Overall I've enjoyed 502 over the year as it provided me the opportunity to work on areas of my practice that I can't develop within other modules such as networking through the creative report and presentation skills through Life's a Pitch and reflective practice. Furthermore this module has given me a place to explore client work outside on university as well as other opportunities that have been presented throughout the year such as working as part of a student exchange. I've found the creative report the most helpful brief within this module as it has built up my confidence when contacting professionals as before I was nervous about 'bothering' them or saying the wrong thing. However after talking to people within the industry I no longer feel as nervous as people are willing to talk to you especially if your asking about their practice and work as designers want people to be interesting in what they're doing. Furthermore this brief has given me the opportunity to research and explore the possibility of going freelance as this is something that has always interested me. However based on the advice given by Benjamin Craven and Hungry Sandwich Club I feel I need to develop my experience first within industry rather than going straight into freelance at the end of level 6. In response to this I've looked at getting work experience in small studios and bigger companies in order to see what works best for me.
In relation to Life's a Pitch I enjoyed working within my group as we all worked well together, delegating roles effectively whilst making decisions as a group. The only difficulty within this brief was managing our time as both myself and Emma had to take a week out before pitching as we took part in the Berlin trip within university. However due to effective time management we managed to get all designs finished early meaning the pitch could be put together once I returned as I was pitching with Fluer. Although as a group we focused too much on the design of the system rather than the concept and idea behind I personally think our final outcomes where simple and effective, providing the opportunity for easy navigation around the new building. However we needed to focus more on the idea as a pitch needs to get people on board with your idea rather than showcase a finished outcome. Despite this I feel the mistakes made within this brief have allowed me to learn the difference between a presentation and a pitch and the idea of really selling your idea. In relation to the actual pitch I felt this allowed me to develop my presentation skills further in preparation for reflective practice.
In addition the reflective practise presentation allowed me to focus my attention onto what I want to work on during summer leading into level 6. My main focus is work experience and improving my editorial and motion graphic skills as I want to improve the work I made in 504 as although I did well in relation to grades within this module I was personally unhappy with the work I created as I felt it wasn't good enough to be seen in a professional environment. This was the main focus of my presentation as this drove the rest of the work I created throughout the year as I didn't want to submit work I wasn't happy with again. Overall the actual pitch went well as the presentations I've done through out the year have allowed me to become more relaxed when presenting as I've become more and more used to the process and become more comfortable speaking in front of a group of people.
Overall 502 has allowed me to develop my communication skills within a professional environment in relation to the creative report as well as communication within a group and too a group in Life's a Pitch and reflective practice. These are key skills I wanted to improve upon after last year as I felt a lot more nervous when approaching people in industry and presenting.
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