The reasons why I chose this course were:
- Due to Leeds College Of Art being nationally acknowledged for its relationship with art, and pushing students to exhilarate in their subject area.
- Past alumni includes: Damien Hirst, Hepworth and Moore. Suggesting the overall quality of the University.
- I felt that the course would not only nourish my creative realms but also push me to explore spectrums of art I am not yet confident with.
- I specifically liked the idea of having weekly lectures surrounding art topic areas, as I have yet to be in an academic environment that supplied this.
- The resources available including: Macs, Letterpress, Screen printing etc.
Things I want to learn during this course:
- To gather confidence surrounding art topics and presenting art work.
- To gather an contextual response to art.
- To explore artist methods I am yet to try, for example Letterpress.
- To gather a large understanding of typography, for example how to create your own typeface.
- To push my creative realms, and to develop my unique artist style,
My current strengths:
- I am very confident using computer softwares such as Illustrator and Photoshop.
- I feel that my knowledge on typographers is very strong, especially when discussing Armin Hoffman and Joseph Muller Brockmann.
- I enjoy evaluating others work, and feel that I can easily find contextuality behind a piece of artwork.
- I do not always 'jump' straight on a computer when designing, as I like to create my own design primarily by hand and then scan it in, depending upon the context.
- I like to work with others within a project as I feel that ideas 'bounce' from one another.
What I would like to improve:
- My drawings skills.
- The concepts behind my designs.
- The platforms I design upon, for example to use screen printing.
- The way I think about art. I want to submerge myself in design, rather than just choosing to do it as a career.
- My knowledge of art movements.
