Unit 11- Progression
CV:
Details:
Name: Surname:
Address: Postcode:
Number: Email:
Summary:
Skills:
Digital skills:
Teamwork and collaboration:
Self-motivated:
Education:
Copthall School:
Sixth Form: Health and Social Care
Stanmore College: 2019-2023
GCSE Mathematics Grade 4
GCSE English Language Grade 5
Accomplishments:
Personal Statement:
Section 1: Motivations
- I've always lived in an environment where design is important and my father works with digital product management and design. My parents always advised me to work with a creative career such as graphic design.
- Got interested in how we can create stuff to catch people's attention.
- I got motivated to study this course as I want to give people a good experience while using digital
- I enjoy art in general since I like to go to museums as well as I'm interested in the techniques used in art.
- Interested in how to communicate concepts and information to the users, hw graphic design helps deliver a message to the users and enjoy learning the techniques and tools used to create a look-and-feel and aesthetic look that catches their attention.
Section 2 and 3 and 4: Why are you suitable for the course? ( experience, skills, or achievements you've gained from education, work, or other activities)
- I am open minded, creative, and enjoy interacting with others to learn their needs and pain points so it can be translated into developing my design projects.
- I am good at paying attention to details to understand how they did it and if there is a way to improve the work or even if I should learn the techniques or tools used work
- skills that I have: a basic knowledge about typography, ux/ui design and app design.
- I did level 3 multimedia in college that gave me a basic knowledge about the software
- I did one week summer course on graphic design where I learned the foundations on how to develop projects in a short time frame with collaboration
- I am taking a 7 month course on Google (name of course) to sharpen my skills on xxx
- talk about tools (Adobes, figma, canva and procreate), I watch videos on Youtube, read about graphic design,
5.
- meeting new people, learning more skills and techniques. Getting prepared for the challenges of real life.
- to get a flexible career in the creative field where I can balance work and life.
- work in exciting projects and collaborate with different people(customers and coworkers)
Feedback on my brainstorming:
Research on Personal Statement:
Final Personal Statement:
For me, Graphic Design is a combination of old fashioned and modern technology where I can communicate my own culture and interests through my work.
I have a genuine interest in studying Graphic Design as it is present nearly everywhere from printed material to web design and visual identity. I am fascinated to learn what is trending in the design industry so I can use innovative techniques in my assignments instead of just relying on the basics.
In my spare time I take the initiative to enhance and develop myself and my skillset by researching graphic and web design, such as watching tutorials on YouTube to solve a problem that I may be stuck on. My strongest software experience is XD, Illustrator and InDesign and I spend most of my spare time creating designs for posters and apps/websites. I feel that I have a broad understanding of Adobe creative suite. In addition to that, I enjoy learning techniques and tools that help me create an aesthetic look that catches the user's attention.
My hobbies include travelling, visiting new places, learning about various cultures and local cuisines. Which can guide my ideas as I have an understanding on how advertising and how design works around different countries. As well as reading fantasy, romantic and non-fiction books for pleasure and to increase my knowledge. Besides, I can get more visual ideas on what the audience wants through books and learn what elements can be used to design a book if I need it in the future. I also watch a variety of sub-genres shows where I can relax and have a good time with my family and friends.
During my Level 3 course I was especially fond of creating an app and a website about education, where the focus was to give students an easier way to get information and what they should focus on. Even though it didn't end up the way I wanted, it was a great experience to know my strengths and weaknesses. This helped me to manage my time more wisely as I learned that even if you finish the project early it is good to go through it again and try to improve. This opportunity helped me get out of my comfort zone, stretch my knowledge and challenge myself.
Last summer I attended an UAL one week-long summer course on Graphic Design where I learned the foundations on how to develop projects in a short time frame and collaborate with other people to accomplish a series of tasks. Along with that, it allowed me to work more freely and experiment with different approaches to solve the assignments. I was constantly working with paper and pen, which was faster to sketch ideas and experiment with different design techniques to solve the task at hand. The course helped me decide that I will be suitable to study graphic design as I already have experience with the subject.
In addition to that, I am attending a 7-month course on UX Design by Google (Google UX Design Professional Certificate) to sharpen my skills on user experience to ensure that good usability trumps aesthetics. Together with this, I am learning low fidelity prototypes and wireframes where I can judge the unfinished work and see an idea of what the finished product will look like and how it will work. By doing this, I have the opportunity to go back and make adjustments as needed before releasing a final, finished product.
