Kasim Salim TID1423 Theory as Practice 2
Contextual Portfolio URL - http://kasimsalimyear2.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Contextual%20Portfolio
• • Introduce Your Theory Blog: My Life • Overall my Blog is about my life at university over there year and how I have improved • Shows that I am a stronger candidate in the graphics industry
• • Introduce Your Theory Blog: What I have achieved • Using After Effects for the first time, learning the basics • Design simply animations to complex designs with multiple layers
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• Impact of the lecture/seminar program: Peter Norris, Creating a CV • How to get noticed, how to stand out from the crowd and not over do it • How to create a CV with the relevant information, keep it simple, neat and easy to read
• Impact of the lecture/seminar program: Rob, The Beach & Dots • The Beach Ethics, concept of Charles leadbeater, create a beach with people (Dots) • Understand that no one is in charge, working as team, be part of a group
• Impact of the lecture/seminar program: Willie Doherty - Passion for photography • •
Alison, this lecture impacted me as his photography work inspired me to start my own photography work Here are some of the photos I took on holiday. His work shows untold story’s of inspired by bloody Sunday
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Design Ability related To Job Health of relationship
Commissioning Manager Reason for Work
Market Finance Management Corporate Ethics
• Impact of the lecture/seminar program - Client Relationship, Pete Norris • How to communicate effectively with the clients • This impacted me as it would help interact with my customers and clients.
• Impact of the lecture/seminar program - Dave Sedgwick • His story on wasting time at uni then he turned it around when leaving inspired me • His work stands out and has crisp and clean outcomes, soft colours, eye catching work
• Independent reading/practice: Reading Book 1 - Logo • Book, full of logos, way they produced and the meaning behind each logo • Very inspirational, looking at ideas, trying out new things, producing new ideas
• Independent reading/practice: Reading Book 2 - Dictionary of Graphic Design • Full of inspirational designers, typographers and movements • Every graphic designer should have one, everything you need to know in one book
• Independent reading/practice: Client work - BPS • Design and create a exciting fresh look for the autumn sale • Keeping it looking corporate, getting the readers attention with colour and shapes.
• Independent reading/practice: Arooj • To create a uniform look throughout the business for all artwork • Keeping it consistent, smart, eye catching, and simple
• Independent reading/practice: Wilson Republic - Sneaky Raccoon • Anna Mullin, London ,freelance Graphic Illustrator, specialises in illustration • Great networking community, great inspiration and good motivation to do better
• How have your theory and studio practices worked together: Nicholas Felton • Conversation Brief, Created info graphics about obesity • Inspiration, Nicholas Felton, I found his work very creative with clear visuals and layouts
• How have your theory and studio practices worked together: Stefan • Hugh impact on my collide work as his work inspired on how I could portray happiness • His work showed his life and how he achieved his happiness in the form of graphics
• How have your theory and studio practices worked together: Donald Judd Minimalist • American minimalist sculptor,impact on collide work • Business look - minimal, clean, typeface simply , company image, less is more
• How have your theory and studio practices worked together: Josef Müller-Brockmann • For two of studio projects I looked at the grid system and layout, make it easier for the reader • I took inspiration about using grids and separating different information into sections
• How have your theory and studio practices worked together: Bryan Wilson • Ambiguous images and the wordplay of advertising (puns, compressions) • The use of puns and wordplay of advertising for my collide work when creating a business
• Describe yourself as a designer (elevator pitch) • Perfectionist, work always to the best standard, strong bold look, less is more • Good at working as a team and independently, I see myself as a good speaker but a better listener and taking on ideas and trying out new things
• Describe yourself as a designer (elevator pitch) - Work to the best of my ability • I strive to do my best at whatever tasks are put forward and never say no to something I’ve never tried • I feel I try my best for my work to speak for itself because of the high standard I design it too but however I see that there is always room for improvement
• Describe yourself as a designer (elevator pitch) - keen to learn • As I move forward in my academic year, I will always pick up new skills • I find you can never know everything and making mistakes is the best way to learn as you always improve from the time before
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