fresh air from my longer running projects. I tried out lots of different media and styles to try and get the most out of how open the briefs were.

Fever Tree was a brief I really enjoyed because I chose to work with pattern which is something I have had a growing interest in this year. Although I don’t think the outcomes I produced fitted the sophisticated requirements of the brief, it was a real learning curve for me and started to make me realise what I did and didn’t enjoy doing. 

Responsive was a key module that taught me how to juggle briefs. At one point I counted that I had nine briefs on the go in total, thats including work for other modules. It was stressful but I think I handled my time well. I met all my deadlines successfully but I know that I was being unrealistic when prioritising certain briefs over others.

Slide 6

Applied illustration was my favourite module of the year, and probably the best brief I have done on this course. I used the freedom of the brief to work with some intricate drawings, pattern design and working on my colour skills which I didn’t have a lot of confidence in. This was a choice that eventually happened after a lot of playing around with related topics, it took a while for me to trust my instincts and just run with it. I chose to tackle the issue of nature not being easily accessible to everyone, especially city dwellers, so there needed to be a way of bringing it indoors so everyone can experience its calming and relaxing benefits. 

This module clarified for me that product and packaging is the route I want to take forward to explore in extended practice in level six. I have really enjoyed working with pattern, getting to grips with colour and seeing how my work could exist in context. I feel like it actually has potential when I see it mocked up onto products rather than just existing in a sketchbook, I have definitely learnt more about the context within which my work can exist. 

Slide 7

Cop was difficult this year. I found the essay and academic writing tasks confusing and really challenging. I felt my work for this module was a bit disjointed. Having the sketchbook work running alongside my research and essay writing was something I really struggled with. My essay took up most of my time, in hindsight I chose a topic that was too broad which meant I was finding myself struggling to focus. I don’t think my sketchbook work had much impact on my final publication which is disappointing because this resulted in the imagery for my book being quite generic.

Despite this, I think my publication works well to challenge perceptions of what being British is and I am glad I managed to use some primary research to inform the backstories of my characters.

Life’s a pitch was a brief that I didn’t really enjoy as much as I thought I would. It is difficult working in a group, especially a group of creative people with loads of ideas. Its hard enough keeping myself on task let alone focus as a whole group. I think our team worked well together but we had many idea changes and struggled to be decisive which held us back in the long run. 

I had a similar attitude to the collaborative brief in responsive. I am a team player and I try my best for the team. I don’t want to sound like I never want to work with other people because I do, I just realised this year how much better I work when I am alone.

Slide 8

If there is one thing I can hand on heart say I don’t want to do again, its animation. 

My after effects work for the process and production module was terrible. I struggle to think sequentially and this was especially hard when none of the elements of my imagery for this project had much character or a sense of movement.

We made a stop motion animation for our collaborative brief for responsive which in my eyes wasn’t the best decision we could have made. Our skills were very limited in this area and we set ourselves a task that we didn’t have the time or skills to execute to a high standard. I don’t have any desire to work with animation, it doesn’t strike an interest in me.

Slide 9

Time management has been my major downfall this year, there has been a lot of work being done last minute. Last year I was so on the ball and at the start of the year, my organisation and time management were strong. To be honest, wearing myself out at the start of the year was a big mistake. I knew I needed to change my full speed ahead attitude because it wasn't sustainable but maybe I became too laid back just at the point where I needed to be finalising most of my modules. I really need to find a good balance between work and rest to be able to cope with the demands of third year.

I have learnt that I get distracted very easily and I have very little self control. This mainly happens during briefs I am not fully engaging with, hopefully being given a lot of freedom next year will mean that I should always be working with something that I am interested in. 

I’ve struggled this year with my confidence in my own ideas. I am surprised this has been an issue for me this year because in first year I felt like my confidence levels were boosted. However, I have found myself questioning my work and ideas and not trusting my own instincts. This is not a sustainable way of working. It has led to numerous idea changes in my projects and disruptions to my time plans. 

Organising the work I bring to crits influences the quality of feedback I get. It will serve me well to plan in advance what I want to get out of the crit and use this to decide what I need to show and focus on when presenting where I am at with a project.

