Production for Visual Communicators An introduction

Novice to expert

I think that on the Novice-to-expert scale I would fall under the “Competent” section as I have a good working and background knowledge of area and practice. Although I do work to an undergraduate standard, I do think that my work could be more refined. I think I need to do a lot more sketching to help me to be able to finally polish my work to a higher standard. What I tend to do with my work is only create one or two versions and I do not experiment enough with images. I should start to think about the aesthetics that my audience are interested in and not just what I think is “pretty” or a good drawing. Although I am able to achieve most tasks using my own judgement, I would say that I need to gain more confidence in my work to have more tutorials. What I mean when I say this is that, when I do work I fear that it is not to a high standard or not enough there, so instead of showing my work in a tutorial I will just shy away from it, when this really defeats the point of my degree. I like to plan work, but I think I could plan to a higher standard. I like to work with my peers and find satisfaction when ideas bounce from one group member to another. I think that my perception of context could be slightly more backed up. I need to do a lot more research when I do projects, whether that’s artists or just background knowledge on a subject.