OUGD502: Life's A Pitch Presentation

OUGD502: Responsive - Studio Brief 02 - Collaborative Project - What I've Learned

For the collaborative project I worked with Steven Tran from illustration. I found it an interesting process because we managed to finish the project without conflict. We were on the same page the entire time and worked to deadlines and set tasks each week that we reflected back on during our next meetings. If there was an issues or confusion we would send a message or FaceTime and instantly get feedback and help each other. We conducted primary research through surveys and feedback from other students with the design. 

I had written a PPP post reflecting on OUGD504 on how I didn't actually enjoy interface design as much because I had never really done it before but having the knowledge from OUGD504 I feel like the Thirsty Planet was well informed and more interesting to create. 

I also wanted to point out the difference between the submission boards and my current design boards. For OUGD504 my boards looked like this:

These have a lot of writing and look quite full and clumped. I prefer the look of the submission boards and this is how I'm going to change the look of my design boards. It looks clearer and more professional in my opinion. I've learned a lot from OUGD503 studio brief 02.

OUGD502: Presentation Notes

pdf of your presentation

what to cover:
overview of your engagement in the "real-world"

evidence of communication with professionals
placements/internships/studio visits
networking - exhibitions, book / magazine launches, talks, conferences
live briefs and competitions

important - not just a descriptive journal, analyse how this engagement has informed and influenced your overarching practice, aims and ambitions.

talk about it passionately - you haven't just done this for the course.
what is your focus. what are your skills, what are you talented at - i.e. traditional print, issue base design, copy writing..

identify what you don't wanna focus on

professionally presented examples of your work
how are we getting you as a creative out in the world, do you have a brand or identity - what are you doing to get your work out there.

-articulation of your practise (skills, focus, etc...)
-overview of how you communicate your practice
e.g. business cards, letters, emails, social media, website, bechance, etc

important - aim to articulate what you are doing to get your work out there

overview of your learning
-identification of significant learning
-techniques
-skills
-theories
-ways of thinking
-communication
-important this is always neglected but should underpin overall presentation
culture shift in the way you think and work

what have you learned in second year not just in the classroom but within the outside world as well. your progression, your learning on the course.

overview of the future
what are your plans for the summer
are you travelling
seeing friends from home
what are you doing
ways of thinking
communication
opportunities you're gonna take advantage in level 6 and the summer

what you're gonna concentrate on in third year

third years often taken for granted of being an art student - use everything.
think about what agencies to get in touch with over summer and third year.

make sure it is structured
cover all four sections in a clear and synced way
don't present excuses!!!!!!!!!

your interview doesn't have to be with a graphic designer!!! can work with people relevant to what you wanna do. i.e. media - can be lecturers

ppp is all about your ambitions and engagement not about theory base.

OUGD502: The Bowery Visual Arts Cafe Prints - Independent Shops

I've been looking at colourful prints as inspiration and research for studio brief 01 in OUGD505. These are some I found in The Bowery in Headingley. They are very illustrative and use light colours for their prints. A lot of them appear to have a watercolour style to them too which looks soft. I want to create a vibrant print for my west indian carnival print because I usually work in monotone.  

I also feel like a change of environment is nice for working in. I found a lot in second year going to cafe's has helped my mindset with work. I have found this year the most challenging with motivation so am trying different methods to get motivated. 

OUGD502: The Hepworth Print Exhibition

After the Tetley we went to wakefield to look at the Hepworth Print exhibition. We thought looking at the print exhibition would give us inspiration for studio brief one in OUGD505. There was a variation of different prints and designs which I think would be nice to take inspiration from for my design work for studio brief one. I particularly liked the location ones as pictured in the bottom image where there are illustrations of cities such as Leeds.