This week in Daniel’s class, we looked at the essential needs when applying for a job. The following are needed when applying: A CV A cover letter A portfolio CV What is it? A CV is a concise, formal document that summarises your education, skills and experience. It should be easily read and referenced and explain … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Two: Applying for a Job”
For this week’s tasks, we were asked to create a set of high resolution mock-ups for our portfolio website. For my mock-ups, I firstly used my sketchbook to create a series of sketches and wireframes. (insert wireframe sketches) Next, I used the programme Figma to begin building my mock-ups digitally. Home Page: Case Study Example … Continue reading “IXD301 – Portfolio: Mock-Ups”
In Kyle’s class, we began to look at what content is, and where it comes from. We took a look at the different sources of content, and the benefits of content curation. Why is content curation useful? Become an expert in content Easier than creating your own Shows that you’re focused and dedicated Allows you … Continue reading “IXD301 – Week Two: Content & User Job Stories”
I began my development of my portfolio on paper – as most of my projects begin. Firstly, I created a site map on paper that would allow me to figure out what each part of my project would lead to. This was helpful in finding out what pages I needed to create in my portfolio. … Continue reading “IXD301 – Portfolio: Sketching & Wireframes”
Daniel assigned us a few tasks to complete for this week, which can be seen above. I will be writing short paragraphs on six design companies around the globe, half of which will be local companies, and the other half of which will be international. Local Bag of Bees Bag of Bees is a strategic … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week One: Tasks”
Today was our first lesson in Daniel’s class in Creative Entrepreneurship. He introduced us to the work we would be covering throughout this semester, by helpfully taking us through a week-to-week plan. As Daniel explained to us, the aims for this module are as follows: To introduce a range of professional practices within the creative … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week One: Introduction”
One of our tasks for this week was to begin our research for our portfolio sites. This will help me to better understand what works well in a successful portfolio, and how to come about making something that employers will like. On the other hand, it will also help me to better understand what I … Continue reading “IXD301 – Portfolio: Research & Discovery”
For this task, we were asked to create a content audit for our portfolio site. This would allow us to see what we needed to include in our site, and what pages we needed to create to convey this content, and what images and text I would need to gather for my portfolio site. This … Continue reading “IXD301 – Content Audit Task”
In our introductory week into second year of Interaction Design, Kyle talked through what we would be covering this year, and what projects we would be producing in the next coming weeks. Kyle also talked us through this module’s content and an overview of the project, which was all about creating a Portfolio site to … Continue reading “IXD301 – Week One: Introduction & Briefing”
This past year, while new and exciting, has been rather difficult – I’m sure plenty others can agree the same. Beginning university in the midst of a pandemic has definitely shown its problems and obstacles. But I’ve really surprised myself this year at my determination to do great, and proven that I’m much more capable … Continue reading “Semester Two: Reflection”