Printed Portfolio

Here's how my printed portfolio is looking at the moment. I may want to reorder/change it before the end of year show but I have time to do so.

PDF Portfolio

Here's my PDF portfolio that I use to send to people for feedback or when applying for a job that asks for it. I also give my website as I don't want to include everything in the PDF, just the better stuff.

Business Cards

I have planned on ordering my business cards from a place called rugby printers, who offers a range of special print finishes at a reasonable price. I cannot afford to order them yet so I am holding back for a little while but will hopefully have them for hand in. Here's how I am planning them to be...

The cards will be duplexed with black stock and white stock. On the black stock I will have my logo black foiled on, and then on the white side I will have my details black foiled on. The logo on the bottom of the white side will be optional and will be applied using a rubber stamp if I want it to be on there. If not, then it does leave plenty of white space incase I need to write anything else on there for what ever reason.

Website

I have my online portfolio website running on cargo. I've had this since I was in my second year of ND, but obviously as the last 3 years have passed the improvement of the website itself and my work has gone up lots. Here's how it currently looks. I need to get more FMP work on there when it's done.

CV

Here's my CV. I wanted a design style to it that reflects how I am really into type and layout. This is sort of a mix between my normal and creative CV as I wouldn't really go anymore adventurous than this anyway if I was to want a more creative one.

Design Diary - 09/10/2012

This week has been interesting so far. Got off to a good start with one of my studio briefs, which is good. I like the progress that I have made so far. Need to really kick start the others though now.

Had a mad rush to get ready for the group tutorials as I thought I would get a later one but when I come to booking a time slot the only one I could get was for the same day - oh dear! Managed to get everything ready in time though.

Also, found out today that my dissertation tutorial which I thought was this Wednesday is actually next Wednesday. This is definitely a good thing as I have more time to actually pull something together. I just hope I make good use of the time and don't end up in exactly the same position this time next week.

All is good.

Design Diary - 05/10/2012

AARRRGGGGHHHHHH!?!?! I've just managed to delete over 30 of my design context posts that I worked on towards the end of the summer and the last few weeks with examples of designs that I am into and what not. This is a proper disaster, what a waste of time. Today is definitely not my day!

On another note, 2 weeks back at uni over with. Doesn't feel like we were ever away. It's crazy to think that we only have 9 months left here then it's off into the big bad world.

I've made a start on one of my main briefs ready for a meeting with the client so that I have something to show, and I have found the briefing workshops very useful and made me really consider my briefs more and what I want to gain from them.

Dissertation. Dreaded dissertation! I need to really get something started on ready for my tutorial next week.

Design Diary - 27/09/2012

Just finished my design strategy presentation. It went quite well considering how nervous I was. I now feel really inspired and raring to go with whats coming next now. I need to finish off my negotiated briefs and get them typed up ready for the workshop on them.

A point that John made in the feedback that he gave us at the end of the presentations was '...and what else?' and gave us an example from what Apple did with the iPods. I think that this is a great way to approach a brief once I have finished writing it up to see if there actually is anything else that I could do. Also, when I feel like I have completed a brief as well I think that asking that question then would be quite interesting as I would have a better idea of whether there is/could be.

The annual pool tournament is tomorrow night for the course, quite looking forward to heading down and having a cheeky pint or two.

Design Strategy Presentation

Here's how my presentation looked ready for the presentations.

 

Despite being really nervous (as usual), I think the presentation overall went quite well. I feel more relieved now that it is over, and more than ready to get proper stuck into what's coming next.