Had a busy couple of weeks so I've dropped behind on posts...had lots of university work to do and I've been working on my website, which will hopefully become my online portfolio when it is finished.
First off the website is located at http://fruitfulcreations.co.uk - it isn't finished yet so dont expect anything spectacular!!
I really wanted to link this feed to the site, but having trouble finding a decent way of doing that - I may either use a script to publish the last post or two, or just place a link to it in my link list.
Been busy learning new skills with web design, teaching myself to create things in new ways - like using lists for links (the link menu on my site is a combination of several nested lists and a lot of CSS)
Once I've finished the basic template, I'm going to start adding the sections - one about work I have done, skills etc - and I still am going to look at migrating my blog to there (I may just install my own simple blog and just link to this one as an archive). Unfortunately I've gotta do it along side bags of uni work...so this looks like it could be fun! :P
Anyway! On to the missing blog posts from the last two visitors!
Ben Darby and Joe Ashford - Former FDA Digital Design Students
Ben and Joe are both co-founders of "Purple Egg Design". They are currently working on designing their website which acts as their online portfolio - this is a popular idea with many designers and can work out to be much easier and more flexible! When applying for jobs, they will often send a "cover letter" email, containing a link to the portfolio.
They advised us to make sure we turn up to all of the guest lectures as these talks can provide valuable information for us to learn the business! They also said, if possible, that we should go to as many events and exhibitions as we could then document everything on our blogs as this helps not only to track how much work we're doing, but shows that we are taking our learning seriously!
They also told us that with regards to showcasing our own work, there are spaces available in places like Cabot Circus to display work which are quite cheap.
We were also told that we should apply for placements as soon as possible (obviously I need to finish my online portfolio first as the places I have asked all wanted to see one!) - and to remember that when we do apply for placements we should always get a name! Applying just "To sir/madam" will just not cut it!
They also told us that humour and chatty language are not a problem as design is a creative business and being a quirky person can be a bonus.
The rest of their talk was focused around the third year of the course - which I did not feel is relevant to me as I am not doing it!
Louise Myers - Former FDA Digital Design Student
Louise came to talk to us about the projects last year and to give us advice on completing them well. She told us that many of the students overlooked the point of the self-directed project - unfortunately many of them produced amazing work, but missed out the research and development side (which is one of the most important parts!). She advised us to keep evidence and notes of everything we do as part of this final project.
Her research proposal was to look into different animators and their styles, perhaps learning and experimenting with as many of these as possible. She did say that it felt later on that she had given herself a little too much work - which is also something to bear in mind when deciding our research proposals.
She said that it is a good idea to set dates/times to aim our work on this project for so we can complete it all in the right amount of time.
Louise then showed us a showcase of work from last year's students which was interesting to see - although there seemed to be much more focus on animation, which I haven't seen from any students on our year of the course!
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