OUGD402 - Presentation

Prompts

HELLO I'M LAURA

• Introduce myself

HOW I KNOW GRAPHIC DESIGN IS FOR ME (SLIDE 1)

• Prior to starting university I worked at Pandora's Box for two years
• I hadn't studied Graphic Design at A level, just GCSE
• Gave me the opportunity to learn and develop new skills
• Website design, editorial as well as email designs
• Could have worked my way up but needed to strengthen my abilities
• Only used Photoshop

HOW I KNOW GRAPHIC DESIGN IS FOR ME (SLIDE 2)

• Here are some examples of my web based work as well as an email design
• Looking forward to developing with web design as I only worked with templates

HOW I KNOW GRAPHIC DESIGN IS FOR ME (SLIDE 3)

• Whilst carrying on with work at Pandora's Box I did an art foundation
• All work was based on graphic design
• For my exhibition I used hand rendered drawings to create Thailand booklets

MADE THE BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE

• Used to really want to go into editorial design and work for Vogue
• Much preferred this course and therefore turned down the offer at Salford
• So happy now that I am here

MAIN INSPIRATION

• Decorative and sophisticated designs
• Follow him on Instagram to view his latest work
• Inspired me to try and use illustration more
• Given me a goal to work towards

CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY

• Struggle and lack in confidence when it comes to applying colour to my work, especially since colour theory
• Pleasantly surprised with the outcome of my postcards
• Would love to try and incorporate colour in to my work more than I do

TURNING POINT

• Pooch Pouch
• Experimenting with nets
• Packaging design

INTERACTIVITY

• 10 things publication for design principles
• Designed the publication and then tried to make it a bit different
• Using trace I printed the grid and was pleased with the outcome as it made it a bit more memorable and interesting

ILLUSTRATION

• I feel as though I have become more confident throughout the year with drawing
• The positive feedback in crits have allowed me to push myself and grow
• I'd like to think I have improved
• Speaking from experience

FUTURE ASPIRATIONS

• Visit studios
• Would love to study abroad for the experience
• Will be contacting Fabien Barral
• Experiment with more mediums before settling on packaging alone
• Want to be able to work in every area and be as confident as I am with packaging
• Excited for web design
• More editorial

MAINTAIN POSITIVITY

• I have a very philosophical way of thinking
• The main thing is to remain positive even when things feel challenging

IF YOU TRY YOUR BEST YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

• Most importantly...

ANY QUESTIONS?