Today we had a presentation on newspaper devices, I thought this was really useful as we will be able to use what we have learnt from this and use it in any other work we do. After this we then had a timed task to do which was to make an advertisement, so the presentation that we had in the morning really helped with the structure I set my work out as. I started off by designing some designs for the advert in my sketch book and then got some feed back from Steve. Then when I was happy with the way my design looked I then went and designed it in Indesign. There was quit a lot of information that needed to be fit on the design, so I started off by adding the text and making sure that all the spellings where correct before I added any design on to the advert. I wanted to keep the design simple so that I got the message across of what the advert was actually about. When I had finished this I then showed Steve the design to see if there was any improvements that I could make, which was just to move the text down a little bit making more space for the text. I then handed my work in which I still had a bit of time left but I was glad that I got my design done on time.
In the afternoon we had the chance to finish off the presentation we had made for A6 which I didn't really have much to do, only to add more information on to my hand out. In are group meeting this week we had to practice are presentation. But I was unable to practice the presentation in front of are group as I got to nervous and didn't feel confident enough to present my presentation, which was a shame as I would have been able to get more feed back from the group. So Steve suggested that I just did the presentation in front of him this time. Which I did get good feed back from, only the changers that I really need to make are to add a bit more in about the different fonts. So after this Vicky suggested that we practised the presentations so that we was able to gain more confidence.
So this week I am going to practice my presentation more and also finish of my site.
Tuesday 19 February 2008
Another task
On Monday we started off the day by testing every ones site by filling in there questionnaire. I thought this was very useful to get feed back on my site as there were still things that needed improving. After we had finished this I then read the comments to see what changes I could implement in to my site. I then spent the day changing some of my site, but there are still a few things that need to be changed to suit my target audience more. I will also be putting the information in to graphs so that I am able to compare the results which will help me to make more changes to the site.
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Your presentation is good, you have everything complete and you know what you’re going to say, so next week you should try and do it in front of your seminar group. Also don’t think about not doing the presentation, if you get into your head you can’t do it, it will make you more nervous. The only bit of feedback I gave you when you did the presentation in front of me was that to be carefully not to talk too fast.
Its understandable that you were nervous about presenting the presentation, but if you had have done it, you would hav realised that there really was nothing to be nervous about. Good luck with it.
Hi Rebecca
Screen shots are a great way of generating evidence for this course. What I have found is that the HND can be compared to maths at school; you only get the marks if you show your working out!
I think that everyone is now of a similar disposition with regards the timed assignments and everyone appears to have a great liking for them (in moderation); I believe that having a good feeling that they are coming (Tuesdays is A6 days) further aids our acceptance.
I have said this before on other people journals but feedback is going to have to be an integral part of our career; never more so than in the early stages such as now. That is why resources such as DasForum and the journals are so important.
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Thanks
Shaun Bellis
Hi
I am glad to hear that you are learning more about design and how it should be achieved, I didn’t do any of the timed tasks although when everyone was doing them I couldn’t help but notice the concentration trance everyone went in to.
I however think you need more confidence in your self. Don’t be scared to do a presentation. Everyone in the class is your classmate and fully understands what you are going through. I my self get nervous when I present but I know that its worth it and that all my friends / classmates are behind me, you need to be more confident in your self.
Thanks, Martyn
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