PPD PRESENTATION

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I have really enjoyed this brief, in all honesty, a lot more than I first thought I would when we were first briefed. I have especially enjoyed having this amount of time to really develop drawing styles. I am pleased that I chose to start my sketchbook of drawings right at the start as it has allowed me time to really see developments or at least interesting changes in my drawing style. I don't feel that the blind drawings necessarily improved, but they certainly varied in style and quality from day to day, which I often find is the case with my drawing ability. I actually think the book itself and the images within it are more visually interesting than the more polished and developed ideas I did separately. I enjoyed looking at other artists styles of line drawing, and experimenting with line thickness, frequency and length. If I had gone on to develop a final piece, I think I would have continued the free, experimental style and I would have liked to begin experimentation with working onto 3d objects, or even just a wall as a surface, like Erone, rather than sticking with paper. The main aspect of this project that I enjoyed and would like to take forward is the idea of working with found implements rather than just sticking with the conventional pen.

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RATIONALE

BRIEF:

Overcoming the issues found with joining Leeds college of art graphic design course

WHO NEEDS TO KNOW?

1st year graphic design students joining the college

WHAT DO THEY NEED TO KNOW:

That they should not be afraid to try new things, experiment, make mistakes and generally step out of their comfort zone.

WHY DO THEY NEED TO KNOW?

To encourage them to learn new things and not work this out at the end of the year when its a bit too late.

WHAT WILL THEY RESPOND TO?

exciting, interesting design, possibly interactive and relevant to the concept.

WHAT RESEARCH IS REQUIRED?

Questionaire/survey/interviews with current 1st years; how did they find the first year? did the experiment/wish that they had experimented? did they learn from their mistakes?

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