Brief #1: Hello, my name is...

The first brief for my course was called ‘Hello My Name Is…’ we needed to use an A2 board and our layout & typography skills, to introduce ourselves to the class. 

I started this brief by drawing a mind map of my interests, skills, and where I would like to see myself in the future. I decided that I wanted my piece to be portrait, working from top to bottom in chronological order. Although being in chronological order made it easier for me to read I think it made the final piece boring and obvious with what was coming next.

I sketched different ideas and layouts for this in my book, working out where to put each subject I wanted to talk about so that the piece would flow successfully.

I created my final piece for ‘Hello My Name Is…’ in CorelDRAW, as this was a software I was semi-confident in using. 

At first my final piece was very bland as it was images on a white background, so I wanted to add something (I didn't really know what). I decided on black dots to add shape, I felt at the time that these helped the piece to flow. Looking back, I feel that these dots were more distracting than anything else and  had no meaning to them.

If I were to change anything about this piece I would change the overall layout and the background. I do really enjoy the layout for the different sections however I don’t feel they fit altogether successfully.

Thanks for reading, 

Poppy xx

It’s been a while...

So much has changed and I have so much to update you. Where to start?

I completed my apprenticeship!

I finished my Level 2 in Business Administration and was kept on at my job! I am still in this job and loving it everyday.

I’m learning to love fitness.

After a long-term relationship and a habit of stress eating my life away I had come to the realisation I was fitting into a Size 16 better then I was my usual size 12. Neither of these sizes are good or bad but we all know when we’ve pushed the limit into an unhealthy weight.

I realised I needed to make a change and one I would enjoy or I just wouldn’t stick at it. I joined a local gym and worked with an in house PT for 10 sessions of an hour. My gym routine is still constantly evolving as I learn but I feel as if I have come a long way so far and my aim is only to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

I went back to uni!

Two years ago, little old me quit uni and said ‘No! I am never going back’. This year after starting to embrace change I considered what I love most. Art. I thrive from an artistic surrounding. Something I’ve never spoken much of here.

I took a look at my qualifications, my strengths and where I would like to see myself as an adult. I applied late, only July of this year but I got in to study in September. Now here I am studying a Degree in Visual Communication: Graphic Design.

  

I’ve taken a while to get everything back on track and stay balanced (or so I’m trying)! I have had a think about my blog and decided I want to add more of my art into it, so kind of an 'in the life of an art student', as well as still speaking of everything lifestyle. I hope you enjoy this little twist as much as I do!

Thanks for reading,

Poppy!