It was interesting to see what work other people had been working on, as one thing I think this year has missed is the amount of crits and seeing what everyone is working on. It was good to see a good range of work too , not that everyone is working on the same briefs etc.
When showing my work , I used my website as this is heavily focused on showcasing my work. Firstly everyone seemed to like the website design , they mentioned that the minimal style and design to it worked well in order not to distract you from the work and the pages of large images for each brief showcased the work really well.
The feedback on my work was that is was clear that I am someone that enjoys craft and the use of print / stocks and bookbinding. They liked that within every brief I have completed there is some sort of element of craft, either it being a publication being bound, or the use of screen print. But the fact that all my briefs have this hand made and craftsmanship style and ideal to them works as a full body work. The variety of work from branding to packaging and editorial to screenprints, show a good range of disciplines too. One thing that was commented on, which I am aware of myself is the fact that not a lot of studios within the design industry work like this and produce all the work themselves, it is more often sent out to companies that do the printing and manfucaturing.
In terms of things outside of doing work the talk of placements and jobs came up. I spoke how I had done a placement this year and it went well , with then giving me the option to work there after Uni. I explained that this is a great offer and knowing something is there is good, but I'm unsure wether it's the place I want to work. Everyone else seemed to be in a situation where they aren't sure where to work and finding jobs hard to come by within Leeds. This is also something I am finding difficult also. There's not a lot out there! But knowing that others think this and are finding it tricky too, makes me abit less stressed.
Overall I feel that I am making good progress throughout the year and feel that I have found the ideal ways in which I work best. The areas of design I like to work in are clear from the briefs I have completed, but this may not be what I do after Uni, adapting myself to industry may have to come into play, but I am aware of that. I think for the rest of the year I need to focus on getting the rest of my briefs finished and to the same high standard everything else has been. Coming back after Easter will be the final push , and I want / need to make sure I am producing work which I am happy with and want to include within a portfolio. Even though this portfolio may show work that is heavily craft / print based , it still shows the skills that I have and these can be applied to all areas of design.
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