Thomas Silkjær | Graphic design & photography

The last 5 weeks I have been on my last school period. Studying graphic design in denmark, you have to complete a "Journeyman's test"/final exam, which we spend the last two weeks with. I passed it - so now I am done with school!

After two weeks of work, I "defended" my products, the examiners apparently liked my work: got an A (12) and a silver medal (highest possible) and an examiner offered me a job in Odense (staying where I'm currently employed though - I like my job).

We have also almost decided a name for our baby girl - Thilde. We are still really looking forward to august! This weekend we spend some time making the apartment ready for her arrival - changing table, new desk (bar desk-ish) etc. Hopefully I'll be able to upload a few photos later tonight.

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?