This week, I have been continuing to research and develop my self initiated project. Within this, I have decided to focus on burnout within teachers and creating a space where teachers don’t have to feel alone when going through it. This project has a heavy theme of mental health and draws heavily on my own…

This week has been a really tough week. I have really struggled to find the balance back again. I feel really burnt out between Teaching and studying and I am definitely ready for a holiday. I have been focusing on trying to get out of the burnout and It has sparked some serious ideas for…

This week I have been considering my self-initiated project. The main part of this is working out how I feel and trying to engage this into my work. I have been feeling quite down recently between the work and teaching and it’s become quite overwhelming and I am struggling to balance the two together. I…

This week I have been considering the self-initiated project. I have absolutely no clue where to start this. I am now back at the point of balancing studying and teaching at the same time and I have to get into that mindset, which is going to take time. This weeks notes: ‘We treat all our…

This is my first post for GDE740 – Application and Interactions. This brief is designed to help me engage and think about self initiated projects and how they can be used to help develop a professional portfolio. As an addition to this, the brief also explores live projects and allows me to explore an industry…

This week is the final week for this module. The final hand in is on Friday this week, I am feeling in a really good place, I am relaxed up to date and all assignment work is completed and documented. I have been working on completing the final designs for the promotional material and documenting…

This week I have been looking into the promotional artefact assignment for 730. As part of this, I have been looking into how promotional material is produced by existing studios and how effective it is for their audience. I have also been researching into cross company collaborations to see if this could be a possibility…

First thing I want to say about this week. I have been VERY busy. As you can see, LSJ project proposals have been printed on SRA3 and cut and bound. They’re looking shiny and orange and I love them. Working with printers has been an experience that I will ‘cherish’ forever. But this is my…

This week, I have been reflecting on my business plan and making sure that I have connected all of the dots throughout. I have been focusing on making sure that the value of graphic design is promoted through all of my sections of the project and into the studio practice. This week I have been…

This week has been a major success for me. I have finally finished the business plan. I have been focusing on the studio practice, As part of this, I have been digitising branding. I also came across a video on Instagram by CJ Crawley – graphic designer specialising in branding. He discussed about the importance…