Overall, the PPP module started slow but was beneficial and eye opening. When the module was first briefed I was very nervous about brief 2. The creative report was a brief where I had to start thinking about studios and industry profession for real. I knew I had to actually start contacting people and asking for interviews, which is the aspect that scared me the most. I had to get out of my comfort zone if I wanted to create a report that was effective and hit all criteria of the brief.
After hearing John’s sessions about the best way to contact professionals, I went away from that session feeling somewhat confident that I could contact someone big in the industry. I began researching all types of studios and professionals that were a big interest to me as a designer. I then decided to contact David Carson, I thought I had no chance with Big Dave but I thought I’ll try to come up with something quirky and funny, so I research about him, he’s personality and interest and from that I sent him an email… and he actually replied back to me. This was the best moment from the module, a reply from David Carson. However, this luck eventually ran out, as he didn’t reply back to me after I sent him the questions. I eventually got in contact with Incisive Media and managed to hold a video interview with the design manager, Emma Gibbs, which worked out perfectly in the end.
The most useful skills I learnt on this from this module were communication and organisation skills. The interview had to be communicate and organised down to the last detail as Emma was a busy person and I had to make sure she was happy with the interview question and if she was okay about being filmed. My weaknesses of the module have to be the negligence of the work. Due to the pressure and workload from responsive I had to prioritise response over PPP and that effected how much extra I could have got done. I know that If I had more time I would of worked longed on my promotional pack but due to time It wasn’t possible but I was still happy how It turned out in the end.
It was very interesting to see how I had adapted and changed from last year. I’m no longer the same designer as I was last year; a lot of aspects such as interests and style have all developed through influences and other briefs. Last year I was confident I would stick to the post-modern style in level 6 but I’ve completely changed and have been producing work with modern and contemporary aesthetics. I’ve realised how important moving with the times are as I need to keep myself updated with current trends to give my work to best chance of exposure and to avoid an out-dated style.
It was eye opening to reflect on level 4 and to see how much I’ve changed and now In level 5, I’ve changed my identity to reflect my current styles and interests so It’ll be interesting to see how I will adapt and change next year.
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