1 / 35

Somewhere…

Somewhere…. …in the jungle of Steves education…. …and on the treacherous and twisting trail of Professional Development in Graphic Design…. …stands the tree. …stands the tree of knowled g e & p ractice. A tree that grew from the seed of ‘A’ level Art….

hcombs
Download Presentation

Somewhere…

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Somewhere…

  2. …in the jungle of Steves education…

  3. …and on the treacherous and twisting trail of Professional Development in Graphic Design…

  4. …stands the tree

  5. …stands the tree of knowledge & practice

  6. A tree that grew from the seed of ‘A’ level Art…

  7. …became a tiny shoot on a college 1 year Art Foundation course…

  8. …was nourished 3 more years on a Graphics degree in the nurseries of the North East…

  9. …and finally transplanted into the rich soil of the South East in the field of publishing.

  10. …and finally transplanted into the rich soil of the South East in the field of publishing.

  11. 1A Graphics/web : historical & current context Knowledge and Practice “ The advancement of my historical knowledge has been minimal since lectures back in college days and current awareness has been acquired mainly via trade magazines. ” Development plan… • Read authorative books ie. ‘Meggs History of Graphic Design’ and ‘Design Source Book’ (MacDonalds) • Consult guides on current styles in Typography, Web design etc • Create my own brief history of ‘graphics’ and the ‘web’ • Visit exhibitions / websites showcasing contemporary designs End goal… Have sufficient breadth of knowledge to access relevant examples for use in teaching materials, project setting and my own freelance designing.

  12. 2B Essential Software Skills Knowledge and Practice 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 20% Photoshop Photoshop Elements Dreamweaver Flash InDesign Illustrator 80% 50% 70% 50% 70% 50% Development plan… • Attend training courses with Adobe accredited instructors • Use subscriber online video tutorials for Adobe software • Specialist trade magazines – workshop tutorials End goal… Achieve a level of working knowledge and competency in the main Adobe software enabling me to teach courses in print and web at short notice.

  13. 3C Programming Languages Knowledge and Practice 70% 60% 15% 0% 10% Html Cascading Style Sheets Javascript JQuery PHP 80% 80% 40% 50% 50% Development plan… • Attend training courses with accredited instructors • Use online tutorials ie. www.w3schoools.com • Private study from programme manuals and 1:1 tuition End goal… To become capable of building websites with a greater range of interactivity and employment of server-side page construction

  14. 4D Managing Databases Knowledge and Practice 10% MySQL (Structured Query Language) 50% Development plan… • Attend training courses with accredited instructors • Use online tutorials ie. www.mysql.com • Private study and 1:1 tuition End goal… To reach a level of competency enabling me to build datebase driven websites and so increase my business and source of income opportunities

  15. 5E Industry Best Practice Knowledge and Practice 30% 50% 70% 20% 40% Web hosting Search Engine Optimisation Accessibility standards Freelance pricing Printing processes (and artwork preparation) 70% 70% 90% 70% 70% Development plan… • Receive advice from ‘Service Providers’ – print and web • Investigate standards / practices - online and literature • Acquire accessibility software tools ie. screenreaders End goal… Be as up-to-date as possible with relevant industry practices so that I can deliver a quality freelance service and communicate effectively in teaching

  16. 6F National Learning Levels / Networking Knowledge and Practice 20% 20% Graphic Design levels (1-5) Web Design levels (1-5) 80% 80% Development plan… • Online research for current level content descriptions • Talk to major players who devise curriculum content for national levels in my specialisms and acquire documentation for reference • Network with key web practitioners promoting ‘best practise’ standards ie. http://www.webstandards.org • Get advice from practitioners in teaching/training/offender learning ie. Dominic Murphy, director of The Learning Journey • Receive news on jobs, web practice etc. email alerters (*see attached sheet) End goal… To apply appropriately the content of my subject specialism to match the national levels of learning 1-5. Maximise awareness of job market / industry.

  17. 7G Capturing Source Material Knowledge and Practice 40% 10% 10% 0% Photography Video Music media Podcasting 60% 50% 50% 30% Development plan… • Training courses / workshops / personal projects • Online research – articles and demos • Private study – books / magazines • Personal connections and 1:1 tuition End goal… To reach a level of working knowledge applicable for print/web and equip me to offer more in my teaching and engage with a wider audience of learners

  18. The Tree of Knowledge and Practice

More Related