I want to treat college more like a job next year, committing to more structured working hours. I will have to see whether this actually impacts my productivity or not because I sometimes find it really hard to work effectively in the studio. When it comes to blogging or essay writing, I have found this year that I need a change of scenery, going to coffee shops or working outside during the day has been really refreshing and the change has proved productive. 

Slide 10

I have learnt a lot about my practice this year and have a stronger idea of where I want to take it. I have realised I am interested in making work to be applied to products and packaging. I have a growing interest in pattern design and creating a body of work around a theme rather than everything culminating in one single outcome. I have learnt that quick turnaround briefs don’t allow me to play to my strengths as I don’t have the time to develop the work to the point of me being happy with it. 

This is my self branding for where I see myself now. I have used a drawing of some tree rings to represent my current interest in natural themes, I think it is simple enough to work alongside busy patterns and the colour can be easily changed to fit into an existing colour scheme.

Slide 11

I have definitely learnt a lot more about the context within which my illustrations can exist. I have found it interesting to draw parallels between mine and other illustrators’ practices and as a result, I feel more confident that I do have a place in this industry. These are some illustrators and designers that I think I share some similarities with and my ambitions align with their current practices. 

Slide 12

Looking towards the future, my long term ambitions are to work as a freelancer, potentially as part of a shared studio space. This mockup gives an idea of what my professional website could look like, I would want it to include an showcase of my work, links to my social media and blog and also have a shop so that I can make money from my own work as well as taking commissions. 

Slide 13

To get there though, I need to do a lot more work. Showing my work at Colours May Vary and Thoughtbubble Festival were both really good experiences and I know I need to do more things like this starting from now. I have organised to sell some work at an arts fair back at home over summer and I am really keen to get an Etsy shop up and running to gain some experience with selling online and hopefully making some money. 

Slide 14

These are my goals for next year. 

I need to get my confidence back and trust my own opinions and instincts. I know I won’t always have other people to rely on for approval. 

I need to improve my organisation skills and arrive prepared for crits and tutorials. Also organising my time well outside of college. I am really good at making lists and plans but I am losing the ability to stick to them which just makes them a waste of time. 

There needs to be a clear line between work and rest. I need a fully functioning on and off switch if I want to make the most of my time. I need to be strict on myself and work hard during work time and rest properly during resting time. 

I need to get myself out there, like I mentioned before, start selling and make sure my work is getting seen. 

Looking back over this year has left me thinking that I haven’t done enough drawing. I have been so consumed by research, essay writing, blogging, evaluating, etc, that I dont think I am drawing enough. This is ridiculous because it is so important! I want to get back into sketchbooks over summer and rekindle my love for drawing for enjoyment. 

Slide 15

Thankyou for listening. 

Any questions?

(10 minutes 30 secs)

Olivier Kugler

Notes from the lecture...

Reportage illustrator from Germany. 
Read Tintin comics as a child and became interested in stories and pictures. This sparked an interest in drawing, comic books, etc. 
His father told him that if he wanted to learn to draw properly, he needed to draw from life rather than just copying what already existed in his comic books. He started doing self portraits, landscapes, figures, scenes, filling sketchbooks. He also attended life drawing classes. 
He practiced strict observational drawing and painting at a private art school, with this experience he was then able to get into art school. 
Tutor took more interest in his sketchbooks, drawing from reality rather than complete illustrations. 
He spent six months in Hamburg drawing the every day from life, visiting the red light district, tattoo parlours, etc - he made a book from this. 
He worked for two years as a graphic designer because the book wasn't getting published and he wasn't getting any illustration work and needed to make money. He then got a scholarship to study in NY for two years. His tutor in New York told him that he needed to find a way to colour his work for the drawings to be viable in the industry. He did this and made a booklet to send out to potential employers (publishers, editors, etc).
Got a commission for a magazine in New York, good to get money and recognition. He was drawing every day, parking lot drawings, talking to the homeless, learning about them, drawing them and writing about them. 
Worked for the Guardian newspaper, they gave him a lot of freedom with the briefs and this became a regular thing. At the time, Olivier wasn't really thinking sequentially but in hindsight it would have been good to spend more time with people and tell their story or even just the story of their day. 
Advice - Be proactive, don't just wait for assignments. Go out and ask. 
Travel sketchbook for the guardian. Didn't do any final drawings on location, he just took photos, interviewed people and made sketches so he could compile all the information later on.  
Financial crisis meant that he had no more work from the Guardian. He was a bit lost without these regular briefs. 
Iran reportage project for magazine, he was disappointed that there were complications with doing a final interview but the drawings were a success. For this, he won the V&A illustration award. 
Commission from swiss magazine, drawing on location rather than photos. Spending the day with a man who was a super-grass and was in hiding from his former associates. 
Doctors without borders - Iraqi Kurdistan, close to Syrian/Turkish borders. The project was about refugees, most of whom moved there because there was no work where they were before. His work from this trip was published and exhibited in numerous places. He applied for grant through the arts council to make book but it was turned down. As a result of this he went back to doing commercial illustration for work. 
Olivier Kugler is currently doing work based around the refugees in Calais (jungle camp). 

