OUGD406 (Studio Brief 4) Speaking from experience

Speaking From Experience

Brief

Produce a graphic response/ graphic product /piece of work that makes a statement, comment, observation or gives advice about your experience on your first year of this course. Work with any appropriate media or format and develop and identify the content will be entertaining, advisory or informative.

Background / Considerations

Think about the new experiences that you have had, the difficulties that you have overcome and the new people you have met and the life skills you have acquired this year. Remember what it was like starting your first week, how did you feel and what emotions did you experience? Excitement, trepidation, fear or did you feel overwhelmed. You might have benefited from some advice, opinions and insight from others that have experienced the same transition. What might you say, do or give to next years graphic design students to make the transition into the student experience, particularly this course more welcoming?

In this brief we have been asked to produce a graphic response that makes a statement, or advice about our own experiences. We have been asked to rewrite the brief for our own personal use. I wanted to direct my response at Leeds College of Art students specifically, as I feel I will be able to provide something very useful, as I was in this position myself. 

Brief:

When becoming a first year student at Leeds College of Art, it is important that you are able to manage your new way of living effectively. Time management within your degree course is not the only thing you need to be aware of, but also how to find your way in a new city, how to keep yourself healthy, and just generally getting used to your new lifestyle.

Create a graphic response that demonstrates to a first year student at Leeds College of Art how to manage these issues while keeping it informal and student friendly. This can be produced in any format, but it also must be available to download from eStudio so that students can access this at any time. 

Background and Considerations:

Think about the effects of being a first year has had on you, and if you could specify any errors made how can they be avoided. It would be useful to get your current peers opinions on any experiences that they have overcame during first year. 

Mandatory Requirements:

Ongoing documentation on your blog.

Visual design development, such as sketches, digital mock ups and test prints.

Deliverables:

Design sheets, any sketchbooks and notebooks.

Resolved design ideas in a suitable format.