I hope to study Graphic Design at University because this subject will expand my knowledge on what I have learned while doing courses in and out of college and give me a degree to work in the media industry.
I hope to study Graphic Design at University because this subject will expand my knowledge on what I've learned while doing courses and college. It will also give me the opportunity to learn more from things I enjoy such as UX/UI Design, typography and web/app design through my years at university, as well as give me a degree to work in the media industry.
Research course or progression:
Year 1: On the first year of university, I will be introduce to contemporary graphic practices and cultures combined. That is students to have a basic knowledge on what the will be study in the Graphic Design course. It is a year where we will also collaborate with other courses around the university. It will be introduced design cultures, typography, drawing exploration, visual effects and working in professional contexts.
Year 2: At the second year, I will be provided with a high level of flexibility in subjects. Where I will be able to lead my own studies on how I approach and technologies. I will have the chance to take risks with my subject chosen, projects and industry initiatives. Some of the option of subject study at that year are, digital art, brands, designing for games, reality VR, AR and MR, UX/UI design, and professional practice and enterprise.
Placement Year: Between the Year 2 and 3, I will have the opportunity to work professional for a year doing short work placement, which at the end, I will get an award of Graphic Design with Professional Experience. Or I can the year to study abroad with one of the Westminster's parter institutions, where at the end, I will get an award for Graphic Design with International Experience.
Year 3: At my final year, I will be authorised to direct my own practice to develop my creative and technical skills to combine with the opportunity to get deeper into the professional areas of graphic design. The subjects given are graphic design as major project, audio storytelling, creative advertising, critical design, stop-motion animation, and user experience (UX) and app design.
Entry requirement:
- A levels – CCC to BBB (96 to 120 UCAS Tariff points)
- International Baccalaureate – 96 to 120 UCAS Tariff points from the IB
- BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM to DDM
- BTEC Diploma – DD to D*D*
- Access – 96 to 120 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
In addition to one of the above, you should have:
- GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths Pass – IB Pass
If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
Ambitions and intentions:
My intentions are while doing my Multimedia Level 3 Year at college, I want to finish a course on the area that I wish to study at university which I will be doing on my free time. As well as, finish my last year in college with the best grade I can get.
Some of my ambitions are my parents where they always introduce a modern and digital life. Also,
Notes on UAL:
One teacher from UAL came to college to give us a talk about their campuses and the courses they offer there. They also altaked about extra curricular activities that they provide so people outside the university can get more skills and get more guidance on what they want to study in the future. In addition, some students from UAL University came and explained how theirs experience was inside the university. One of them were a Graphic Design student which was interesting as I wish to study at this course. The student gave a short explanation on the type of projects they made and how the course is. This talk in particular was interesting to me as they talked about the course I wish to study and helped me know what I need to work more to get in the University.
https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/outreach/applications-for-ual-insights
Open Days:
University of Middlesex: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/ ( Saturday 8th October 2022)
Westminster University: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/ (Saturday 15th October 2022)
I've attended some open days to see what I think of the university and if I will be comfortable studying there. Going to the open days, helped me learn more about the university and the course I choose to study.
There I had a tour around the university and had the opportunity to talk to teachers and students to get information about the course and the environment. I enjoyed going to those open days as I not only got to know about about the places but made friends while visiting the universities.
Uni Talk:
I went to a talk where a women from Ravensbourne University. There, it was given a better understanding on how universities want our personal statement to be structured, and the do and don't.
Also, The women made a comment on how the portfolio should be presented on the interview. Some of the comment that was useful was where the portfolio should not have lose papers so it won't drop while showing your work in the interview and having a small feedback or an explanation about the work is a good idea to have it.
Journalist Talk:
I am not interested in working with journalism but I learn some skills though out the talk. The journalist started by explaining how she got into journalism though the education aspect of it and what degrees we would need to do at university. After, she started explaining the different fields in journalism and how they all ultimately connect together. This also gave me an idea of doing a certain subject at the beginning and end up doing something else.
What I do on my free time:
I attended an UAL one week-long summer course on Graphic Design where I learned the foundations on how to develop projects in a short time frame and collaborate with other people to accomplish a series of tasks. Along with that, it allowed me to work more freely and experiment with different approaches to solve the assignments. I was constantly working with paper and pen, which was faster to sketch ideas and experiment with different design techniques to solve the task at hand. The course helped me decide that I will be suitable to study graphic design as I already have experience with the subject.
