Reflection

Today's session has been an indication to how different creative people can work together to produce an end piece as well as produce a range of creative ideas. In the initial pairing, I was with an illustrator. Having an alternative direction for ideas to come from was inspirational as ideas were pitched that I would not have thought of myself/alone. Being with an illustrator for the idea generation also meant that if we had issues in describing our thoughts, they could easily be understood through drawing. This enhanced the idea process and gave the ideas a visual presence. 

When it went to moving into a bigger group, I found it difficult to get my voice heard as some had very direct views of where they wanted the idea to go. Although this is something that we are all getting used to, it has also indicated that as a creative you need to fight to have your voice heard and to keep pushing at something that you want to be heard. This ensures that the group can successfully work together and all have an equal contribution.

Identification task

Identify 5 things you have learnt so far:

- It is important to be apart of the world outside of graphic design for inspiration and direction when it comes to a brief

- The way you present an idea is sometimes more important than the idea itself

- More than 1 idea exploration

- Having a schedule to work towards is important

- Collaboration is important (don't do it all yourself)


Identify 5 things you want to know more about:

- Editorial design

- Where do illustrators start

- How to have a successful online and social presence

- How to contact proffessionals and get a successful response

- How to approach an internship, placement 


Identify 5 skills that you think are your strengths:

- Time management

- Organisation

- Managing a team

- Idea generation

- Stressing out 



Identify 5 things you want to improve on:

- Communication with other creatives

- Having a constant feed of creative news that I go to everyday

- Pushing the boundaries with work to take it that one step further

- Screen printing & use of in work 




Identify 5 practitioners that demonstrate your interests in graphic design:

- Aaron Draplin - the way he works through an idea process 

- Laura Hom - creative letter forms and colour

- Violaine & Jeremy - illustration & editorial pieces 

- Irma Boom - book designer

- LCD Design - packaging design, editorial, branding


Identify 5 websites/online sources that demonstrate your area of interest within the creative industries:

- Ted Talks

- It's Nice That

- Creative Review

- Instagram

- Pinterest 

- How Design

Violaine & Jeremy

Violaine et Jeremy is an illustration and graphics arts studio based in Paris, France. The studio has a 'We like it, we do it' motto however they typically work with; artistic direction, illustration, textile pattern design, graphic identity, web design and editorial design. This is a design studio that I have recognised as being a studio that I would like to contact. Editorial and illustration are two fields that I have a specific interested in and therefore would like to experience the fields firsthand. As they're based in Paris, this may be more difficult however, contacting them via email or phone call are other options. I would like to know more about how they work will illustrators and how they maintain this relationship throughout a project. 

Fabric screen printing - induction

Fabric screen printing is a skill that I have identified as one that I would like to learn. Through a discussion with the technicians in the print room it has been made clear that the process is different to that of paper screen printing. This discussion then led to a workshop being organised to be inducted into the process. For this workshop to run, a group of 10 students had to attend which is something that I organised with my peers. 

This induction has meant that I am able to experiment with fabric screen printing and can therefore bring it into new projects.