Personal Evaluation
During the summer I had some time to think about myself as a creative and where I stood in the industry of graphic design.
As I am now a second year student I feel as if though I am taking in so much information ad inspiration from so many different angles on the world of design, sometimes I feel as though I am loosing myself in the process. In a way as though I am loosing the reason why I enjoy graphic design so much.
To stop my career from turning into a job I enjoy to just 'a job' I feel that writing this blog and re evaluating my position and vision is a healthy thing to do every so often.
Over the Summer I got a chance to meet with so many new people, from back home in Huddersfield and here in Leeds. A few of the people I met were also creatives, such as photographers, digital designers and graphic designers. After getting to know someone on a more personal level, it then opens the door for discussion. I was able to speak about collaboration.. which really excited me because I had basically made my own connection without the help of anyone else, it really gave me a confidence boost as a designer to know that making connections can be so easy.
About a week before coming back to start my second year at university I did start to think about goals and what I really wanted to become more familiar with over the year.
The first was becoming better at printing and experimenting with different materials such as T-shirt printing.
The second was becoming more experienced in writing for myself in my blog instead of just 'explaining' myself, in a way that I want to become more excited about sharing my experiences with people.
The third is really enhancing my networking, and my social media impact. I want to branch out to other designers and creative industries by using the same social platforms as they do, such as Bechance, LinkedIn.
At the same time I want to increase the time I spend on uploading my work through social media, hopefully this way my designs could get more attention.
After increasing my social impact I would really like to design my own website so I can then link everything together.
Dreams and Aspirations
Firstly I would like grow my own network and have a big social media impact, I would like people to want to see my work. I really want my work to have an effect on society with hopes to change the way people think.
The second is that I want to travel the world, I would love that sometime in the future I could be at a point in my life where I will be able to want to see something and just go.. no obstacles in my way. I want to be able to take my camera and laptop and just see what I come across and then share it with the rest of the world.
The third is to meet my favourite illustration designer 'Si Scott' I would love to work with him on a project, discussing the design and the planning, then we could work together on the drawing and I would take his work and use my skills to apply it to the branding of some project.
The forth is that I want to aspire to be able to approach various different companies and enquire work experience and visits to their company., I could possibly gain more contacts this way.
My biggest aspiration is to some time in my career be at the point where I can start my own business however I am not sure yet what I will specialise in but I want to specialise in something that I will be able to grow as a designer in and then make a successful company out of it.
