For the exhibition we all got ourselves in to groups - I am part of the Fundraising group, my group will come up with ways to fund money to pay for things such as the printing of posters, catalogs etc.
Ideas for fundraising:
Hold a clothes swap
Wear something stupid looking all day
Host a dinner party
Bake and cake sale
Organise a party
Speed dating night
Sell your stuff on e-bay
Sell a service (cooking lessons, baking lessons, language lessons, music lessons, craft lessons, manicure, massage, yoga classes)
Car boot sale
Car wash
Doing someone else’s chores
Bring and buy book sale
Craft sale
Artwork auction(only small pieces)
BBQ(grass outside the building?)
Cake Sale
Movie Night
Easter Egg Hunt(could tie in well)
Head shave/Crazy hair dye
Jumble Sale
Karaoke Night
Quiz Night
Longest Line of Coins(havea trail running around the building, at the end, we keep all the coins ;))
Raffle
Variety Show(people of all talents, coventrys got talent)
Guess the name of the bear
Calendar
Fancy Dress Party
Man waxing leg/back
Silly Race
How many ? in the jarSponging the staff
Thursday 12 May 2011
Exhibition Time...
At the end of the year we will have an end of year exhibition showcasing work the class has done this year, each person was to put forward one piece of work which would be shown in the exhibition.
For the work we were asked not to put forward a finished piece but to choose something that had not been finished or something that could be developed further, to help decide what work to pick we all had to bring in 4 pieces to present to the rest of the group that we would then get feed back from.
I presented my manifesto, my Hey Diddle Diddle images and my comic strip - the group said either the comic or the images, when speaking more with them I decided that I would develop the comic strip further, I could add colour and make it more interesting and eye catching, I would do this using either Photoshop or Illustrator.
For the work we were asked not to put forward a finished piece but to choose something that had not been finished or something that could be developed further, to help decide what work to pick we all had to bring in 4 pieces to present to the rest of the group that we would then get feed back from.
I presented my manifesto, my Hey Diddle Diddle images and my comic strip - the group said either the comic or the images, when speaking more with them I decided that I would develop the comic strip further, I could add colour and make it more interesting and eye catching, I would do this using either Photoshop or Illustrator.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
First 7 Months...
I think my first 7 months at university have gone ok, I am happy with the work that I have produced however I know that I still have a lot to learn, but this all comes with time.
Things I want to work on:
Things I want to work on:
- How to use the design software such as InDesign, Illustrator etc.
- Try and use new and different materials when drawing.
- Not leave things until the last minute - start as soon as I get the brief rather than leaving it and then having to rush as this reduces the standard of work I am submitting.
- Start to read books and magazines which are design related.
- Have earlier nights so that I am feeling fresh and inspired!
How to work with Creatives Marks
| For my Add+ Vantage module I got only 56, which is my lowest mark yet however I wasn't expecting it to be very good. I felt as a group we didn't spend the time we had wisely and everything was left until the last minute which obviously reflects on our results. Coursework (Cw) - 56 | |
| Module Mark (Mm) - 56 | |
| Grade (Gd) - PASS | |
| Credits (Cr) - 20 |
147 DVA Design in Context Marks.
| 147 DVA Design in Context Coursework (Cw) - 64 | |
| Module Mark (Mm) - 64 | |
| Grade (Gd) - PASS | |
| Credits (Cr) - 20 I am fairly pleased with this result, only 6 off a first which is what I would have like to have got but that would mean producing a very high standard of professional work which I don't believe that i am there yet, I am still learning and understanding how to use the different types of software like InDesign, Illustrator, Quark Express etc, as these are all still very new to me I am still very much in the learning process, hopefully in time once I am familiar with the programs I will be able to produce a higher quality of work. |
149DVA Typography Marks & Reflection
The typography project was split in the two parts, the first was to create a box and pick a story from that weeks news and show that story using the inside of the box. The box had to have at least one side open and couldn't have things outside of the box, we also had to create a 3D letter which would fit inside of the box - we had to choose the size, material and colour used carefully as we had to make it justifiable to why we had used it.
