Vienna Smith

Here is my presentation ready for submission on Monday 4th December. I will be presenting this presentation on Wednesday 6th December which means, I have time to practise what I will say during it. This presentation is a reflection of my journey and findings of my community of practise, Graphic design. It also leads on to placement research, portfolio building and blog posts.

With the stress of hitting deadlines, keeping up with responsibilities, family problems and whatever else life can throw at me, it is easy just to forget about yourself. Today I decided to take a step back and appreciate what is around me. I gave myself a mini project where I sat and produced a time-lapse of the sun set from my bedroom window. It is such a little thing to do however, it cleared my mind and allowed me to feel sane again.

For this project I am producing a mental health campaign so far, I have produced a range of different poster designs. FIRST DESIGN The purpose of this design is for a person to rip of one of the tabs at the bottom. On the reverse side of the tab, there is a link to my website where they can get 'what they need' on there. I believe this is a very strong design however, I am not sure how to go further with it. I constantly receive positive feedback from tutors and peers for this poster design but hardly any ideas on how to develop it into a website and motion animation. Due to this, I have decided to produce other designs. SECOND DESIGN For these design I decided to play with the idea of holding a sign. I got each person to hold a blank piece of paper so I could then add text to it later on in the development process. I personally thought the design was strong but, when I had printed it, I realised there was far too much blank/ white space within the design.

For weeks I struggled with understanding the typography brife along with having no idea what to do for it. I now have a clear understanding of where I am going. I have produced 3 mock-up experiments and developments of my magazine design (sized A5). Each magazine contains the same content but, they are all printed on a different mediums. ( Left = paper magazine Middle = Tracing paper magazine Right = Acetate magazine with paper under the acetate cover) Paper Magazine Tracing Paper Magazine Acetate Magazine I am extremely happy with the outcomes however, I still need to produce atlast one more mock up using a combination of tracing paper and acetate. I have been receiving positive feedback from my peers and my tutor (Mark). He has suggested very minor changes including, re-thinking the positioning of my text, remove the widows of text and, down sizeing the scale of the type in the bottom corners of each page. Once I have made these changes and produced one more magaz

These classes have been very informative and I can say I have learnt a lot both professionally and personally. It has helped me form a better understanding of my self, and my career goals. I have decided to upload my notes from class so I have access to them wherever I go.