Welcome to the research & development blog for my second semester project.

I started coming up with rough ideas well before the semester kicked off however though I have substance to each idea, I wanted to consider them in a proper fashion and take into consideration professional practice and stepping stones from the work I produce.

For this final year at university, I wanted to hone in more closely to the professional practice that I want be working in for post-graduate work. This was one of the premises for my work last semester. I created illustrations as I do intend to work in a more illustration and design area of expertise. I also wanted to push my creative flair, which I felt I did by using the Instagram platform as the baseline for my narrative.

As for this semester, I again want to be working towards my professional career more closely.

I created a mind map using a simple mind map making software called “Simplemind lite”. This has enabled me very easily to get my ideas down and look at the pros and cons of each one that I have conceptualised.

All of the themes here mostly resolve around design and illustration other than 3D modelling. Below I will discuss my thoughts and opinions in more detail for each idea.

 

3D modelling: 

3D modelling is a very popular skill that is quite sought after in the industry, especially as work including 3D modelling has increased significantly because of the rise of it’s use in mass media. My main idea for this would be to learn about 3D modelling as it would enhance my flexibility and employability. I feel 3D work is a skill that would give me an extra level to my skillset. With it I’d be a lot more flexible for different career paths.

However I also feel that to focus my last project on this wouldn’t more to my benefit than developing a skill that I will more likely go into afterwards. I feel this because I will have to learn 3D work from scratch and from there, within 12 weeks my final project will not be as polished and look as good as I possibly hope it to be, especially since I’ll still be a novice in the field. I feel it would be a smarter option to learn 3D modelling in my spare time rather than using it as my main project.

 

Logo Design:

I feel as the majority of my work is design based, I think logo design would be a very obvious route to follow for my project. I think as it is in the area of expertise that I do want to practice in then it would be most beneficial for my career to follow this route, especially for my final project in university.

I feel the downside for doing a project like this would be workload, creating a logo, is a quite a small amount of work especially to write about and work towards an R&D file. Though I could learn different techniques and challenge myself further, I feel it still won’t provide enough work that I would want for my development file.

Charity Kickstarter campaign:

This project is probably the most out of reach in my opinion than the rest that I thought of. I think the idea is very ambitious and has a good premise. However I think, as a single semester project, I think it would be very hard to get off the ground. I think as it has such a large scope and is dependable on a lot more than just myself, I think it is too much to work on for as my project.

I do really like the idea though, I feel that it could do a lot of good and could be a good foundation to raise money for sick children.

2D Animation

I am very interested in animation and feel that it could benefit me a lot by doing a project on it this semester. I have done a lot of design work towards my portfolio while at university however I feel that motion graphics and animation has been quite lacklustre in comparison.

I feel doing a project that involves 2D animation could put together a couple of aspects of digital media such as design and motion graphics. This not only nails two aspects but will also enhance my personal portfolio even further. It also follows suit quite directly from last semester as I intended to look into animation but was unable at the time.