OUGD502 - Study task 01

For this study task I had to identify and evaluate my experiences on the course to date

5 things that I have learned so far on the programme ?

• Graphic Design terminology, before first year I had no previous knowledge of Graphic Design at all, so learning key terminology has been a big learning curve for me.
• Indesign is a software which I'd never used before university, Photoshop, Illustrator and Cinema 4D are all softwares I was comfortable with at college but I never got the chance to experiment with Indesign at that level. Now I'm in second year I feel at ease with Indesign, as I consider it my favourite piece of Adobe software.
• Skills in time management has been a part of my learning here at LCA, being able to juggle numerous briefs at the same time is a skill I believe.
• Graphic Design theory, as I was totally new to Graphic Design I only ever considered the practical side. The theory behind it never crossed my mind but thanks to context of practice I've been able to look at Graphic Design in a different scope to form my own opinions which is a skill.
• One of the best and most enjoyable things I've learnt is traditional print methods such as screen printing. Once I grasped the process I was able to include this printing method into my university work alongside personal work.

5 things I want to learn more about ?

• Editorial Design is something I'm incredibly interested in so I want to learn even more about this while on the course. Whether or not I see myself specialising in this within the field of Graphic Design is to be seen, but at this stage of my practice I'd like to learn more. 
• To extend my theory of Graphic Design, through context of practice I'm hoping to form a question for my essay and relate it to my personal interests, but with it having a strong link to Graphic Design theory.
• The current industry, while I'm on the course I want to learn about the current Graphic Design world out there, so once I graduate I'll be prepared.
• At this stage in the course I have not undertaken much work in Branding, this is something I wouldn't mind trying my hand at. 
• Exploring other methods of Graphic Design that I'm not entirely interested in such as packaging.

5 skills that are my strengths ?

• Illustrator is definitely a skill of mine I believe is a strength, I've been using the software for nearly four years now but still learning new stuff, so it is a skill I'm only getting better at.
• I like to keep very much up to date with current Graphic Design through blogs etc, through this I'm able to adapt which I consider a skill.
• I consider myself versatile in terms of work I can produce
• Idea generation
• Editorial design  

5 things I want to improve ?

• I want to improve on presentations
• Speaking about my work in confidence 
• One aim for this year is to improve in context of practice, through more engagement I believe I can improve in this module.
• Collaboration 
• Networking

5 practitioners that demonstrate my interest in Graphic Design ?

• Number04
• Yasseen Feik
• Studio Spgd
• The Designers Foundry
• Fabian Fohrer

5 websites I look at regularly ?

• ItsNiceThat (cliche)
• Resident Advisor 
• Kiosk
• Grafik
• Bloggerrrrrrrrrrr