PPP: 2011

Tuesday 13 December 2011

Miguel Endara

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Music - Bonobo - Noctuary

Skate Grafiti

www.etsicommunication.fr/blog_etsi/skate-peinture/

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Thursday 1 December 2011

PANTONE credit cards

Visa® platinum rewards cards are now available in five different color swatches selected from PANTONE's spring 2011 fashion color report.

Re- blogged from http://www.designboom.com/weblog/index.php

Project info:
blob VB3
design: dmvA
principal: rini van beek/ xfactoragencies
team: david driesen, tom verschueren, thomas denturck
location: anywhere/ mobile
general contractor: AD&S thomas denturck
constructional engineer: AD&S
built area: 20 m2
completion 2009

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Allan Peters

Mixed colours

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Love these. The colour swatches work really well and I like the how the transparency is set on some of the colours.

Thursday 24 November 2011

National Geographic.

Cant believe the definition you can get.

www.topdesignmag.com/50-images-from-national-geographics-2010-photo-contest/

Monday 21 November 2011

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Dance with me
26 choreographic micro-pieceshttp://www.amandinealessandra.com

End of Module Self-Evaluation OUGD403

What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

I started off using new improved skills when I used Illustrator to create my three posters. I traced images directly using the pen tool instead of hand tracing images and digitally rendering them. The effect looked a lot better for what I wanted to do.

I'm really glad I have taken advantage of the laser cutter. Luckily I decided to get involved and have an induction which meant I was able to use it in my proverbally yours brief and made a set of stamps.

Having a specialised printing room on the bottom floor has made me more aware of the stocks that work well with my work and I think this skill of selecting different stocks has improved. I now think carefully with an open mind about what I am going to print on before I print it.

My typography skill has really improved. Before I came here I had not done any work related to creating typography and even though I think my typeface briefs could be improved I am still satisfied with what I have produced.

What approaches to methods of idea generation have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I think using design sheets and creating a grid with quick ideas works really well as you are able to select your favourite designs and develop them further instead of just focusing on a few designs and creating them to a final piece. I also think working on paper and blogs works well for me as sketchbooks feel restricting.

What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?

I think my work is all different, meaning I have experimented with different styles, colours, formats, media and stocks. I have tried to do new things creatively. I will capitalise by continuing to create new things and explore new ideas.

What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?

Usually once I have developed something further from a set of idea's I find it hard to re-visit work and re-design. I think this is a mixture of being slightly lazy and also not wanting to change the design because I personally might like it.

I am going to force myself to re do work if it is not to the best standard along with not jumping into an idea without knowing I have exhausted my design sheets.

Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?

I will do more design sheets, development and experimentation which I think will make my design more dynamic, creative and generally more interesting.

I will do more contextual research when I am designing so that I am more informed in design. So far I have been blogging lots of different design I like but not utilising it when doing my own practice. I think this will make my work more professional.

I am also going to try and interpret the briefs differently in a way which will allow me to be more creative. Trying to read between the lines I guess. When I read the brief sometimes I panic without reading it properly without understanding what potentially I could do.

I will re design different pieces of work I create in the future to see if they can be improved. I think this will improve my design as developing ideas will create better design and if it doesn't then I will not have lost anything.

I will organise my time more efficiently. I think this will allow me to create more work to a higher standard; example, booking printing slots in the prints rooms so that I am not panicking about printing my work.