OUGD602: Norwich Castle Exhibition - The Square Box on The Hill

"Standing atop the largest man-made mound in the country, Norwich Castle has dominated the City’s skyline since the 12th century.

Witnessing the ever-changing cityscape from its heights, the Castle has had many iterations of its own over the last 900 years. But what is the story of Norwich’s iconic and much-loved square box on the hill?

This exhibition illustrates Norwich Castle’s rich history from Norman showpiece to County Gaol to public

museum. Through a stunning mixture of prints, photographs, paintings, architectural plans, memorabilia and archives, many of which have never been on display before, the exhibition sheds light on this fascinating and complex building. But the Castle’s journey does not end there; The Square Box on the hill showcases the latest exciting plans for the Castle’s future.

Shown alongside this exhibition and inspired by the Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England project, the Norwich Castle Open Art Show (3 March – 20 May) is a selling exhibition which showcases recent work by artists living in East Anglia addressing the theme of inheritance; from architecture to landscape, personal traits to treasured objects."

https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/whats-happening/event/norwich-castle-the-square-box-on-the-hill/

OUGD602: Glug Leeds - Ladies, Wine and Design

Last night was Glug Leed's Ladies, Wine and Design networking talk.

Last night was Glug Leed's Ladies, Wine and Design networking talk.

Glug is a networking event for creatives.

With talks from the likes of Malia Persson - Glug HQ, Cari Kirby - Team Cooper, Olivia Downing - Chicks in Advertising and Ellen Ling - Love Creative.

Each talk was inspiring because it was honest and real. Ellen Ling gave tough love advice and a guide on survival within getting into the creative industry. It was also sweet she spoke about moving from D&AD to Love Creative for love.

My favourites were:

Malia Persson

This is because she spoke about finding Glug through someone else's FaceBook status of having a spare ticket. She also spoke about what she called "Oh Shit's" which she described as moments where she tried something new because she had to. Examples of this is when she went to uni and moving from place to place in different countries for education and jobs although she is originally from Sweden. Moving to university is scary enough let alone to different countries so each time she moved was an "Oh Shit" moment. This makes me want to be braver in the choices I make. I currently don't know what I'm doing after uni but I am open to moving locations for work and opportunities if they arise. My heart is constantly torn between London and Leeds. I always think London has more opportunities because that is the initial stigma, if you want to find a good job you move to London. However, it is more expensive to live there generally and living costs 

Cari Kirby 

Cari spoke about flexible working. She worked 10 years at a job she was good at and enjoyed then she had her first child and found it hard to work the same job. She then had her second son and she brought up that's when she became a statistic that most women leave their work when they become mums. That's when she knew she had to adapt to flexible working. It doesn't matter what environment she works in as long as she completes the task. This made me think about balance. It's incredibly hard to balance life, work, uni, social aspects and then hobbies with other things you want to make time for but it's ALL about trying to balance and being flexible with certain things. Prioritise what you need to do. Make time for things that are not negotiable and put time in for things that are where you have free time to but it's not impossible to work and have a family life.

Olivia Downing

I was inspired by Olivia's talk because she spoke about doing so much at such a young age and making your own luck. She said people constantly say "you're so lucky" but it's like no I worked hard to be in the position I am and do the things I am able to do. This makes me want to do more and take more opportunities within the creative industry and just with my goals in general because there is nothing to lose there are only gains. Failing at least means you tried.

21/03/18

OUGD602: Time Management

This video is called "How to Make Time for Everything You Want to Do | Time Management & Organization."

As there is only a week until Easter and then a few weeks left until uni it's important to organise "holiday" time to focus on work and prepare for the coming deadlines. I found this video helpful to organise what I need to do before we come back and what to continue doing after. I'm going to aim to finish off design boards and briefs over Easter and start compiling my submission folders ready for the big deadlines in May.

OUGD602: Emailing design companies in Leeds and getting no response.

I had recently tried to reach out to Graphic Design studios local to Leeds. After a few weeks of waiting I unfortunately have had no responses. In moving forward, I'm going to try contacting smaller studios.

OUGD602: How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life - Ikigai

Figure out what can over lap that is the "Ikigai" which is your purpose etc. 

What I'm good at:

-Illustrating

-Time Management

-Entrepreneur

-Writing 

What I love:

-Art

-Photography

-Music

-Events

-Reading

-Festivals

-Exploration

-Tedx Talks

-YouTube Videos

-Improving myself

-Travelling

-Pocasts

-Talking to interesting people

What the world needs:

-More information about university.

I feel like there's a false expectation with what it's like socially and academically.

-Inspiration.

-Motivation.

What I can be paid for:

-Copywriting

-Photography

-Social media marketing

-Blogging

OUGD602: Leeds City Museum

I went to to Leeds City Museum to look at Leeds culture. This is something I thought would help future projects as some are based on Leeds and I didn't know much about the history of Leeds. I found some interesting old vintage type and some landscape photographs.