Relaxing is the trend, & everyone's in style (bar me)

The half term has been great to have some time to do some of the things I enjoy and rest in my spare time. I have been working for the most part during half term but even the fact that all the kids were off school meant I could glide to work each morning, which in turn meant I could roll out of bed last minute before making my way to work.

I thought on occasion about what grade I may have gotten for my first project, I have tried to push it from my mind as I do tend to obsess and stress when it comes to things out of my control.

In my spare time I have done some drawing which is something I always like to do to relax and kill some time. I have produced this picture my using hand drawing, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

I thought as I didn’t have too much to say that was relevant to the course I would use this opportunity to post some of the work I have produced in the past so here is a couple of my Illustrations from my degree course.

On the whole I have had a good half term, and I have used the opportunity to burn the candle at both ends, not too unlike the rest of the time.

Queen Victorious

I handed in my first project on time, I am victorious. I thought I would never get all the work done but the day came and with a slight bit of panic and last minute work marathon I got the work in on time.

It has been an enjoyable project and a good learning curve when I think of what I have learnt so far I am impressed, it did not seem at all laborious at any point.

Not only am I pleased with how the course is going and what I have learnt so far but in addition I am very pleased with the designs that I produced.

The only worry I have now is whether or not I pass, I am slightly worried that I have spent too much time playing with my design and that the intension was to spend the bulk of the time on the planning side.

Overall very relieved and completely satisfied… for now.

The End is Nigh

11/10/06 – Today was a really useful day in college, I felt a real benefit from the lectures and the feedback I gained.


The day began with a lecture from course tutor John about how to use Blogger in addition to the benefits of using Blogger. This turned out to be a valuable exercise as it cleared up a few questions that I had that were so far unanswered. I also learned how to spell peer when referring to a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.


Later in the day we were given further opportunity to work on our projects which was a relief. I had been trying to access the student intranet from home but without success, it turned out I was using the wrong password and login ID. At first opportunity I got the essay template so I could format my written work correctly.


Formatting the work helped me gain a better understanding of PageMaker and I even taught myself how to set up a font style, which I was quite impressed with, that allowed me to use bullet points.


I feel my understanding of PageMaker is growing and I am really enjoying the production side of the work.


The final part of the afternoon was spent with Diane, a recent addition to the staff and former student of the course, talking to her was a really useful experience and I gained some good tips on how to improve my design. Diane was able to highlight the areas that needed improvement that I knew existed but couldn’t quite put my finger on.


Overall a successful day, I am really excited about the work I am producing.

Down to Business

06/10/06- It was a good day spent hard at work this week. Arriving at class we were told we could get on with our projects which I found to be really useful. It was a great help to be able to get on with my project and ask my piers their opinion on it and also give my opinion about theirs.


The bonus of doing this is not only can your work progress faster but in addition it gives you opportunity to see what other people are doing. Being able to compare my work helped me relieve worries that I was falling behind, my regular worry.


In the afternoon we were then given a talk by one of the students that completed the course last year and who, has now, joined the faculty. Not only was this interesting to see the work but it also gave confirmation that there is work out there for us aspiring web designers.


Finally we were given further time to work on our projects and I had my feedback session with Dean (fellow HNC student) and Steve (course tutor).


Overall a good week, I had kept on top of the workload and fell confident I can get my work finished before the deadline… we’ll see.