Studio Task 1 - Review Your Identity

Todays task was a group exercise where we talked in small groups about what we've done over the summer and how that's informed any potential changes that may have occurred in ourselves or our approach to design.

Summer

Personally I did very little over the summer other concentrate very heavily on the world cup, something which informed my summer project. I didn't really feel the need to interact with the design industry over summer, as I felt like I'd changed plenty in my first year at uni, and wanted to spend the summer concentrating on getting myself back to the way I was before uni, as I felt a lot more comfortable with myself this time last year than I do now.

That said, I did go with my dad and step-mum to see a family friend who runs the design company I did some work experience with when I was in college, and I spoke to him briefly about uni and potentially doing a placement with him over the coming summer. We didn't speak too much about this though as it was his sons first birthday, so it wasn't really the best time, but it was more of a case of reminding him that I exist than anything else.

My Branding

I spoke about how my process and approach to design hadn't changed at all due to my lack of influences over summer, and that I was still the same person with the same opinions on how things should be done. It was suggested that the rigidity in my decisions and thought process might reflect geometric shapes which is something that I could use in my personal branding.

We discussed the idea of not wanting to describe yourself as a 'graphic designer' in those words, because you could potentially sell yourself better as some sort of specialist, or give yourself a unique and intriguing job title.