Speaking from Experience

To help us get into our brief Fred set us a task. I found this very helpful in narrowing down my ideas and discovering new ones that I hadn't initially thought of.

Things I want to make as a designer...
Flash animation- adverts/ idents
Magazine layout/ type and grid
Illustration- illustrative type
Branding

Problems I have encountered since being offered a place...
Money
Not having enough hours in the day
Living in halls- dealing with flat mates- food/ belongings going missing
Constantly having to justify doing an 'art' degree to family and friends

Subjects Im interested in (themes, content)...
Advertising
Typography
Conceptual design
Layout

We were then asked to brainstorm ideas and themes stemming from the task we were set. Me and Charlotte decided to do this together thinking that two brains are better than one. We spoke about our individual interests, strengths and weaknesses and this led to an idea that we thought would be great to collaborate on.
The initial idea is to design and produce a guide for new coming first years all about the printing processes and facilities that are available throughout the college. One of the problems both me and Charlotte found during our time on first year is that we would have taken more advantage of these facilities if we were more aware of them right from the beginning of the first term.
The reason we have decided to work together on this brief is because of my interest in layout design and Charlotte's interest in print production, we thought that if we put these interests and strengths together then we could produce a magazine guide about print production within the college. Another reason for collaborating is the amount of time that is going to be consumed by booking out print rooms and producing prints and designs as well as a full book. I am pleased at our decision to work together and think that we will make a great team and motivate each other throughout this brief.