Presentation overview & Feedback
Overview & Notes
What I want out of the year and what I want to be doing to get there, focusing on my presence, placement opportunities, investigation and exploration into focused disciplines and issues.
Importance of tying together contextual aspects, professional aspects and practical skills.
Me and Joe want to start up a studio so this was a focus within this slide, not only the business itself but an exhibition revolving around risograph printing to bring some exposure in on us. A placement would benefit in learning about how things work professionally but also possible employment while possibly running equip on a part time basis if work was slow, just to keep the money coming in.
Networking will be a focus too through events and social media, re-doing my Linkedin creating it more personal rather than under last years Blank Pigment studio name which is not non existent, pushing a professional image through Behance and gaining some recognition that way is important too this year.
A few areas I have been investigating over the summer relating to my COP plans and how I want to approach extended practice, I produce a poster and some experimental type as a practical investigation on some of these subjects.
My COP question subject to change but already I have started looking into certain areas that relate to typography, the internet, technology and progress within the creative industry.
A few briefs have been clarified and wrote, all been underpin by subjects revolving around COP but offering a variety of outcomes and benefits from engaging with them.
Hoping for visiting professionals to work alongside my plans this year, Dr Me and Ditto Press especially to help influence ideas of the relationship between hands on and digital & contemporary and tradition (Dr Me) and hopefully Ditto Press will help spark ideas for the riso exhibition.
Il be keeping an open mind when it comes to changing my briefs and plans during the year as the main aim is to be employed or running equip successfully at the end of the year.
Feedback & Progress plan
Overall feedback was good , although it was suggested I had a lot going on and need to focus down on what underpins this year in a more concise and focused way. I totally agree with this as from the start of the presentation I was confusing myself with all the different subject areas I was discussing.
To help synthesis COP, PPP and Extended practice as I proposed I think narrowing down to 2-3 key areas of investigation will be beneficial, at current typography, technology and print within a digital age will tie together nice. All briefs within extended practice should consider these thoughts in various ways to keep things well informed yet still allow me to create diverse outcomes due to the nature of the briefs and there possible outcomes.
Keep an open mind to external events, exhibitions to submit too to get some good possible recognition.
Engage with live briefs from visiting professionals, this is a good way of engaging with briefs from people involved in the creative sector, challenging myself more than academic and self initiated briefs hopefully learning some skills that will influence my professional practice while also been an opportunity to network.
Begin NOW looking for studios that resonate with my ways of thinking if possible, if not any experience is good experience not only for future employment but to feed into mine and Joe's plans with running and starting up studio equip.
Begin research driven travel brief with:
Choice Cuts Exhbition
Manchester Artist Bookfair
Light Night
Baltic Mill
Plan time every week to learn software and coding to fulfill my aims; after effects, dreamweaver, font lab.
Contact footprint regarding risograph exhbition and start thinking of ideas with Joe of possible locations.
Get COP question finalized and some research gathered around a few possible subjects that resonate around question.
