How important is it for your personality to be shown within yout practise?
Pros:
-Gives you a clear indication of what they are like before you meet them
-Makes the design more interesting
-Personal seems more reliable rather then overly corporal
-Shows that they are/will be passionate about what they are doing
-More Approachable
Signatue
Shared Values
-Who you are, not what you are
-Suitability, Can you work in a studio with other people
Con:
-Suitability-Client might want something serious, less likely to go to a designer with a humorous tone of voice
-Hard to find a balance between proffessional and too cheesy
-Depending on what tupe of personality you have. Could invent one that isnt actually you.
-Not being taken seriously. Too feminin
-Narrow field of vision if its all about you
-Heart on your sleeve
-Coming accross confident not arrogant..
What makes you you?
What makes you you as a designer?
"If your a dick, be a dick"- Craig Oldham
5 Statements that clearly state me as an individul which are not to do with design or creative practice. Backed up with images.
Modeling
Over the Years I have done modeling as a hobby. Its never been anything I have considered to do proffesionally or to do as a job, its more, purely because I beleive I have a bigger purpose in life then to stand and pose infront of a camera. I believe as a person however it has developed my confidence to hold my head up high and believe in myself, and also be happy with the way I am. This confidence wouldnt be there if it wasnt for an old tutor of mine, who is also a Knitware designer to push me into these things knowing full well she believes in me, as I model a lot in here garments. Below is an image of me on the front cover of the Yorkshire Post Magazine.
Music
Music is very important to me, dependant on my mood I will listen to anything and its normally the mood I am in that will determine the genre. I couldnt really say what my favourite music is, because i have so many favourite songs its hard to choose. Music motivates me to do things, but it is also a distraction. I love youtube and the ability to change to any song that you can think off. I wont even walk 2 minutes to the shop without my Ipod. Currently I have purchased tickets for Wireless Festival in London and Parklife Weekender in Manchester.
Part Time Work
I have been working in various places since i was 14 years old. My first job was being a cleaner, then a shop assistent, then a carer in a Nursing Home, and Currently working in a Bar for the past 2 years. From working at such a young age, has given me independence, time management and made me appreciate the value of money. I believe that if its handed to you on a plate then it has no value what so ever. Which is why i believe in working hard, you reap the rewards so much more and you respect your money. It also helps the addiction I have with buying new shoes. It has also given me chance to meet so many different individuals from all sorts of walks of life, which is also very interesting and its a chance that some people wont have had yet.
Below is an image of where i currently work here in Leeds.
'Never take anything for Granted' Is a saying that i live by. Ive had to learn the hard way to appreciate what you have, because you dont up until its gone. I think it is important to have this believe and im lucky to have learnt this lesson from such a a young age. Everyone has sad/bad days but you have to tell yourself that everything happens for a reason and think about the good things you have in life.
Below is a Photo of my dog, he has been in my life since i was 4 years old, I strongly believe that he is a part of my family and it wasnt up until he became poorly and the vets asked us about putting him down, was a point where this believe came into action once again, because it is a family member which I may not have appreciated as much as i did up until that point. Luckily he is a lot better now.
Charity
I believe that the smallest donation can make a massive difference to someones life. When i was 9 years old I lost my best friend to cancer. Last year i went to a charity ball in memory of her which raised near to 12 grand in that one night for candlelighters, which is why i hold a massive respect for charities and people who support these charities that are close to there heart.
5 Statements that you want to say about yourself. Skills and Ethics. This is what I want to be as a practitioner. Images have to be supported with Graphic Design. Represent your ambitions.
Whilst being at College, so far we have Learnt a lot of basics of adobe softwares, along with design principles of Typography etc and mail shots along with other various things. However one thing i would love to learn is website design. I already have an interest of corporate branding, and as a designer who likes minimalist stlyes that a clean and corporate but still carry them selves to be a good design would be great. To carry this through to create proffesional websites would be beneficial to me as a designer.
Candy Black Design Studios
I like Hand drawn Illustrations, i believe that even though in this day an age everything is heavily designed digitally and coming from an Art and Design background i must not forget about the skills i have gained from the past 3 years. I also believe that when something is hand drawn it oozes with emotion and feeling. This is what i strive for when designing because at the end of the day what is the point of something if it doesnt make you feel anything.
Soga Kayoko
I Love to look at minimalist designs, but i always struggle to find a happy medium from looking too minimalist and managing to get the point accross, as a designer whos main aim and importance is to communicate a message this is something i need to learn how to do, to be successful.
Advertising Studio H-57
Matteo Civaschi & Gianmarco Milesi
Tone of voice has to be a massive part of Communicating a message, and admittedly i struggle with this as Im not that witty, im the type of person who comes out with one liners that are hilairious but every other time im not that funny. You have to catch me on a good day. Therefore this is something that I need to work on, to find different types of Tone of voice to portray in my work.
'Corporate Identity by Zurich based graphic design studio Hegi-Weidmann for the Independent Art Book Fair “I Never Read“.
The project includes logotype, screenprinted posters and plastic bags and flyers.'
My ultimate aim is to be able to challenge any brief without the fear of not being good enough. In time I think I will gain confidence in this aspect and being able to be as open minded and creative as I possibly can be without restrictions. I often feel as if i dont think out of the box, that im not creativly minded as id want to be. Hopefully in time and as my knowledge grows in different fields ill be able to produce work that im proud of,
Jeff Finley, Go Media inc
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