SELF ASSESSMENT + PORTFOLIO
ILLUSTRATION / GRAPHIC DESIGN LETTERING BRANDING UI / WEB
SELF ASSESSMENT
SKILL SETS AS A DESIGNER Proficiency in: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Adobe Illustrator CS6 Basic Knowledge in: Adobe In Design Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects Others: Pen Illustration, Handmade lettering Design Focus: Branding, Art Direction, Illustration CRITIQUE I’d say that my design is very clean and structured. I need to work on knowing when to embellish, and when to keep design minimal. I need to improve on ideation, actually sticking to deadlines, and taking my time with designing. I’ve done freelance designing for a while so I can take criticism well and discuss on how to make my ideas work. PERSONAL AESTHETICS I like being minimal, without being boring, and using bold type. I used to create pieces with a lot of bold colours, but now I stick to limited colours in pieces, depending on what is needed. I have no style because having a style bores me eventually, but I’ve recently starting using more gradients and studying isometric compositions. I like incorporating handmade and digital elements together. I experiment a lot and am versatile with designing, but I like keeping to a very structured and well composed works. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES I’m generally an all around designer. I can illustrate in varying styles, have a deep love for typography, have experience with branding, web design, and layout design. I have a very peculiar taste in design and try to show that through the work that I do. I’m very flexible when dealing with clients; I try to follow briefs well without compromising my design aesthetic. On the downside, it takes a long time for me to decide and stick to one idea. I can sometimes be impatient and try to finish some designs in one or two sittings. I’m very competitive and always try to be clever or better than what I’ve done previously. I tend to procrastinate, and get burnt out by work easily due to the long hours I go through. Sometimes I feel like I work better alone, though I know I should always be more collaborative.
ILLUSTRATION / GRAPHIC DESIGN
LETTERING
BRANDING
UI/WEB
TNEMSSESSA FLES OILOFTROP +
NOITARTSULLI NGISED CIHPARG / GNIRETTEL GNIDNARB BEW / IU