Response
I found it really interesting to listen to Olivier Kugler speak about his work. I have resorted into his practice previously as part of briefs where I have been looking into reportage illustration. I could sense his passion for his job and you could tell that he really took an interest in the stories of each of the people he interviewed and I expected nothing less. You can tell from his work that he is good at understanding and conveying information to give people a good idea of what these people are really like and what they have been through. 

Aligning with my practice
I have had a keen interest in reportage illustration for a while. I love looking at it, learning about people and their experiences and understanding their story. However, I have learnt from the applied illustration module that I find reportage illustration challenging to get a grasp of. It is a lot easier to enjoy the work of others than it is to create my own, understandably. I think for me, the process of reportage illustration can be seen as more of a research process for my work. Over summer I really want to improve my observation drawing skills as this is something I am spending less and less time on as the demands of the course become greater. I think I need to set myself some sort of challenge next year for PPP to make sure that I am continually practicing this. I enjoy being inspired by the world around me and if maintaining a reportage sketchbook is the way for me to bring this into my work then it is worth a try. 

Advice
I noticed that a lot of the jobs he managed to get were through people he knew and just from being bold and asking the right people the right questions. He mentioned that he is quite shy which I understand, it must take a lot of courage tout yourself out there in the way that he does. It gives me hope that it can be done and that it is always important to network. 

I also picked up on the fact that he has had a lot of setbacks in his creative career. He has been turned down by many publishers, lost his regular income of work from the Guardian, had people who had promised to be interviewed let him down, etc. At the time I can see how this would be really disheartening and demoralising but he always seemed to pick himself up and carry on again. I suppose you learn from your mistakes and not everything is going to be handed to you on a plate. I think a lot of Kugler's success is down to his determination and perseverance. Also, listening to advice, especially from his tutors. 

Presentation Structure and Branding

Now I have sorted out my visual identity, I have managed to brand my presentation too. I have labelled each slide with what I plant to talk about. I am going to write the script/bullet points for each slide next before putting on any pictures because I want to make sure everything is relevant and well connected. I think this structure will work well but obviously I may come across problems and have to tweak the order to make the presentation flow. 

Creative Presence Continued

I drew out the things I wanted to produce as part of my creative presence and then went about designing each one in roughs, using Pinterest for inspiration in some cases. I found mockups on Graphic Burger and finally learnt how to use them properly which should make this task a whole lot easier! 

I chose Myriad Pro as the typeface. I have used a different typeface for my logo but this is a bit too fancy to be clear on a small scale. Also I want the business cards to look professional and clean so having a fancy typeface running all the way through it would not be appropriate. I chose to keep all of the letters as capitals, I think it makes it look more structured and neat and makes it easier to read very quickly. I made the business cards in black and white so different colours could be applied to them through adding a screen layer. If I was actually getting these printed I would be thinking about putting a pattern or image on the reverse side. I would want to the colour on the front to match the colours on the back so making it adaptable was important for this. 

I carried a similar design forward to my letter head although the green band at the top and bottom didn't look right on a larger scale. I could get away with more detail here so I added the grain of the wood from the logo to make the imagery connect. It still looks simple enough to not be distracting. The letter head can also be used as the basis for an invoice or acceptance of commission form. 

I wanted to make some promotional items too so I mocked my logo and some pattern design onto some products. I think the bags and the badges work really well, I am actually keen to try screen printing onto bags soon. 

