tag:stephaniepage.blog.co.uk,2009-11-09:/MokoFeed2009-11-09T14:11:01+01:00tag:stephaniepage.blog.co.uk,2007-10-19:/2007/10/19/not_turning_off_from_design_when_at_the_~3160096/Picassofish2007-10-19T09:28:09+02:002007-10-19T09:29:36+02:00 <p>Whilst currently spending my evenings sifting throught every scrap of research I can find on 'flexible spaces' and optical illusions it occured to me to consider the design in my office. Like many, I'm sure, I have a 9-5 job a few days a week at Carillion mostly consisting of editing and formatting documents. To my great delight yesterday I was asked to design a mini brochures for the schools Carillion built in Leeds to give to prospective clients. </p> <p>Simple in layout maybe, but I realised that for the first time in about 10 months I'm actually beginning to enjoy designing again! This is quite a break through for me, as I'm now starting to appreciate ervry-day design all around me and this makes me hungry to do well this year. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://stephaniepage.blog.co.uk/2007/10/19/not_turning_off_from_design_when_at_the_~3160096/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:stephaniepage.blog.co.uk,2007-10-17:/2007/10/17/new_academic_year_flexible_spaces~3150756/Picassofish2007-10-17T15:20:05+02:002007-10-17T15:20:05+02:00 <p>This is my starting point for the year. Trying to avoid completely the specifics which could be linked to "spacial design" such as theatre/exhibition set design. The reason for this being that this is where I slipped up big time last year. This is actually my second shot shot at level 3 design and I am not going to make the following mistakes again:</p> <p>1. Taking on a project of which I don't have the technical knowledge<br>2. Don't rely on one person's guidence/knowledge to support you<br>3. Use the mediums you're most comfortable with for delivering your work<br>4. Not setting regular deadlines. I'm the type of person who needs structure, not just waiting till the end of the year to hand it all in.<br>5. You don't have to try and incorporate your career ambitions into your final years wor. Finish degree now, career later.</p> <p>So, for now it's the felxible spaces. Thinking about the literal and non-literal manings to form a coherant project. This year I want to use what I have learned and gathered over the last few years at uni and incorporate personal interests, things that really excite me, attention grabbing and engrossing.<br></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://stephaniepage.blog.co.uk/2007/10/17/new_academic_year_flexible_spaces~3150756/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>