Final PPP presentation

Notes from presentation: Slide 1: Intro: As a person I would describe myself as a dog lover and a food lover, I love baking especially making cakes. I said last year that I was hoping to somehow incorporate this into my design work and I have managed to do so. For the publication brief I gave Megan a brief which required her to create a traybake cook book. I also created a baking related app aimed at new bakers/ people wanting to fit in baking within their bust schedule. I have found working on projects that I personally can relate to has helped me a lot as I can imagine myself as a user and enjoy researching into the topic. Another thing I said I wanted to do more of last year was bring more illustrations into my work which I have managed to achieve. Slide 2: As I am surrounded by Graphic designers on a daily basis I decided to look at interviewing someone from a different creative discipline to see how things alter for them compared to us. For my creative report I spoke to Kate Mottershaw, a graduate from Leeds University last year. I found it interesting to talk to someone who is of a similar age to me and is so successful as it encourages me to push myself. I found her on instagram after seeing some work she did for a bakery I follow and used this as a way of starting conversation with her. Slide 3: Over all I found the creative report challenging as I didnt know who to get in contact with at first and struggled finding an appropriate way to approach them. I messaged lots of people and didn't get any responses so at one point I did give up and was very disheartened. Once I got a response from Kate it encouraged me to message more people. I learnt that having good conversation opener about something personal to the designer works well as it did with kate. I contacted a lot of people from different areas in particularly illustrators and interior designers. Slide 4: Pitching an idea: Im not really a big fan of presenting and find it a daunting task therefore having someone up there to present with me is one of the things I really liked about this brief. I find presenting with someone makes me panic less and relax more as I know I have someone to back me up if I forget what to say. It was interesting to have such an open brief and open budget however it did result in a lot of different and overly ambitious ideas. The only downside to working in a group on such an open brief was trying to get ideas across and executed in the way in which we desired as a team. Sometimes work produced by certain members was a bit different to how we expected it to look and in reflection communication may have been lacking. Slide 5: Primary School: When I finish this degree I wish to do a PGCE in primary education. I currently volunteer at a primary school in huddersfield to get some experience in the field to make sure it is something I definitely want to go into. I really enjoy working at the school and find it a nice break from doing uni work but it means I still do something productive with my time. Slide 6: Summer: Over summer my plans are to relax mainly. As well as carry on working in primary school to gain more experience. I also plan on looking more into universities that offer the course I am wanting to do and potentially go to some open days and book some sessions that may help with teaching. Slide 7: I really enjoy going to events around Leeds and enjoy how much there is going on and how busy it is. I get a real buzz off the atmosphere and find it really inspiring. I in particularly love going to light night and it is something I look forward to visiting every year. Slide 8: New skills: I have recently been on some photoshoots with my friend who is a Fashion Promotion student at Huddersfield University. I've found it really interesting seeing what goes on behind the scenes and experiencing the life of someone doing a different degree to me. I hope to do more of this next year and develop these skills.