Themes from the lectures in the past few weeks and even podcasts that I have been exploring, such as the future with Chris Do or even the honest designers podcast all aim towards skills that we should possess to succeed in this creative industry. John Sinclaire, the founder of USTWO talks about learning on the […]

Tools for collaboration, as a follow on from last weeks work I aim to continue with the idea of building a platform for people to engage with, tell their stories and hopefully create art work that could be used further down the line in a series of workshops and exhibitions. The main focus of the […]

After looking through this weeks material I started to think about design education and then education as a whole. The assessment criteria of both courses that I teach reward research, investigation, iteration, and reflection. It seems that they do not support collaboration in the obvious ways, there are opportunities where I and other teachers do […]

What are the advantages of interdisciplinary provocation and how could you utilise this approach in your practice? Dinner for one is a talk by Andy Altmann at a sustainability conference in Berlin, He tells the story of his work with friend and artist for a project at Blackpool that aims to celebrate the local history […]

Collaborations between designers can be difficult when at times we consider ourselves to be the superior decision maker. When an idea exists in the mind of an individual it can take a very special relationship for this to develop in a way that the initiator had imagined. Reflecting on the lectures this week, there have […]

First Draft Business Objectives In-print magazine aims to celebrate and promote the work of designers and artists in a range of disciplines. Focusing on creativity and independence In-print magazine will be a quarterly publication that offers its readers the opportunity to share works, build connections and create a community connected by creativity and innovation. Edition […]

WHat are the common areas of copyright process and the ethical and legal factors most commonly afecting graphic Designers? To start this week’s task I first needed to clarify key ideas such as Copyright and Intellectual Property. While I understand what they are and how they can affect the work of a designer I needed […]

This weeks lecture has been an insight into the different business models that enable creative studios, collectives or freelancers to operate. It was interesting to hear the different approaches to business and how they affect the cash flow within the creative industry. With each model comes a different approach to roles and clients within the […]

One big take away for me from his content (Chris Do) is knowing your audience, who are they, what do they want, how will you reach them. Reflecting on the feedback from the last module I decided to start this one by really considering the learning outcomes and objectives and I aim to make continual […]

Feedback from my work last week has made me think about the visual language that I am creating, during the webinar we discussed stereotypes and could I fall into a trap of suggesting that ‘this is what a gay person looks like’. Stuart also point out that I could be less apologetic with my design […]