Photography student Hannah Joseph approached me asking for an identity which she could use for her photography work and website she is looking to set up. Previously I have felt that branding is one of my weaknesses as I have only produced a few pieces of work in this area before. I seen this as an opportunity to improve my skills and work on what I feel is a weakness within my portfolio as it stands.

I furthered the design by creating business cards aswell as a letterhead for the client using the logo. i used the skills and knowledge i gained from the YCN brief and used the laser cutter to create the business cards. I think this has made ther cards look very professional and the client is very happy with the identity i created.

This is the logo I produced for Hannah Jo photography. I am very happy with it, as is the client. I feel like by doing this project it has helped me, as now I can show this work within my portfolio and not feel as though branding is a weakness.

 

 

Placement..

Finally got myself a placement!  

I have been offered a placement at deepblue sports in whitley bay, here they design for Badboy UK, a huge name within the sport of MMA. I have accepted the offer and am excited to start, I think I will learn a lot about what it takes and what is involved with working within industry.

I have previously wrote CV’s but this is the first time I have had to design a creative CV. At first I wasn’t entirely sure what should be included on this document and how it should be laid out. To help me with this I asked for the assistance of tutors, as well as researching what makes a good creative CV. I found a lot of information and learnt that it is best to include, any design background, the skills I have within this area. Some of the cvs I came across were heavily design based and had a lot going on within the document, which I felt looked to much. I know how important it is to show what kind of designer you are through your CV so this wouldn’t be a suitable route for me to take with this. I will upload a copy of my cv once it is complete..

I received an email today asking me to attend an interview for Sunderland uni! I need to start putting a portfolio together and thinking about what I may be asked during the interview.

This is my final CV, I need to add a page which includes a selection of my work so potential employers/placements can see a selection of the designs I have done.

Today the Digital Skills module was handed in. I feel that i have developed a lot throughout this module and learnt skills which are going to help a lot with employability skills. From research I know how important the ability to produce work in programs such as photoshop is, so I am happy I have completed this module.

 

 

These are a few examples of some of the designs I have created throughout this module. I worked in photoshop and illustrator.

 

 

Today i sent my UCAS application, hopefully I will receive replies from both of my applications and after interviews be able to make a decision on where I feel is best for me. The two courses are slightly different so I will need to decide which I feel will help me to progress better within graphic design.