Getting down to business
As i mentioned in my initial project proposal i noticed my down fall in many previous projects was organisation. Not in a self critical way but in the sense i need to acknowledge and deal with it.
So as any student does i will lead myself into a false sense of security with many highlighters, sketchbooks and post it notes.
On a more serious note, i do find I'm a visual person when it comes to organisation, so a well stocked and tidy desk is where i will begin. Personally during any major project i have a board in my work area, made up of black paper, in my previous house it used to be a massive chalk wall but i doubt that would hold up well with my art crazy toddler. So for the more practical and easily replaceable option i have black paper all over the wall, giving myself a massive work board where i can pin current work, goals, mood boards and concept art so i can see the full journey of the project and wont repeat work or completely forget a beneficial piece of research. At this point it is clear and ready to get down to business but just to give you all a little insight into my work process and thought process this it is literally on my wall on an ongoing basis.
I've attached a photo as proof of its basic look so far. Plenty will be added and removed, it will progress with the project and as this is my last university project i may document it every week or attempt to, as this will probably be the last time my thought process is questioned beyond the odd presentation. I hope to keep organised in terms of the board during this project so i wont have the bi weekly panic to pull together a presentation and i can just lift my current progress off the wall and put it in a power point. Although i appreciate the lecturers need to be informed of the status and current direction of our work, i personally find presentations a set back in terms of my works progress as you have to stop to sort out and rehearse a powerpoint presentation. This strategy will hopefully make use of a resource (my wall) i usually had and never took any further. This should fix my usual critique and presentation set back and gain valuable time i couldn't in past projects.
Now it's time to actually put my methods into practice and see if any of this will actually work.
So as any student does i will lead myself into a false sense of security with many highlighters, sketchbooks and post it notes.
On a more serious note, i do find I'm a visual person when it comes to organisation, so a well stocked and tidy desk is where i will begin. Personally during any major project i have a board in my work area, made up of black paper, in my previous house it used to be a massive chalk wall but i doubt that would hold up well with my art crazy toddler. So for the more practical and easily replaceable option i have black paper all over the wall, giving myself a massive work board where i can pin current work, goals, mood boards and concept art so i can see the full journey of the project and wont repeat work or completely forget a beneficial piece of research. At this point it is clear and ready to get down to business but just to give you all a little insight into my work process and thought process this it is literally on my wall on an ongoing basis.
I've attached a photo as proof of its basic look so far. Plenty will be added and removed, it will progress with the project and as this is my last university project i may document it every week or attempt to, as this will probably be the last time my thought process is questioned beyond the odd presentation. I hope to keep organised in terms of the board during this project so i wont have the bi weekly panic to pull together a presentation and i can just lift my current progress off the wall and put it in a power point. Although i appreciate the lecturers need to be informed of the status and current direction of our work, i personally find presentations a set back in terms of my works progress as you have to stop to sort out and rehearse a powerpoint presentation. This strategy will hopefully make use of a resource (my wall) i usually had and never took any further. This should fix my usual critique and presentation set back and gain valuable time i couldn't in past projects.
Now it's time to actually put my methods into practice and see if any of this will actually work.
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