OUGD301 Wants and Needs

WANT

Questions NEED

1. HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD I SPEND ON MY DISSERTATION PER WEEK? 2. ARE MY BRIEFS DIVERSE ENOUGH? 3. IS MY WORK GOOD ENOUGH FOR INDUSTRY? 4. IS MY PORTFOLIO EFFECTIVELY REFLECTING MY DESIGN INTERESTS? 5. IS MY SKILLS SET DIVERSE ENOUGH? 6. IS MY SKILLS SET TOO DIVERSE? 7. AM I EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO WORK IN A BRANDING STUDIO? 8. AM I RESEARCHING ENOUGH FOR MY DESIGN PRACTICE. 9. DO I NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE CRITICISM BETTER? 10. DO I NEED TO HAVE AN IDEA OF MY FMP AT THIS STAGE OF THE YEAR? 11. DO I NEED TO IMPROVE MY TIME MANAGEMENT? 12. DO I NEED TO DO MORE THAN 4 BRIEFS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. 13.

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1. ARE MY BRIEFS VARIED AND DIVERSE ENOUGH? 2. SHOULD I ALSO WORK ON A LIVE BRIEF AT A LATER STAGE IN THE YEAR? 3. IS MY DISSERTATION FOCUSED ENOUGH, ARE MY AIMS REALISTIC? 4. HOW DO I CREATE AN IMPRESSIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO? 5. IS MY BRANDING EFFECTIVE AND REFLECTIVE OF ME? 6. IS MY PORTFOLIO INTERESTING/DIVERSE ENOUGH? 7. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE I GET A JOB UPON GRADUATION? 8. IS MY KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE OF WEB DESIGN BELOW STANDARD? 9. HOW MUCH EXPERIENC BEFORE SETTING UP YOUR OWN DESIGN STUDIO? 10. HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE TO BECOME A CREATIVE DIRECTOR? 11. WOULD I BE A SUCCESSFUL CREATIVE DIRECTOR? 12. IS MY CV EFFECTIVE ENOUGH? 13. IS MY PORTFOLIO REFLECTIVE OF MY AMBITIONS AS A DESIGNER? 14. BEST METHOD OF APPROACHING A STUDIO FOR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE? 15. BEST METHOD OF APROACHING A STUDIO FOR EMPLOYMENT? 16.

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RESEARCH

NEED 1. Professional printing 1. Typograhy blogging.

2. Studios, re: visits 2. Editorial 3.Different types of promotional material 3. Web design 4.Web design and development e.g. web 4. Contemporary corporate branding trees and presentation skills 5. Fine Art 5. Further collaborations 6. Swiss Typographers 6. What studios want in a designer 7. Identity: graphic designers 7. Arrange meetings with design studios over 8. Post modern typographers Christmas (Glos based) 9. Develop photography skills 8. Careers with design and marketing strate10. Marketing internships gies 11. Branding internships 12. Possible careers in marketing and graph- 9. Dissertation research 10. Postmodernism: ic design 13. Branding and companies that design and 11. Typographers 12. Graphic Designers strategise 13. Artists 14. Develop further software skills 14. Interviews and further relevant research 15. Historical research for dissertation with regards to primary sources (dissi) 16. Digital and print outcomes 15. How to become as employable as I can 17.Job Prospects 16. Help with web design 18. Different design studios, what actually 17. Internships goes on 18. Email fashion bloggers for re-designs 19. What design studios are looking for 19. Analyse what I want to do

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PRODUCTS NEED

1. Printed T Shirts To Sell 2. Cd/Alubm Artwork 3. Printed Advertisements 4. Admission Tickets 5. Interior Designs 6. Magazine 7. Flyers 8. Leaflet 9. Branding Guideline 10. Packaging Models 11. Wayfinding 12. Geographical Map 13. Infographics 14. Ethical Standpoint Aware Outcomes 15. Evidence Of Industry Experience 16. Things That Show My Personality 17. Some Motion Graphics 18. Develop Iconography 19. Explore Hand Rendered Type 20. CSS

1. Ethical Standpoint Aware Outcomes 2. T Shirts To Sell 3. Printed Adverisements 4. Interior Designs 5. Magazine 6. Leaflet 7. Packaging Models 8. Geographical Map 9. Logo 10. Brand 11. Wayfinding 12. Admisssion Tickets 13. Some Motion Graphics 14. Things That Show My Personality 15. Cd/Album Artwork 16. Tactile Printed Design 17. Networking Site Customisation 18. Develop Iconography 19. HTML 20. CSS

PORTFOLIO WANT 1. Variety of contextualised work 2. Lots of choice 3. Strong typographic design 4. Informed 5. Examples of work that show my personality and ambition 6. Exploration of conceptual brand identity 7. Live briefs 8. Experimentation branding design 9. Packaging design 10. Research driven brief 11. Info graphics 12. Environmental branding campaign 13. Problem solving 14. Competition brief 15. Self-initiated brief 16. Skills driven brief 17. Evidence of industry experience 18. Some motion graphics 19. Web design 20. Awareness

NEED 1. Branding 2. Identity, logo development to extensive product range 3. Concept driven briefs 4. Corporate/independent 5. Problem solving 6. Collaborative brief 7. Live briefs 8. Experimentation branding design 9. Packaging design 10. Research driven brief 11. Info graphics 12. Environmental branding campaign 13. Problem solving 14. Competition brief 15. Self-initiated brief 16. Skills driven brief 17. Evidence of industry experience 18. Some motion graphics 19. Web design 20. Awareness

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1.Editorial 2.Layout 3.Branding 4.Copywiriting 5.Research 6.Prioritisation 7.Illstrator 8.Indesign 9. Dreamweaver 10.Photoshop 11.Presentation Skills 12.Web Design 13.Typography 14.Packaging 15.Corporate Identity 16.Academic Writing 17.Time Management 18.App Design 19.Indesign 20. Print Knowledge

SKILLS

NEED

1. Web Design 2. Editorial 3. Typography 4. Layout 5. Packaging 6. Branding 7. Corporate Identity 8. Copywriting 9. Academic Writing 10. Research 11. Time Management 12. Prioritisation 13. App Design 14. Illustrator 15. Indesign 16. Dreamweaver 17. Photoshop 18. Print Knowledge 19. Presentation Skills 20. Communicating To Industry