I decided to do something lighthearted and make it fun, I picked the story of Robbie Williams rejoining Take That after being split from them for 10 years and it also being the first time the 5 of them had preformed together in 10 years. I used the box to create a small studio with a stage - this was the X-Factor stage where they preformed together, I then made 5 mini card bored cutouts of the 5 members and had them standing on the stage, I had lights fitted to the box to make it bright and playful with shiny paper and glitter to make it big and bright like the X-Factor stage was. I had T as the letter and made it from cardboard which I then covered with mini money that I printed off, it was said that the 5 of them were each set to make over a million each in the first year of beinf reformed so I wanted to make a point of this.
I was quite please with the finished piece and thought I had stuck to the brief well, however I did think that I could have done better if I had put a bit more time in.
The second part was we were each given a different interpretation of the same story, they had all been written in different styles, or by a different persons personal point from the story. My version was written as question and answer, what was most probably a person being questioned by some kind of authorial figure such as the police. The person was being asked what they had seen, how it made them feel, what they thought was happening etc, which the questions being answered. It was a formal piece of writing which has been written in fair detail.
Although 58 is a fairly good mark I am a little disappointed as I was have liked to have got higher, however I suppose it is a fair grade to the work I submitted, because I didn't really enjoy the second part of the project I found It had to get in to, I also really struggled using InDesign as it is a software I am unfamiliar with. Instead of spending the time producing a high standard of work, I was spending my time trying to figure out how to use the program.
I decided to do something lighthearted and make it fun, I picked the story of Robbie Williams rejoining Take That after being split from them for 10 years and it also being the first time the 5 of them had preformed together in 10 years. I used the box to create a small studio with a stage - this was the X-Factor stage where they preformed together, I then made 5 mini card bored cutouts of the 5 members and had them standing on the stage, I had lights fitted to the box to make it bright and playful with shiny paper and glitter to make it big and bright like the X-Factor stage was. I had T as the letter and made it from cardboard which I then covered with mini money that I printed off, it was said that the 5 of them were each set to make over a million each in the first year of beinf reformed so I wanted to make a point of this.
I was quite please with the finished piece and thought I had stuck to the brief well, however I did think that I could have done better if I had put a bit more time in.
The second part was we were each given a different interpretation of the same story, they had all been written in different styles, or by a different persons personal point from the story. My version was written as question and answer, what was most probably a person being questioned by some kind of authorial figure such as the police. The person was being asked what they had seen, how it made them feel, what they thought was happening etc, which the questions being answered. It was a formal piece of writing which has been written in fair detail.
For my research I looked at formal pieces such as police statements online – the layout of them and the fonts used to help me for my initial ideas. My original idea was to rewrite the text as a police statement, set out as questions followed by the answers, but after trying this out it looked boring, I wanted to make my piece more interesting. I went on to research other things related to investigating an incident. I started looking at lie detector graph results (polygraphs), and what they looked like. I decided for my final design I would set my work out like a polygraph, with the questions set out to form the table, and the answers creating the graph results. Although the questions and answers were in order to match one another, to help define which went with which I alternately changed to the font between regular, bold, italics and bold italics. This made the graph easier to understand. I think my work is successful as it is a clever way of showing the cross examination of a witness being questioned. The polygraph is an interesting way of showing the results going up and down as the witness is being interrogated by the police.
Here is an example of the style of how my work was set out because unfortunately I can't open the file on my laptop.
149DVA Typography 1
| Coursework (Cw) - 58 | |
| Module Mark (Mm) - 58 | |
| Grade (Gd) - PASS | |
| Credits (Cr) - 20 |
Although 58 is a fairly good mark I am a little disappointed as I was have liked to have got higher, however I suppose it is a fair grade to the work I submitted, because I didn't really enjoy the second part of the project I found It had to get in to, I also really struggled using InDesign as it is a software I am unfamiliar with. Instead of spending the time producing a high standard of work, I was spending my time trying to figure out how to use the program.
150DVA Visual Communication Mark & Reflection
| Coursework (Cw) - 68 | |
| Module Mark (Mm) - 68 | |
| Grade (Gd) - PASS | |
| Credits (Cr) - 20 From the Visual Communications Module which is the module which I did the first 5 weeks from when I started university I got 68 which I was really pleased with, its only 2 marks off a first which for my first piece of work I thought was really good. I was really unsettled when I first started trying to remember my way around, get to know people on the course, try to remember my log in and passwords for everything etc, so I wasn't entirely focused on the word because I had so much else going on at the time, so I was please with this mark, although I wish I had added a little something extra which would have gained me those extra two marks! |
Illustration Mark & Reflection
| Coursework (Cw) - 60 | |
| Module Mark (Mm) - 60 | |
| Grade (Gd) - PASS | |
| Credits (Cr) - 40 |
I got 60 for my Illustration module, I am quite pleased with this as I don't think my drawing is as strong as the others in the group so I wasn't expecting a very high mark, I think that I may have made my mark higher by having good ideas that fit to the brief each week.
