The first module. How did it go?
Overall, pretty well. There were of course moments where I stressed myself out, cried, over loaded myself and stayed up far too late to be fully awake the next day but I feel like this first module has given me a good understanding of the kind of person I need to be for the next three years. We all have ideas in our head on how to be the perfect student- organised, good work ethic, finding a balance of social life and studies, but becoming this person isn't always an easy transition, this first module has shaped my character closer to the design student ideal and hopefully I'll be able to balance briefs and projects and home life a lot more successfully for the second module.
I've certainly progressed in illustrator- that much can be said. From not really understanding the programme at all I now feel confident and happy when using the software, hell, I even look forward to messing about with it now. And the success doesn't end with illustrator, the whole process of creation feels a lot clearer thanks to the first module. From research to sketching to production I can't say I feel completely comfortable with it, but I certainly feel a lot less awkward about coming up with ideas, developing them and producing products and prints- though whether I'm good at it or not I still feel unsure.
What never ceases to amaze me is the difference in work, comparing things I produced over the summer to my posters from studio brief five. September feels like years, not months ago and I can already feel my designs changing and progressing towards an unknown brighter future. So despite the late nights and the stress and the money spent on supplies I can honestly already see a difference, it's comforting, it makes all the effort worth while and it's a genuinely satisfying feeling that I live for.
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