Review of Semester One IxD301 & IxD302 IxD301 Portfolio Site – I really enjoyed the process of developing my own portfolio site, it is something that I can be really proud of and also something that will help me to promote myself as a designer. The skills I have learned over those 7 weeks are […]
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IxD302 – My Final Proposal
IxD302 – My Final Proposal Below is the link which will take you to a PDF of my final Proposal for the Development of a Brand and Website for Hill Street Belfast. hill-street-belf-proposal-draft1 Review of the task… I found this task very enjoyable, but most of all, informative! I learnt so much about the details […]
IxD302 – My Product Pitch concept…
IxD302 – My Product Pitch concept… NoMoo Presentation Pitch – Emma McGurren – NoMoo (1) Reviewing my pitch… On the day I performed my pitch to Daniel, as I had an interview on the initial scheduled date. The pitch went well, as In the idea was good and my approach to the presentation was good. […]
IxD302 – Week 10 – Proof of Concept and Initial Research
IxD302 – Week 10 Proof of Concept and Initial Research During week 10, we focused on starting to research the users and seeing if our chosen project was needed/required. We began the week by completing a SWOT analysis of our initial idea. SWOT Analysis enables you to identify your ideas Strengths and Weaknesses, possible Opportunities and […]
IxD302 – Week 11 Lecture Content – Intellectual Property
IxD302 – Week 11 Lecture Content Intellectual Property Copyright – Copyright refers to the legal right of the owner of intellectual property. In simpler terms, copyright is the right to copy. This means that the original creators of products and anyone they give authorisation to are the only ones with the exclusive right […]
IxD302 – Proposal development
IxD302 – Proposal development Aim of the project… This project is all about getting us familiar with the business side of design. Official paperwork may not seem very appealing to us as designers, however it’s a requirement if we want to keep our work and business professional, and in the long run less stressful. Project […]
IxD302 – Research – How should designers charge for their work?
IxD302 – Research How should designers charge for their work? During our week 6 lecture with Daniel, we briefly discussed how we as designers should be charging for our work/services. I found this to be a really interesting topic for discussion and decided to do a lot more research on it. It interested me not […]
IxD302 – Week 6 – The Business of Design
IxD302 – Week 5 – The Business of Design Proposals This week we began looking at Proposals, something that as designers we are going to become accustomed to creating in the future, But what is it?… “A proposal is a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others.” […]
IxD302 – Week 4 – Interview skills
IxD302 – Week 4 – Interview skills Potential Questions and preparing answers… This week we began discussing the vital topic of interviews, very important for us at the minute, as we need to start preparing ourselves for the potential placement interviews. Today’s lecture was a great way of getting us started and motivated. Interviews are […]
IxD302 – Week 3 – Some light reading…
IxD302 – Week 3 – Some light reading… Whilst we were on topic this week, I decided to go head hunting for some more advice on how to get prepared for becoming a young professional. You know what they say, “Fail to Prepare, Prepare to fail!”… and I don’t want to fail… so I’m preparing. […]