Project
Proposal
I have
thoroughly looked into a range of progression roots including 3rd
years at university and looking into different job roles that I could go into
after my foundation degree. I looked into what sort of skills I will need for
each and what things that would be expected of me. From this I identified
weaknesses and gaps within my skill set that I can work on and improve which
will then help me as I progress on to further study or straight into work. From
this I have come up with a project proposal that will fit in all of the areas I
need to improve upon such as communication with clients, creating a variety of
small and large projects that I can then use to bulk up my portfolio and also
help me gain skills using new software and researching more thoroughly.
For this
project I am going to do one large project and also a range of mini projects.
For the larger project I intend to approach the dance department of the college
and produce some advertising material for them such as dance show posters,
general advertisement for the department and also I hope to create a range of
designs for white wall space within the department. These are big white wall
space which I can create designs for which will brighten it up and make it look
more appealing than just blank space. I hope to take the project as far as
possible, working closely with the dance department so that I can work with
them on any future projects that they may have lined up. I intend to work
closely with the department and also use other departments within the college
such as photography, I will approach photography students as I will need
photographs of dancers for my project – this will fulfil the criteria of
working closely with others and clients, essentially helping me improve my
communication skills. These skills will then be valuable for both a 3rd
year top up course and also in industry working within a studio. Because the
project is solely done by myself it is up to me to present ideas to clients and
speak by myself, there is not other peers or group members to take lead – I am
not confident giving and presenting ideas so by having to do this it will help
me improve and build upon my confidence. By doing mini projects also I can work
on my time management skills – smaller projects with have a much tighter
deadline than a larger project, for example I could just do a small project
that would need an outcome by the end of the day or there could be another that
would have a weekly deadline. So by having tight deadlines to comply to it will
help me manage time better – in a job deadlines will be key therefore I will
need to keep on top of what projects need to be completed when. I could create
a timetable to help me keep track visually of what needs to be completed when.
There
will be a lot of research involved within the project. A requirement of my
progression was that I need to develop my research skills – I am not thorough
with my analysis and research so doing a lot of research will help me develop
this skill. For the dance department advertising project I am going to research
other dance studios and companies and look at the way they advertise and look
at the way they use colour, composition and shape. In particular I will look at
Melbourne Dance Company and their advertisements – they in particular have
significant and distinguished adverts for their dance studio that will be an
influence to me when making my own designs. I will research shape within dance,
the shapes they make for dance moves etc, I will then try and incorporate these
shapes into my designs. Another influence will be Jessica Walsh, from a recent
project I did which was based on Jessica Walsh I remember one of her projects
which I will look to for influence for my project – it is her Aizone project
where she used items such as ribbons, hair and paint to make lettering and
words, I want to do something similar within my project. I will not only
research things relating to the project but I will also research tutorials and
how to use software, this will fulfil a requirement that I need to improve for
my progression. I want to learn more about using different software as I need
to be more competent using different software such as illustrator because I am
not that good using this software as of yet.
Throughout
the project I will come across successes and failures within the design process
and also within the way I work and learn. I have already identified weaknesses
within my skill set which I will develop throughout this project and expand on
which will help me along my progression whether it be into a 3rd
year top up course or into a design studio job. A good way to assess successes
and failures is tutorials with my tutor, this will enable me to showcase my
work which I have already produced and also hand in written assignments for
initial marking so that I can have feedback and my tutor can make notes on what
I can change etc for written pieces of work whilst also telling me what they
like, don’t like and make suggestions on practical design work. Feedback is a
good way for me to track progress – I can see what projects are going well and
what isn’t going so well.
Contacts
Contact Name
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Email Address
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Thomas Berriman (Burton College Performing Arts Teaching And Learning
Technician)
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Thomas.Berriman@bsdc.ac.uk
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Jane (Burton College Deputy Head Of Performing Arts)
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(To be confirmed)
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Hardy Signs, Burton
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sales@hardysigns.co.uk
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Costing and funding
Funding for:
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Total Cost:
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Adobe Creative Cloud Software (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop etc.)
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£15 per month
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Printing costs for final outcomes
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Dependant on size of print
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Vinyl
printing (hardy signs)
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£25
per sq metre
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*ADDITIONAL COSTINGS NEEDED THROUGHOUT PROJECT*
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Timescales and deadlines
Week
Beginning
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Task
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What
do I need to do?
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Resources
Needed
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04/11/2013
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Meet client(s) to discuss project
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Arrange a meeting with the client(s) to discuss the project – gather
information about what they require, what sorts of things they would like to
see.
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Notepad to note down requirements etc.
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Start to generate initial ideas
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Start and draw up some ideas, make list of what things I need to
include within my designs.
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Drawing and Sketching Materials
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*TUTORIAL
WITH TUTOR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS*
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11/11/2013
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Continue generating ideas
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Draw up some more ideas, think about colours, shape, layout etc.
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Drawing and Sketching Materials
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Meet with dance and photography students gather photographs produced
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Meet with both dance and photography students to brief them on what
sort of photographs I want and then gather final photographs.
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Photography
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Mock up some digital designs of initial ideas
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Using software such as Illustrator and Photoshop start and create some
digital designs of my initial ideas.
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Design Software: Photoshop, Illustrator
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Arrange meeting with client(s) to discuss initial ideas and showcase
work.
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Meet with the client(s) to show them my initial ideas. Gather feedback
and take away any more info on requirements for the brief.
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Notepad to note down feedback etc.
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Look back on feedback and think about idea development
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Look over the feedback received from the client(s) What did the like?
What did the not like? What so I need to change/develop? Start to think about
idea developments.
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*TUTORIAL
WITH TUTOR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS*
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18/11/2013
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Start idea development
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Start to develop the best initial ideas, first on paper then in a
computer program such as Illustrator and Photoshop.
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Design Software: Photoshop, Illustrator
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25/11/2013
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Arrange a further meeting with the client(s) to show them idea
developments
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Meet with client(s) to show them developments made. See which idea
they want to carry forward to be the final designs. Gather feedback.
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Notepad to note down feedback etc.
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02/12/2012
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Work on idea developments to produce a final design
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Work on information gathered from client; use this to draw up final
design.
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Drawing and Sketching Materials
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Work on final idea
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Now that I have a drawn up final idea, start to develop and create the
final product in the design software.
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Drawing and Sketching Materials
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*TUTORIAL WITH TUTOR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS*
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09/12/2013
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Make final amendments of final design, ensure fulfils all criteria set
by client(s)
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Make any final changes to final design before client meeting. Make
sure it fulfils all requirements set by the client(s) in previous meetings.
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Drawing and Sketching Materials
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Arrange final meeting with client(s) to show them the final outcome
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Final meet with the client to show them the final outcomes of their
brief. This will be their last change to inform me of any small changes that
need to be made before submission and printing of the final product.
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Notepad to note down final feedback on designs, any final changes
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Contingency Time
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Ensure majority of project is finished by this date to allow extra
time in case anything else needs changing at last minute – I will have time
allowed for this before deadline.
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16/12/2013
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Contingency Time
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Make sure project finished before this date – allow this week as extra
time in case anything went wrong along the process in past weeks.
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*DEADLINE 18TH
DECEMBER 2013*
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