25/09/12 Why am I here?

5 reasons you chose this programme

• Hard work - good course
• To get better at design & to get a career
• To be around and in contact with good designers
• It's a dedicated Art College so you can meet other people in the creative industry
• Small course size so there is a lot of tutored time and you know everyone in the group

5 things you want to learn

• Design for web/ screen
• Motion graphics
• What makes a successful brand
• further knowledge of software
• to know which fonts would work for a given situation without having to trial and error a lot of different ones

5 skills you think are your strengths

• Range of ideas
• development of outcome
• time management
• illustrator
• mind mapping

5 things you want to improve

• choice of typeface
• web- blog design
• finish of product
• verbal communication- presentation
• software knowledge

5 ways to evaluate your progress

• see if it works as it should with someone who has never seen it
• compare to existing successful work
• question if it serves its intended purpose
• look back at old work to see if you are progressing
• feedback from group crits

problems that may arise:

• being too busy
• falling behind
• running out of money
• being burgled
• technology failing
• forgetting about a brief
• being late

These were the most important questions and statements that came up most in the groups:

How did the course gain a good reputation?

How can I manage to improve Time Managment and Punctuality?

How do I improve essay writing skills?

How do we learn and improve Web and general Software Skills?

What rates do we charge as designers?

Will I make it?

How can I evaluate/reflect my progress

How can I gain more confidence when presenting?

What do I want to specialise in?

How do I become better informed about what is going on in the industry?