There are some things I
always struggle with for PPP; I'm not good at juggling tasks so
setting aside enough time in between other modules and briefs to
commit to PPP was difficult. That being said this year I did persist
and managed to give a good amount of effort and time to this module
spaced out over the course of a few months. The main downside of this
was leaving large gaps between work bursts made me more critical of
what I had already produced making me go back over it, changing
things, wasting time and over thinking the projects.
For the taking care of
business brief I had some issues, but nothing out of the standard
issues that come with working in groups. I felt that all the
initiative, drive and organising was done by me alone and although
most task set were completed it was a struggle to pick up after
others and make sure everyone was staying on task. Consistently I was
the only member to attend every meet up and complete everything on
time and this was frustrating, especially when one member didn't even
turn up for the presentation, I think if there had been more
commitment on all parts we would've been a lot stronger. Complaining
aside I did really enjoy what we achieved and I think it could've
been a viable business, one I perhaps might pursue over the summer
when I have more time and less commitments.
The self branding was
the first time I had tackled a branding project this year and I did
enjoy the challenge, however there was a lot more I wish I could've
done with it. While working on my own brand I also produced some
branding for a few other projects and learnt a lot from these,
however when looking back at my own work I didn't feel it fully
measured up to what I was capable of. I was reluctant to start again
seeing as I had already committed a lot of time and effort to the
project so I persisted and tweaked but it was never as strong as I
hoped it could've been, but that's a lesson for next year, more
branding practice will make sure I produce a stronger brand next
time.
As far as personal
promotion, studio visits, exhibitions and work placements go I
haven't done anywhere near enough. I work myself up and get scared
when it comes to emailing and phoning people and this holds me back
in so many ways. I struggle to maintain the basic forms on social
media and so have signed up for linked in, twitter, behance etc but
haven't done anything with the profiles, for this I am disappointed
in myself and it's something that needs to change drastically if I
hope to ever forge a career in this industry. I've become determined
to gain work experience in a graphic design and illustration studio
to fully understand and learn about both of my disciplines and I need
to start the work for it now. It all comes back to my struggle to
make a first step and to keep spinning different plates, its
difficult to keep on top of so many little things, all of which I can
remember to do when I have no time and forget the minute I'm free. I
have gotten better at organising myself, keeping a diary and
timetabling my weeks, but I need to be persistent and more thorough
with this in order to fully evolve into the professional I want to
be.
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