Initially the point of starting this blog was to,...well,...start a blog about design. So far so good. But
how good? As part of starting this blog I publicly stated my goals for this quarter and in doing so
I feel that I had entered into a contract with my readers to stick to these goals.
Lets see how I've done.....following are the three goals and the updates to date as to how I've
done with them.
1.
Update my portfolio so I can get a new co-op for the Spring. I'm excited to get working on this
and tighten up some of my projects so they're easier to understand. Portfolio reworking always
a struggle but well worth doing. -Specifics will be griding out a template to work within and
having other people outside of design review my portfolio. I always take it for granted that
designers will be the only ones looking at it but this is not the case.
How did I do?
Great! I netted out with a clean, professional, well laid out portfolio that has been met with
positive response. I invested an extra 2 weeks into getting it the way I wanted but it was
so,so,worth it to have something nice.
2.
Improve my sketching skills. -Specifics will be backsketching my current projects and
consistently taking time each day to sketch. I'm studying other designers sketching styles and
narrowing what could work best for me.
How did I do?
Fair. Did I get better, yes, incrementally. Will I continue to improve , yes. The key point is that I
have a better understanding of what makes a really dynamic sketch, rough or finished. I also
learned a lot more about effective layout of sketches.
3.
Get to know more graduated designers and ASK MORE QUESTIONS! Knowledge is power and
you don't learn everything in school.
How did I do?
Good but not great. I found that I ended spending more time on the portfolio and hanging on to
finish the school stuff rather than fraternizing....Oh well, I guess that's what co-op will be for in
Chicago!
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