May 14th, 2008 | Silkjaer
School for the last time
As some of you may know, I am currently in education as graphic designer. 4 years, first year on school, then three years at a graphic design company separated three times 5 weeks in school.
A quick visual explanation, numbers are weeks:
Of course it can't be done this strict in real life, so the 5 weeks of school are placed to fit the teachers, companies and students schedules. I am going to school from this monday (19th) for the very last time, and in the last 2 weeks of them I am going to do the final test/school assignment, and I am done. On paper I won't be done before the 1st of september.
In the final two weeks our assignment will be to make a website and a brochure from designs we receive on paper. In addition to that, we have to find text/photos in advance for our free assignment, where the subject this time is iron. We have to decide ourselves what we want to make: a campaign for a company making things of iron, marketing material for Iron Man the movie - basically anything that could be related to the word, iron. When the two weeks begin, we are told what kind of material we are to design and produce, this could e.g. be "A website, a brochure, a t-shirt and a printed item you decide".
So I better start thinking about what I want to do - any ideas? My thoughts are currently circling around chemistry education material: A website with videos, downloads etc. in addition to a school book?
2008-05-16 14:40:14 | Torben Schmidt
Hej Thomas! Jeg har de sidste to uger været på kursus i InDesign oppe på Århus Tekniske Skole i Højbjerg. Den skole hvor du også går. I dag sad vi netop og snakkede med vores lærer Axel Bach omkring den svendeprøve i snart skal op til. Han glæder sig til at se hvilke opgaver der kommer ud af af temaet Jern. Så det skal nok blive spændende :-) Jeg ønsker dig i hvertfald held og lykke med projektet. Mvh. Torben
2008-05-16 14:50:18 | Silkjaer
Hej Torben, det lyder da super spændende med kursus :)
Jeg er også ret spændt på at se hvor det hele bærer hen, men jeg tror jeg er fast besluttet på at lave undervisningsmateriale. Nu mangler jeg dog bare lige at finde ud af om jeg helst vil vejes 30/70 på web/tryk eller omvendt.
2008-05-16 15:39:29 | Torben Schmidt
Ja, det er selvfølgelig noget man skal vurdere ud fra hvor ens primære interesse ligger. Hvad brænder man mest for. web eller tryk. Jeg syntes det lyder spændende med undervisningsmaterialet. I går så vi nogle eksempler på hvilke produkter der er blevet lavet til en svendeprøve. Jeg så en 3-foldet brochure om kaffe som vandt bronche. Den var meget gennemtænkt og flot designet. Dog kunne jeg ikke lide valget af skrifttyper. Det betyder faktisk meget hvilke fonts man vælger. Også mere end jeg først lige havde troet.