I took the letter header forward and edited it to make the top of my creative cv. 

What to include in my CV...

I asked my housemates what words they would use to describe me:

Hardworking, organised, dedicated, professional, friendly, committed, independent, a machine, efficient, committed, driven. 

Naomi Smith

Contact

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

Postcode

Phone Number

naomismithdesigns@gmail.com

Instagram - @naomismithdesigns

Facebook - facebook.com/naomismithdesigns

Tumblr - naomismithdesigns.tumblr.com

Personal Statement 

A dedicated practitioner who works efficiently to deliver quality and professional outcomes. Synthesising analogue and digital processes to create illustrations and pattern designs addressing a wide range of issues and topics. Driven by positive change and heavily inspired by the natural world. THIS NEEDS EDITING.

Skills

Digital Skills - Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects, Illustrator

Analogue Skills - Drawing, monoprinting, linocut printing 

Education

BA (Hons) Illustration

2014 - 2017 at Leeds College of Art 

Art and Design Foundation Studies

2013 - 2014 at Loughborough University

A-Levels 

2011 - 2013 at Charnwood College, Loughborough

Fine Art - A*

Product Design - A*

Maths - B 

Experience

Off The Page Exhibition 2016

Colours May Vary, Leeds

Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival 2015

Royal Armouries, Leeds

Going Going Gone Exhibition 2015

Leeds College of Art

SOTA Exhibition 2014

Loughborough University

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 

I have edited this since putting onto Photoshop so the final version appears in the presentation. I am really pleased that my creative presence is coming together and working well as a range. I had my doubts that I would be able to make something to a high enough standard as I have little experience doing anything like this but I actually think these are looking quite professional now. 

Online Presence

The problem with having the most common surname in the country is that finding a username or web address that hasn’t already been taken is always a challenge! 

naomismithillustration would have been the obvious choice but this domain name has been taken. Although it is free on other platforms such as Instagram and gmail, I don't think it is a wise choice to go ahead with this as I don't want my work to be confused with hers. I have spent a lot of time on godaddy.com and searching gmail, Instagram and Facebook for available usernames. I thought about childhood nicknames and then realised that I wouldn't really like to revive these, they can be embarrassing and childish. Also, any nicknames from my school years were all based around Smith and are obviously going to be pretty generic. I spent a lot of time searching and did not record all my searched but here are some examples...

naomiillustrates

illustrationbynaomi

illustrationbynaomismith

naomismithstudio

naomismithcreative

naomismithworks

naomismithdraws

naomismithdesigns

naomismithmakes 

I have decided to go with naomismithdesigns as a username. I was unsure about the word 'designs' because I couldn't really pin point which area of the creative industries it linked to, but it is actually quite broad. I like it because it will also be relevant if my work does take more of a pattern route or designs for products or packaging, yet it still includes illustration within it. I have set up accounts on LinkedIn, Bechance, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and Gmail. 

I have avoided twitter as I don't feel I have enough to maintain an interest on this platform yet but this might be something I choose to do later on in my career. 

For my online presence I have made accounts on Bechance, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and set up a shop on Etsy. Admittedly I have made most of these quite late on in the module so I haven't managed to get a great following in the amount of time I have given myself. This process has made me realise that if I want to be a freelancer, I will have to spend a significant amount of time keeping up with these online accounts to maintain an interest with by audience. This could take more time than I initially thought. I do use social media at the moment but not anywhere close to this extent, and nobody bats an eyelid if you disappear off-grid for a week or so. However when you are trying to maintain an interest and keep people engaged, especially on sites like Facebook and Instagram, this could be more demanding. I have set up an Etsy shop but haven't made any of my products available for sale yet because I haven't actually produced them yet. I am planning to produce these products before summer so I can really make a go of my Etsy account over the summer break and try to get some of my work out there. I think it will be a good learning experience for me!

I have also mocked up a simple idea for a website that would fit with the theme of the rest of my online presence. 

