Design Futures

What I am interested in exploring/ focusing on:

Publication Design (Magazines, Books etc.) Sustainability Artists/ Knowledge/ Exhibitions

I am always interested in creating publications out of projects, using my own content and being able to explore the subject in depth. Focusing on new ways to lay out the page with images, collecting them all in one place and exploring visual refer-ences. All paper I use for printing is recycled and also provides a nice texture for the look and feel.

Skills needed:

- publishing software - create effective design concepts- be a good writer- photography skill- layout techniques- colours and types- good communicator- attracting the target audience

I like exploring positive sustainable actions through creative design that focuses on people and the planet.

Skills needed:

- change in perception- design for change- designing backwards- communication- alternative sources- using less waste in the process- changing the process

I enjoy learning about other people who have created work using existing materials for impact and reusing what we already have. I like going to museums and learning about existing and new cultures, especially the ideas behind the objects.

Skills needed:

- passion for exhibits- communication (between museum and artist)- public relations- organization- interest in history of art and knowledge- practical experience

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Where/ who will you approach for these opportunities (companies/ clients/ competitions etc.)?

Minx Creative is a full service design and illustration studio, who create integrated campaigns and design for print, iden-tity, branding, display and digital based projects.

[re]design is a social enterprise that propagates positive sustainable actions through creative design. We seek out and promote Good and Gorgeous design that is friendly to both people and planet, and partner with a wide range of organisations to pioneer sustainable innovation. Through exhibitions, workshops, seminars and publications we explore the ecological imperatives, social and political drivers, and creative strategies that help shape sustainable design. Our diverse programme engages public, educa-tion and business in fresh new approaches to sustainability.

Greengaged aims to advance the design industry’s capacity to respond positively to key environmental challenges such as climate change. This is done by offering thought leadership, creating spaces for dialogue, and opportunities for knowledge sharing - within the industry and beyond.

For more than three decades, Eureka has been the magazine of choice for design engineers. By reporting on the latest technol-ogy, innovations and engineering applica-tions, it seeks to inspire engineers to make their designs more efficient,cost-effective and commercially successful.

The Independent is a British national morning newspa-per published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. The Inde-pendent is regarded as leaning to the left politically, but tends to take a classical liberal, pro-market, stance on economic issues.

Kew is a world leader in plant science and conservation. Our work helps to discover and describe the world’s plant and fungal diversity, safeguard the world's plant life for our future, promote the sustainable use of plants and inspire an appreciation of plants and the environment.

British Journal of Photography is the world’s longest running photography magazine, established in 1854, and online since 1997. A high-quality monthly printed edition is also available.

Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art. Tate’s work ranges from conservation and research to learning and media. Tate projects range from major gallery develop-ments to innovative research and conservation work.

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Where/ who will you approach for these opportunities (companies/ clients/ competitions etc.)?

At the Design Museum they believe that without better design, better use of scarce resources, and more innovation, the future won’t work. They see design as an integral part of every aspect of life: a way to un-derstand the world around us, and to make it a better place to live.

Their vision is to advance our knowl-edge of the natural world, inspiring better care of our planet.Their mission is to maintain and develop the collections, and use them to promote the discovery, understanding, respon-sible use and enjoyment of the natural world.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (often ab-breviated as the V&A), is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, hous-ing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Its collection spans 5,000 years of art, from ancient times to the present day, in virtu-ally every medium, from the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa.

How will you achieve all of the above? What are the action steps to take?

All the companies that I would be interested in doing a placement with accept interns for different lengths of time, which can allow me to choose for one 10 week or two 5 week placements. All are directly contactable online, where I will need to provide covering letters and a CV/ portfolio.

When will you achieve all of the above? Actions and deadlines timeplan.

22 Oct-6 Nov: Research into the companies work to plan my portfolio contents into a tool for easy access. Write covering letters based on the com-panies being applied for. Start collecting content for the proposal and experiment with formats.

7 Nov- 20 Nov: Improve portfolio to start sending off applications to allow for time and designing the proposal based on format that was explored.

21 Nov - 6 Dec- Finishing off the design and sending off for print. Checking the status of applications.

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Existing portfolio review

My existing portfolio received a good grade in the final year of FDA, but was said to be a bit big being A2 in size. I have an accessible website that I can create into an online tool to send to these companies. My personal brand is quite bold and dark in terms of layout with lots of imagery. I will transform my existing website into an exciting online space using lighter colours.