Methods of Delivery

1) Cargo Collective

This is a platform website which gives you a free URL and membership into a creative network depending if you are accepted upon work submission. The templates and webs design software they offer seems to be really good especially if you dont know how to design a website with dream weaver.

2) Tumblr

Tumblr is just a standard blog site but gives you a lot of freedom by allowing you to edit it through html. Its also a free site to use, good to just kind of put up final pieces of work to showcase or link studio's to see. As it is a blog it allows it to be slightly more casual as well. 

3) Behance

This is another professional creative platform kind of like Cargo but more open. Its free to sign up for and it lays out your work very simply. The one problem i kind of have with it is that people kind of rip work off from behance all the time, so im not sure if i want to showcase my work on this website if it is only to show studio's.  

Creative CV statements

5 Facts about yourself

• Grew up in South Africa
• Bilingual 

5 Practical Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite 
• Print & Stock
• Photography
• Storyboarding
• Motion Graphics

5 Creative Skills

• In depth knowledge of Stock & Print
• Understanding of type & Layout
• Ability to research and understand my given subject
• Open to Collaboration
• Concept Driven

5 Statements of yourself

• I have entered Competition Briefs (YCN/How Books/Leeds Book Fair)
• I have done Freelance work (Promotional/Branding/Identity)
• I have done Collaborative Projects
• My Life is run by Sketchbooks

5 Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic
• Dedicated
• Hard working and keen to Learn
• The ability to always see the bright side
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Industrial Experience / Professional Research Workshop

PPD workshops to help work out what to write for creative CV's 

Box-head Design

I really like this design studio, Box head design is based in Leeds so its really local and easy to contact and hopefully have a look around. I really like the sectors of industry they are involved in and the type of work they are putting out. The company doesn't seem too big either. 

Brainstorm

End of Module self evaluation

What skills have you developed throughout this module and how effectively have you applied them?

Software skills have improved considerably especially in After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop. My project heavily relied on using Photoshop and to edit my images for my animation using this software more has also improved file management skills.

What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I have improved my storyboarding skills especially when applying frames to a timeline to work out pace for a animation. I have learnt that storyboarding prior to going onto software is a necessity as it safes a lot of time and the software is only a tool to creating my project. 

What strengths can you identify in your work and how will you capitalize on these?

Main strengths for this project was having a very good understanding of what is capable within after effects and how to work the software. This will allow me to confidently do another animation project if i have the opportunity.

Understanding different software relationships and how to capitalize using photoshop/illustrator along side After effects to get the best out of my project.

What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you adress these in the future?

Being too eager too try something which would consume too much of my time and which is above my skill range at this point.

I'm not completely convinced that i could see my project on TV, by looking into more source material and relating it better to my subject would improve my project.

Identify 5 things you would do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from them?

1. Storyboard more, would allow an outside audience to understand my project a little bit better even though i might understand it perfectly through the few frames and drawings i made.
2. Storyboard on a A3 scale instead of sketchbook for a longer length animation, this will allow me to see the sequence better.
3. Blog small changes as i go along, this will help document all my work.
4. Better AE final file management and work on a external hardrive instead of being limited to the 4G space the college computers have given me which resulted in my files being between two computers to save space.
5. Leave more time for animation, takes far longer then you expect and this will give me more time to change unexpected problems.

Attendance: 5

Punctuality: 4

Motivation: 4

Commitment: 4

Quality of work produced: 4 

Quantity of work produced: 3

Contribution to group: N/A

Packaging

Packaging based on a BBC documentary DVD style case