Self Branding Development

I found this harder than I initially expected it to be. I was stumped at the beginning of this process and couldn't think of something to sum up my practice in such a small icon. I started playing around with deer antlers, some of my handwriting scanned in and imagery from my applied illustration module to try and pull something together but it wasn't working. I realised I was overcomplicating my design and needed to simplify it down. I thought that using a leaf would be a clear way of expressing my interest in the natural world so I looked at some fonts on dafont.com to try and get one that resembled an ink and a brush, and tried to combine them. I did the same with the tree rings image. 

I didn't like that the flick of the 'n' crossed the central line of the leaf, and moving it would throw the image off balance. I then looked at rotating the leaf but then the overall logo seemed lopsided. I much preferred the tree ring design but the white lettering was too pale against the image. I inverted the image to make it darker and the initials stand out against it a lot better. 

I like that it is circular, it can fit within online icons really well and although it isn't a perfect circle, it will always look balanced as an icon. It represents my interest in natural themes but not in such an obvious way and it will work in many colours due to the strong contrast between black and white. I have produced my name in the same typeface as the initials so there is an option that this can be added too. 

Now I have my logo I can get going with this branding process. I have set up most of my online accounts for my online presence, I just need to apply the imagery to personalise them and make them all work together as a cohesive set of platforms. I can use this logo as a starting point and focus for my physical creative presence (letterheads, business cards, etc). 

What to include in presentation...

I read through my blog to pick out information that is relevant to my presentation. 

What went well?

My cop publication works well to challenge perceptions. Based on true information to make the contents valid. 

I feel I contributed well to most of the crits, I am less shy to comment on other’s work and feel better about making suggestions.

In addition to this, I have worked with pattern briefly for Illustration Friday and a lot more in my substantial brief for Fever Tree. This something I really enjoyed and want to use more in my personal practice. I have learnt some new processes for this even in the short time after completing these briefs so I am definitely keen to continue with it. 

Improved confidence with colour. 

Preparing presentation boards is something I am getting more confident with. I think my boards for responsive in particular looked professional. Being selective with what to include. 

Responsive taught me how to handle numerous projects at the same time. At one point I counted that I had nine briefs on the go at the same time including work for other modules. It was stressful but I think I worked well to handle my time well. I got everything finished but I wasn’t very good at prioritising realistically. 

505 I think I have learnt a lot more about the context within which my illustrations can exist. I have found it interesting to draw parallels between mine and other illustrators’ practices and as a result, I feel more confident that I do have a place in this industry. 

This module has been my favourite so far on this course and it had clarified for me that product and packaging is the route I want to take forward to explore in extended practice in level six. I have really enjoyed working with pattern, getting to grips with colour and seeing how my work could exist in context. I feel like it actually has potential when I see it mocked up onto products rather than just existing in a sketchbook. 

Trying new things and pushing myself out of my comfort zone, was really keen for this at the beginning of the year and this trailed off towards the end. 

Visually representing the intangible was working well in process and production but became kind of lost towards the briefs later in the year. 

Drawing around a theme works well for me to get ideas flowing and visually explore a topic alongside my research process. 

At the start of the year… I have been really strict on myself with my blog because blogging retrospectively is really frustrating as I can’t remember what I was thinking at the time. For this reason, I blogged most days so my ongoing evaluation was running parallel to the development of my project. This allowed me to be as honest as possible and also meant there was very fewer things I forgot about. 

What didn’t go well?

In my contact of practice module, I didn’t really feel like I was using my sketchbook to its full potential of exploring my topic visually. I got carried away with how involved the writing of the actual essay was and the sketchbook work seemed somewhat an afterthought. The sketchbook work I did do had very little impact on my final publication. Overall my work for this module was quite disjointed and didn’t flow as a complete process. 

Time management has been my major downfall this year. A lot of last minute work being done. 

At the start of the year…organisation and time management have been good for this module, I have kept a list of things to do on my laptop which I continuously have been updating, I then select things from this to do each day. The problem for me is that if i’m not ahead with my workload, then I instantly feel behind. My time management is admittedly becoming a bit slack which is something I desperately need to improve on to cope with the demands of third year.

My motivation levels have hit many lows this year. To be honest, I think I wore myself out with the first submission of process and production, also not giving myself a break over Christmas was a mistake. I was going full speed ahead at the start of the year that my energy just ran out at the crucial time when I needed to be pulling together all my modules. I knew I needed to change my attitude but maybe I became too laid back. Stress is something that is becoming more of an issue with me, deadlines have always stressed me out but I am finding it harder to manage the ongoing pressures of the course. I know I need to give myself a break, but I see how much work I have to do and feel that my time could be used more wisely. This is an attitude that I really need to change before I run myself down.

