There was initial despair following the posting of first assignment results when only two students gained a direct pass. I, along with the remainder of my colleagues, received a referral which, considering the effort which was put into the submission, was personally disappointing.
However, when it transpired most errors were due to minor technical oversights it was a relief to know that I had been able to convey the technological terminology satisfactorily.
The workload and pace are now beginning to increase significantly with a greater designer influence being determined through our website planning tasks which dovetail neatly with the study of typography and grid systems. These have a strong newspaper influence – an area in which I have felt very much at home.
Running alongside the introductory lectures to the two new assignments has been the production of an electronic Christmas greetings card which proved challenging as I was unfamiliar with the appropriate design programmes.
A little help from others via a quick tutorial enabled me to put in a basic entry but viewing the offerings from colleagues has made me realise I will need to practice on design applications much more than others who are more familiar with the programmes being used.
As we moved more into newspaper and magazine based design I made an hour-long presentation using my past experience as an editor and publisher of my former magazine which illustrated many of the terms and techniques we are now encountering and was pleased with the complimentary feedback I received.
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