Group Stuff

Just some old logo's I had on my hard drive to spark some book club idea's

2nd Group Meeting

After Coming back over the i had set up a space in my room and did some rostrum shots of items i could collect between me and matt

The first thing i noticed was the wooden desk was far too dark and it was taking a lot of focus of the items so we would need to get a lighter base stock. The lighting in my room was also not up to scratch so for this to work properly we needed to book a studio to use some of the lighting. But all and all it could work!

We all spoke about items we could use and gave matt some feedback for the logo. Sophy booked the photography studio for the monday and got all the kit out. After discussing the photos taken over the weekend i went to woodwork and got a lighter shade wood to still give that wood characteristic. Our end result looked a little something like this:

Final Add with the Design added to it by using photoshop

First Group Meeting

In the group meeting we discussed what we all wanted to do and what are skills were. As a group we decided starting a Print Based company in Leeds which will showcase printed design from students. There were a few name idea's out there but we settled on 'Book Klub' which we all felt was a fun light hearted name and would work well as a company name. The slogan we picked was 'The library of Printed Design' this name worked well with the name.

For our Creative Ad we spoke about idea's for doing a rostrum shot of everyday graphic design equipment then overlaying the logo and slogan on the image. We all set some tasks to go away and do, matt's task was to do the logo, i did some test shots for the rostrum in my room to check any problems which might of cropped up, sophy did research and any idea's of items to put in the shot aswell.

Retail Space

This is a google maps image of a retail space being let on the corner of woodhouse and Bleinheim a perfect location between the University of Leed and the College of art. This is a good location as any students are just a minutes walk away from the shop and its not completely in the city centre so renting space will be a bit cheaper. 

Leeds Print Festival

Enterprise Research - Print Club London

Print Club London stocks a wide variety of creative well finished printed design. Suited to a more adult audience in it's humour and content. London based print studio. 

Enterprise Task 5

I

Working within a team in a well established studio would suit me much better than working freelance at first as i would learn much more quickly off my peers then trying to go at it on my own. I also like the idea of working within a team and would benefit from it far more then being an independent designer.

II

I do not want to work for a large firm where i would be just a small cog in a big design wheel, i am very passionate about my projects and want to be as involved as possible with everything i work with start to finish.

III

I like the idea of working in england for a short period of time after my degree to build some industry experience but my real goal and ambition is to work abroad for a number of years either within Europe or in Canada. This would also greatly benefit my experience and design techniques.

IV

As of yet i am not entirely sure what market to work within, its too soon to tell but my interest lie strongly within the music industry and then various other high end markets like fashion/architecture/property/photography/art and culture.

V

My skill set at this point is still developing rapidly I am starting to produce work which you can recognise as my own unique style but its still too early. Currently what stands out the most is my organisational and project management skills.

VI

I would like to collaborate with other designers with simular ideas but different skill sets within the future to produce unique projects as I have no problem with working in a team.

VII

My aim in life is eventually to own and run my own small specialist studio but this would be a goal after i have gained sufficient experience within the industry and got my own skills to a point where i can comfortably run a studio.

VIII

I would like to work closely with a printing studio for a short period of time to build up my experience with printing processes, this would give me a good insight of how printing works first hand.

IX

One of my key skills i have been developing throughout graphic design is photography and i would like to keep developing this so i can integrate as much photography within my work as possible.

X

I suppose one of my Skills is being bilingual and then understanding Dutch as well, living in 3 different countries has really opened my eyes and become a motivator to work abroad. Going somewhere new and experiencing different cultures and learning as much as i can really excites me and makes me work much harder to achieve my goals.