28/1/11 SP4 Work

Today i got my feedback on SP3 module, which i am relieved to say i have passed with 47%. Whilst talking with James he said he was relatively pleased with my body of work although there was a lot that could be improved. For example i need to research in depth a little more, and use the research i do to really influence my work. Cant just work in a closed box. He said my type project was my most successful. He also said my evaluations were a lot better than previously. i also need to start enjoying the subject more then it will start to show in my outcomes. i also need to be a little more aware of how each element looks together on a page (better use of space).

27/1/11 SP4 Work

Today there were no lectures so i decided to crack on with my SP4 research. As part of my project I'm designing 4 posters for 4 separate countries promoting the 'Alive & Kicking' charity in the build up to the rugby world cup 2011. The four countries i have chosen are New Zealand, Australia, South Africa & England so i have started researching contemporary artwork from each of those countries to try and get a better understanding of their culture and heritage which will help me with inspiration when it come to designing the posters for those countries. At the moment I'm only limited to online research but i must make sure i find some examples from books as well.

26/1/11 Website workshop

Today i had a bit of catching up to do on my website as i missed last week. last week they talked about the architecture of making the website (creating the filing system to make it easier when putting the website together on Dreamweaver). Oli did say we need to do some investigating into how Dreamweaver works. Then Oli talked about using the 'slicing tool' in photoshop that helps with the navigating and tableing system in Dreamweaver, even if we dont use this system when putting our website together it was still useful to know for future reference. Once oli finished with the technical side of things i started putting my website onto Dreamweaver using hotspots to link the different elements to each page. i got half way through finishing that until i had to leave to mac room as Oli had another class. So the things i need to finish linking are Gallery 1, Gallery 2, Gallery 3 and C.V page. Once thats done and the website links work i need to check with Oli & see what other things i can add to improve it.

25/01/11 Specialist Pathway

Today Malcolm looked at my project brief for SP4 which he said looked fine. He told me to put together a clear and detailed project plan for each week so i have a clear idea of what i need to produce each week. If there are certain things i haven't completed in one week i must carry them onto the next week so i make sure i get everything done and nothing gets left behind. After i've done my project plan i need to start looking into contemporary artist designs for each of the four countries i'm focusing on for my project. For each poster there will be my new logo for 'Alive & Kicking' and a subsidiary logo adapted for each country on each poster.