I hope that my illustration work continues to improve as obviously it is an important part of design, I will do this by lots of practice and trying different styles of drawing until I find my own style which I am most comfortable and confident with!
Sunday 1 May 2011
Harvard Referencing...
I had my first experience of Harvard referencing when doing the second part of module 147 DVA - The essay. It was something i'd never had to do before, and stupidly I didn't pay attention when it was being explained to us, so when it came to doing it I didn't have a clue where to start. I had to search on google and try and figure it out for myself, I'm still not sure now even after I've handed it in if I did it right or not - but at least I had a go.
I think for the next time we are asked to do an essay I will asked for it to be explained to me again to make sure I do it right. (Serves me right for day dreaming!!)
I think for the next time we are asked to do an essay I will asked for it to be explained to me again to make sure I do it right. (Serves me right for day dreaming!!)
A101DVA - They Won't Bite ... How to work with Creatives
For my Add+ Vantage module I decided to pick 'How to work with creatives', this was where I would learn how to work with and present myself to creatives in the real world. I would gain knowledge in this subject then at the end of the module have to do a presentation in a small group showing what I had learned.
I picked this subject because I find it hard to speak in front of groups of people both socially and professionally, I get really nervous and would do my best to put off having to do it if I could, obviously this isn't idea with the line of work i'm hoping to go in to, in the future I am going to have to present my work and ideas to people in hope to find jobs etc, so this is something I really need to try and getting better at and overcome the nerves.
In each lesson we were taught different skills and techniques to help us understand what we should and shouldn't do when presenting ourselves, and what we should try and do to overcome worrying about doing presentations etc.
Half way through the module we were put in to groups and asked to come up with a new product which we would then have to try and sell to the rest of the group. The product could be anything, we had to give it a name, slogan and present it on a Power Point presentation. The presentation had to be at least 10 minutes long, and each person in the group had to speak, I was really nervous about speaking in front of the class, and was even worried about practicing in front of my group!
I personally thought that my group didn't make enough effort in this project, nobody was interested in meeting and it was all left to the last day or two for us to try and get something together, although I thought our product idea was fun and original we didn't give ourself time to present our idea well, it was rushed and we didn't have enough time to practice. I personally would have liked to have much more of an effort because this was something I really wanted to learn from as I know it's something i'm going to have to start doing more and more and I'm dreading it!
Overall I am glad I pick this Add+ Vantage module as I found the classes quite useful, however I wish that more effort in the group work had been put in.
I picked this subject because I find it hard to speak in front of groups of people both socially and professionally, I get really nervous and would do my best to put off having to do it if I could, obviously this isn't idea with the line of work i'm hoping to go in to, in the future I am going to have to present my work and ideas to people in hope to find jobs etc, so this is something I really need to try and getting better at and overcome the nerves.
In each lesson we were taught different skills and techniques to help us understand what we should and shouldn't do when presenting ourselves, and what we should try and do to overcome worrying about doing presentations etc.
Half way through the module we were put in to groups and asked to come up with a new product which we would then have to try and sell to the rest of the group. The product could be anything, we had to give it a name, slogan and present it on a Power Point presentation. The presentation had to be at least 10 minutes long, and each person in the group had to speak, I was really nervous about speaking in front of the class, and was even worried about practicing in front of my group!
I personally thought that my group didn't make enough effort in this project, nobody was interested in meeting and it was all left to the last day or two for us to try and get something together, although I thought our product idea was fun and original we didn't give ourself time to present our idea well, it was rushed and we didn't have enough time to practice. I personally would have liked to have much more of an effort because this was something I really wanted to learn from as I know it's something i'm going to have to start doing more and more and I'm dreading it!
Overall I am glad I pick this Add+ Vantage module as I found the classes quite useful, however I wish that more effort in the group work had been put in.
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