IxD301 – ELE After reviewing a lot of different ideas I have been having for the elements project, I realised after a discussion with my sister, who is 17 years old, just after completing her GCSEs and found chemistry to be her most difficult subject. I realised that I felt the same when I was […]
IxD301 – My exploration of ideas
IxD301 – My exploration of ideas I have had quite a few ideas for the elements project. As always I start generating ideas with some sketches and bubble maps. I then went Post-It note crazy and wrote down all of the words that come to mind whenever I think of “Elements”. I find these to […]
IxD301 – Exploration of the new brief
IxD301 – Exploration of the new brief Our latest project for IxD301 is called “The Elements Project”. We have been asked to present five of the elements, designing them along with a home section. It can be either a webpage, tablet/mobile device or even something that doesn’t exist yet. It is very important to remember […]
IxD302 – Week 7 – Talk with Ronan Mc Kinless
IxD302 – Week 7 – Talk with Ronan Mc Kinless During our week 7 lecture, Daniel got a little break and we Ronan McKinless, Lead of UX at Octopus Energy, came to speak to us and give us advice about placement and which roles would be the best to apply for. Ronan’s views were very […]
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. […]
IxD302 – Week 3 – Office Etiquette and professionalism
IxD302 – Week 3 – Office Etiquette and professionalism Today’s lecture was all about preparing us for the professional work life… something I haven’t had very much experience. However I’m pretty confident that I will be able to learn quickly and adjust from the casual shop assistant role in my local shop, where I deal […]