I have learnt that I get distracted very easily and I have very little self control. Social media, netflix, online shopping, anything non-work related to avoid doing work. This told me that I wasn’t enjoying the work I was doing and it was definitely becoming a chore. 

Confidence in my own ideas. I am surprised this has been an issue for me this year because in first year I felt like my confidence levels were boosted. However, this year I have found myself questioning my work and ideas and not trusting my own instincts. I found myself seeking approval from tutors and my peers in crits and tutorials and wanted my ideas to be confirmed as good before going ahead with them. This is not a sustainable way of working. It has led to numerous idea changes in my projects and disruptions to my time plans. 

Wacom tablets are not for me. 

Working in a group is hard, I tried my best to be a team player but the way I work just suits working individually a lot better. 

My after effects work is terrible. Moving image is not something that interests me. 

What have I learnt?

Organising the work I bring to crits influences the quality of feedback I get. It will serve me well to play in advance what I want to get out of the crit and use this to decide what I need to show and focus on when presenting where I am at with my project. Also, going into a crit with questions I need the answers to will help me to decide whether it has been successful or not. I often find it hard to make comments on work that I don’t have much previous knowledge about so I need to bear this in mind when selecting what to show at a crit and give my peers a good understanding of what I am talking about. 

I have learnt that I am good at making plans but not good at sticking to them. I need to make a plan for my dissertation and stick to it. I need to set myself my own interim deadlines to ensure that the work is getting done. I am planning on doing a lot of work over summer. 

Switching between working styles for responsive in particular helped me to become more adaptable but also made me realise what I enjoyed spending my time on the most. It gave me an insight into what I could be doing in the future. Although I didn’t feel like any of my responses had the potential to win anything, I did learn a lot about my own preferences and ways of working. 

I have tried to work professionally this year but this has come and gone in waves of being committed to spending full days in the studio, to only spending a few hours in college and then working for the rest of the day at home. I want to treat college more like a job next year, committing to more structured working hours. I will have to see whether this actually impacts my productivity or not because i sometimes find it really hard to work effectively in the studio. When it comes to blogging or essay writing, I have found this year that I need a change of scenery, going to coffee shops or pubs during the day has been really refreshing and the change had proved productive. 

Who am I as a learner? 

Independent.

Struggles to stick to strict working hours.

Who am I as an illustrator?

Product and packaging. 

Making work to sell or be applied to objects to then sell. 

I can work to briefs but quick turnaround briefs don’t allow me to play to my stengths. 

How have my experiences affected my aims?

E: 505 module

A: I want to produce work like this more often. 

E: after-effects sting and stop motion animation for responsive

A: I don’t have any desire to work with animation. It doesn’t interest me and I don’t see that it could benefit my work drastically. working with still image is more relevant to me. 

E: thoughtbubble, colours may vary

A: get out there and start doing things 

Creative Concerns

Is my work different enough to stand out from what already exists?

Should I be giving analogy printing another try? Will screen printed outcomes hold more value than digitally printed ones? If they are only one colour this might be simpler than my previous attempts.

Personal Aims

To set up an easy shop and make some money over summer, at least sell some things. 

Get into doing some craft fairs or arts markets and selling my work. 

To work more efficiently and professionally. 

Don’t wear myself out so much. 

Professional Aims

Long term, becoming a freelance illustrator. Taking commissions and producing my own work for sale. 

What to do over summer?

Get a good start on all of my modules. 

Chill out and recover, come back in September with lots of energy. 

DRAW - looking back over this year has left me thinking that I haven’t done enough drawing. I have been so consumed by research, essay writing, blogging, evaluating, etc, that I am putting drawing to one side. This is ridiculous. I feel like my technical skills have deteriorated this year and this drastically needs to change. 

What do I want to explore further in level six?

Pattern, analogue processes. 

Getting really involved in a sketchbook again and not working for the sake of work. 

Try to enjoy the course more, use the freedom i’ve been given to do something that I want to do. 

Push my ink work.