https://youtu.be/AeswlDbhOAE Interviewing Graphic Designer, Lauren Avero was an incredibly rewarding experience for me as an aspiring graphic designer. Gaining insight into her experience has made me feel more equipped for the workplace. It was interesting to see the pattern between her values and workplace decisions. Lauren is evidently an enthusiastic and passionate individual who is … Continue reading Narrative Interview with Lauren Avero
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Responding to Change in the Workplace
A Narrative Reflection Hey, welcome back to my blog! Today, I am exploring the concept and therapeutic practice of re-membering, and storytelling to look back on a past work experience where I responded to a disruptive change. This process of re-membering, coined by Barbara Myerhoff, will provide me with a context to revise the ‘membership’ of my ‘club … Continue reading Responding to Change in the Workplace
Kicking off #BCM313
Hey, my name is Kayla and I am currently completing my Communications and Media degree, majoring in Marketing and Visual Communication Design. This year I managed to turn an unpaid internship into causal employment as a Junior Graphic Designer for a large creative and digital agency, Daily Press. A skill crucial in achieving this goal … Continue reading Kicking off #BCM313
Design Analysis & Reflection
Branding Animation for Kaylou Graphic Design Welcome back to the final stage of my branding animation project! I have finally come to the end of developing and animating my series of Kaylou logos! Reflecting on my work, I am happy with what I have achieved as I have never attempted anything like this before. Prior … Continue reading Design Analysis & Reflection
Major Project Development
Branding Animation for Kaylou Graphic Design Welcome back to my major project blog! I am currently in the process of researching, developing and prototyping my concepts and ideas for my branding animation project for Kaylou Graphic Design (Lupton, 2011). So far, I have not deviated from my pitched proposal, and still aim on making a … Continue reading Major Project Development
Branding Animation Project
My project is developing and animating an array of unique brand identities for Kaylou Graphic Design. Fo my major project I want to design and produce my own branding identity and consequent collateral to market, advertise and brand myself in the future as a graphic designer or studio. I want this new branding solution to … Continue reading Branding Animation Project
Design Analysis & Reflection – Animation
After weeks of reiteration and experimentation, I have completed my abstract animation design project (Ambrose & Harris, 2009). My project experienced various stages of development and repositioning to successfully fulfil the design outcomes and criteria of: Technical achievement Started as a beginner then constructed multiple complex compositions, movements and layers Implementation of motion design fundamentals (primary, … Continue reading Design Analysis & Reflection – Animation
Design Process – Animation
Over the past few weeks, I have dived into the world of motion design to create a short abstract animation. The start of my design project follows Ambrose and Harris’ 7-step design process (Ambrose & Harris, 2009). These steps being – define, research, ideate, prototype, select, implement and learn (Ambrose & Harris, 2009). Since I had a … Continue reading Design Process – Animation
Motion Design Analysis – Title Sequences
Animator Kathy Zielinksi strategically choreographs objects in her title sequence for the 80s horror film, Night of the Demons, to communicate and mirror the mysterious tone and whacky horror context the film entails (Lang et al, 2019). She does this through motion design – the language of movement (Krasner, 2013). She combines primary, secondary and temporal movement … Continue reading Motion Design Analysis – Title Sequences
Autoethnographic Research Project
Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! Over the past few months I have been conducting an authoethnographic research project. I have made this into a blog series consisting of 3 parts: The FollowerThe InfluencerThe Marketer My research series follows my in-depth experience on the platform of the pop-cultural social media app, Instagram. I want … Continue reading Autoethnographic Research Project
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