Guest Lecturer – Ronan McKinless – digital designer “What kind of designer?” Part one Job roles in the industry What kind of designer do you want to be? All your different skills apply and can transfer. Part of your job is to learn the intricacies of the different mediums you’ll be working in. Skills & […]
Author: Leonie Smyth
ixd301 week 07 critique reflection and tasks
Portfolio Site Critique & Elements Brief Deliverable 2 – Elements Project Due – week 13 2019 international year of the periodic table Understanding the periodic table – groups and columns Brief Design and create a digital product to explain elements from the periodic table. The periodic table as we know, is a table of chemical […]
ixd302 week 06 reflection and tasks
Week 06 Brief Request for Proposal By now your research should have given you an understanding of the benefits to writing a UX Proposal before undertaking work to manage expectations and provide some legal protection. While you may not be involved in the writing of them for any company you work for, they will be […]
ixd302 week 05 critique reflection and tasks
CV Cover Letter Week 05 CV Critique Keep everything same point size Include visual identity, wordmark at top Rearrange, feels disconnected Include blog, portfolio Cover Letter Critique Text smaller Needs to look same as CV 10pt text size Change line ‘Hiring Manager’ – find out actual person to address Implement grid structure Critique Reflection […]
ixd302 week 04 reflection and tasks
Week 04 Interview Skills Core Values Never done – Willing to learn (most employers value this) Challenge convention – push the boundaries Impact Together- Be a team player Bring you – Personality (enthusiasm) Be an advocate- user-centred approach What are your values? They should make you employable/be desirable to an employer Prior experience Make any […]
ixd302 week 03 reflection and tasks
Week 03 Studio Etiquette Basic Rules Be pleasant and enthusiastic Be on time Dress appropriately Use headphones for music (at a volume you can still hear people) Keep your own volume down Don’t gossip Keep areas clean (and help out) Don’t bring smelly food in Offer tea/coffee if you drink it Don’t be afraid to […]
ixd302 week 02 reflection and tasks
Week 02 Applying for a Job Note – Join NI Design Chat on Slack What do you need when applying for a job? CV Cover Letter Portfolio CV What is this? A concise, formal document that summarises your education, skills, and experience. It should be easily read and referenced and explain who you are. What […]
ixd302 week 01 reflection and tasks
Week 01 Module Intro Assessment Body of work 60% Research and Prototypes 40% 20 credit point module 200 hours of work – most is independent study Note – Aide Memoire on Blackboard Timeline Week 01- introduction and workshop Week 02- applying for a job Week 03- etiquette Week 04- interview skills Deliverable 01 – CV […]
ixd301 week 06 reflection and tasks
Week 06 Social storytelling, money to made by building up relationships Read – purple cow Seth Godin It all starts with a story. We are all storytellers. You want your story to stick in someone’s memory. Tell the story of you!! Get social- start a conversation Tell the story of you work Using social media […]
ixd301 week 04 reflection and tasks
Week 04 Back to basics Html – written in lowercase Html tags – mostly in pairs Web browsers- this displays the website, the html Basic document setup <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> </body> Html headings <h1> </h> Html paragraph <p> this is a paragraph </p> Html links <a href=https://www.w3schools,com>this is a link</a> Html images <img src=”w3schools.jpeg”alt=”w3schools.com” […]