• Figuring out where my work exists in the and what is important to me • Exploring old and new areas of my practice • Building my confidence as a professional • Trying to stop comparing my work with everybody else’s
First Year Work
First piece of work on the course
Travelling Man Exhibition
(Recoloured since printed)
YCN UCC Coffee
Packaging design and other potential applications
Go Green Tote-bag designs
Shopper/tote bag designs to encourage people to stop using plastic bags
Crispin Orthotics
Creating pattern designs for adult orthoses
Creating a product range
Using brush lettering to create a range based on cats
• • •
Gives us a brand/identity for any art markets/cons Support, encouragement and feedback Confidence and not having to tackle everything on your own Pink Cat Club
Collaboration/Collective with Abby Glover
Start Up Wednesdays •
Learnt how to put together a
•
Online research
business idea considering
•
Had a look around the Leeds
Customer, Opportunity, Solution,
Beckett MA Art & Design
Team, Advantage, Results
exhibition
(COSTAR) •
MA Research
Identified our Mission Statement,
•
Concluded that I’d much rather work as a professional first
Vision and Values •
Different types of funding, e.g Venture Capital, Crowd Funding, Grants for the Arts
•
Blogging and content strategy
Researching Life After Uni
Start Up Wednesdays and MA research
Researching Life After Uni
Contacting Agencies and other Professionals
AOI Lecture •
Clarified licensing and copyright
•
Useful template for Acceptance of Commission
form •
Helped with my concerns about pricing
•
Made freelance seem much less daunting
AOI Lecture
Acceptance of Commission form
Visual Identity/Branding
Selecting an appropriate business card design
Visual Identity/Branding Promotional Material
•
Simple promo pack/mailer
•
Includes stickers & prints
•
Consistent use of colour and pattern throughout
Visual Identity/Branding Promotional Material
Visual Identity/Branding Promotional Material
Online Presence
Website and social media
What I need to do before the
What I aim to have achieved (1st
end of the programme:
year out)
• •
Visit a studio or get relevant work
•
Go to Japan
experience
•
Take part in conventions
Produce another promo pack to
•
Have a comfortable, inspiring studio space and reliable income
send out •
Have a printed portfolio
•
Visit the Studio Ghibli museum
•
Have more confidence in my
•
Have a following
work
•
Have a few freelance jobs under my
•
Get a job
belt
Reflection on previous goals
Set in workshop 18th Jan
What I need to do before the end of the programme: •
Find as many opportunities to show or sell my work as possible
•
Set up a professional blog
•
Write an artist statement I feel reflects my practice/skills
•
Identify/capitalise on what I think makes my work unique and show it off in my portfolio
Reflection on previous goals
Set in workshop 18th Jan