Also, I am attending a 7-month course on UX Design by Google (Google UX Design Professional Certificate) to sharpen my skills on user experience to ensure that good usability trumps aesthetics. Together with this, I am learning low fidelity prototypes and wireframes where I can judge the unfinished work and see an idea of what the finished product will look like and how it will work. By doing this, I have the opportunity to go back and make adjustments as needed before releasing a final, finished product.
In addition to that, I always go to museums as I enjoy culture and history. And while I am travelling I tend to learning about various cultures and local cuisines making me have an understanding on how advertising and how design works around different countries. As well as, take a lot of pictures around the world and see the different street art.
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| In Portugal's shop, I found a piece of art coping the famous oil painting 'The Starry Night' created by Vincent Van Gogh. The purpose of the painting was to create a fun art where children would be entreated and enjoy all the arts showed in there. |
Work Experience Day Trip:
On this trip my colleges and I went to visit an advertising firm called 'What's Possible Group'. There, they showed us how to work on the media/marketing industry with lots of presentations in the company of lots of people that work on the firm as well as the apprentices.
Unfortunately, the firm only gave presentations the whole day and I was looking forward to have some activities during the day to know how an advertising firm runs.
Although, I don't wish to work or study advertising, it was great to learn not to give up if I can't find a job straight away as I must have patience and ... Also, having an account on Linkedln is a great idea for those who wish to find opportunities and perfect to talk with professional on all fields.
- IPA ipa.co.uk
- Advertising Unlocked
- Uprising UpRising.org.uk
- A range of leadership, mentoring and employability programmes that help young leaders better reflect and represent the communities they serve. Great network of mentors in the industry!
- Talent RISE talentrise.org
- The charitable foundation of Talent a global tech, digital and life sciences recruitment specialist
- Partnerships with brands such as Fujitsu, Direct Line Group and Ricoh
- Applications will soon be open for 2023, take a look at their alumni and past opportunities, They look for passionate people!
- Worth emalling them and letting them know the industry that most interests you!
- SEO London Seo-london.org
- Working with students in their penultimate year or final year and recent graduates, to help you secure your internship or graduate role.
- The London Community Foundation londoncf.org.uk/skillupstepup
- Skill Up, Step Up is a new Elm Evening Standard and Independent partnership with Barclays LifeSkills to upskill unemployed young Londoners so they can be work ready" and step up into sustainable jobs or apprenticeships.
- You must be between 16 - 24 for these programmes
- Catch22 catch-22.org.uk
- A large range of employability schemes, workshops and free training in areas such as Digital, STEM,Marketing and more
- Programmes supported by major institutions such including JP Morgan, Barclays, The Rothchild foundation, Microsoft and more
Self Promotion:
self-promotion is when a person calls attention to their own accomplishments of their career and expose yourself though out advertisement and publication of their work.
Website portfolio: also known as online portfolio, it is a representation of work that I have created, skills and the experience I had. You can put images, a summary of skills and videos. It's a place where creative people can show and promote their work so other people or companies access it.
Linkedln: is a place to people to find new jobs as well as search for collaboration and mentors. it's where you can connect with people, ask question to other professionals and make connection with other people similar to your job role.
Social media: is where people can communicate socially everywhere around the world and post stuff that they are doing. This is a good platform where you can create an account and show your work to everyone. Social media can help you engage with customers and get feedback easily from everyone.
Working Freelance:
Working freelance is a personal that doesn’t have a long term job. It's a form of self employment where they use their personal experiences and skills to work with severals clients. They have the freedom to decide what project they would like to work with and with who they would like to work for. All creative media roles can be work freelance. Some of those rules are Graphic Designer, Journalist, photographer, fashion, make-up artist, translator, web designer/developer, IT, event manager and personal trainer.
Advantages of freelance:
- Flexible hours
- Location flexibility
- Choose what work you want
- Increase creativity
- You are your own boss
- You keep all the profit
- Learn more skills that suits you
Disadvantages of freelance:
- Not getting paid while on holiday
- Not having money stability
- You have to buy all equipment needed
- No health benefits
- It's irregular
- Stop having personal time as working at home can be hard to turn off working mode
Fee Assessment Questionnaire:
I received an email from London Metropolitan University where I have to complete a fee assessment so they can determine my correct course fee. While doing this I need to log in at the Evision website, and upload some documents to prove where I live and where I am from.
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