Contemporary art awareness
I've always had an eye out for art, whenever I walk through a city or even town I keep my eye out for anything inspiring. I personally find a huge interest in the art of graffiti and the reasoning behind it, whether it be politically based or just freedom of artistic expression, I find this to be a strong point of mine as I evaluate everything around me and use it within my personal design
I've always had an eye out for art, whenever I walk through a city or even town I keep my eye out for anything inspiring. I personally find a huge interest in the art of graffiti and the reasoning behind it, whether it be politically based or just freedom of artistic expression, I find this to be a strong point of mine as I evaluate everything around me and use it within my personal design
Versatile
I'm very versatile when it comes to graphic design and feel confident tackling any project, whether it be for example graphics for a kids book or a design for a big company, I'm very adjustable given the subject matter
I'm very versatile when it comes to graphic design and feel confident tackling any project, whether it be for example graphics for a kids book or a design for a big company, I'm very adjustable given the subject matter
Environmentally friendly
I see myself to be very environmentally aware, I'll do whatever's in my power to work with anything that contributes to the environment, such as power usage, printing, design, ink and so forth
I see myself to be very environmentally aware, I'll do whatever's in my power to work with anything that contributes to the environment, such as power usage, printing, design, ink and so forth
Typographer
What I'm most interested in within Graphic Design is typography, I feel this is a big strong point of mine as its my favourite topic to work within, as it has so much freedom and requires a lot of smart design, such as colours used to trigger emotion, fonts that appeal to the eye. My favourite type of lettering is dark lettering, its very popular within the tattoo culture which I have a very familiar background with
What I'm most interested in within Graphic Design is typography, I feel this is a big strong point of mine as its my favourite topic to work within, as it has so much freedom and requires a lot of smart design, such as colours used to trigger emotion, fonts that appeal to the eye. My favourite type of lettering is dark lettering, its very popular within the tattoo culture which I have a very familiar background with
Work experience
I've gathered experience mainly from working in a tattoo studio as a receptionist, working with clients and helping them with design ideas, this alone provided me with confidence and the skill to talk to clients. Whilst working here I was also surrounded by talented artists and having them help me practice my own work, as in the past I was aspiring to be a tattoo artist. During my time with College/1st year of University I was taking the role of a freelancer and providing Manchester bands with merchandise to be sold to the public, this provided me with a professional outlook as to what appeals to an audience and how to work professionally with an entire band as a client
I've gathered experience mainly from working in a tattoo studio as a receptionist, working with clients and helping them with design ideas, this alone provided me with confidence and the skill to talk to clients. Whilst working here I was also surrounded by talented artists and having them help me practice my own work, as in the past I was aspiring to be a tattoo artist. During my time with College/1st year of University I was taking the role of a freelancer and providing Manchester bands with merchandise to be sold to the public, this provided me with a professional outlook as to what appeals to an audience and how to work professionally with an entire band as a client
Personal cons
Organization/Procrastination is a con for me as I've always been juggling more than one thing, such as a part time job, study and personal work, I've got lost with time and ended up having to organize my development / final work near the end
I self doubt myself a lot, I always compare my work to others and it drags me down as I convince myself the competition is way too high and I can't keep up. I always believe there is always a bigger fish but its focusing on convincing myself that everyone's art is different and meaningful in its own way
Providing a substantial amount of development work is another con, as when I start work I don't always screenshot the progress of the piece, I keep working at it and changing parts till I'm comfortable with the result, I work with feedback fine and work off that but I don't always show previous work
Areas for improvement
Personally I need to focus on organization, I struggle a lot organizing study time with my part time job. A thing that I found that personally effecting my motivation and organization is lack of inspiration, as of recent due to lockdown I'm been caught in a 'creative block' lacking any way of tapping into my creativity and just being a stump when it comes to doing anything productive, I find inspiration from being out and about and admiring other peoples work, like I said whether it be graffiti on a wall, to a full scaled advertisement down the side of a building, I pick up on things that get my creativity brewing but unfortunately I've had to rely on internet based research, which I understand can provide the same effect but personally I like to be up and close to the artwork
Another thing I need to work on is my personal work, as I'm so caught up with university and my part-time job its as if I don't have enough time to work on my own, as from my gallery I take a big interest in that type of design and I need to spend more time developing that style, such as using the studio and using prints and inks to replicate the overlay design I did digitally, it would keep me in the loop with my creativity and provide me with motivation
Personally I need to focus on organization, I struggle a lot organizing study time with my part time job. A thing that I found that personally effecting my motivation and organization is lack of inspiration, as of recent due to lockdown I'm been caught in a 'creative block' lacking any way of tapping into my creativity and just being a stump when it comes to doing anything productive, I find inspiration from being out and about and admiring other peoples work, like I said whether it be graffiti on a wall, to a full scaled advertisement down the side of a building, I pick up on things that get my creativity brewing but unfortunately I've had to rely on internet based research, which I understand can provide the same effect but personally I like to be up and close to the artwork
Another thing I need to work on is my personal work, as I'm so caught up with university and my part-time job its as if I don't have enough time to work on my own, as from my gallery I take a big interest in that type of design and I need to spend more time developing that style, such as using the studio and using prints and inks to replicate the overlay design I did digitally, it would keep me in the loop with my creativity and provide me with motivation