Final Assessment

My final hand in of my degree went really smoothly! So smoothly I wandered if there was something I'd missed? But I think the main reason was time management this year. I really worked on sorting things out early, so that I had time to spare at the end to finish off the little things that I usually run out of time to do. I managed to re-work all of my four projects from the last assessment, to a standard that I was really happy with. I also put together a 48 page A3 portfolio, with an illustrated cover page, as part of my self promotion, which I got bound with white comb binding. It's so good to see all your hard work from over the last year put together like that!

So... now my final uni assessment is underway, and the pressure of deadlines has passed, what do I plan to do with myself? Firstly, I'm moving out of Norwich for a while, until I can afford to move back and rent. Secondly, Craig and I are going to push our business and try to get some work over the Summer, and hopefully while we're traveling! And thirdly, we will (of course) be wedding and honeymoon planning!

c-miss x

Website (Live!)

My Flash website is finally live!! Corr... it's taken ever so long, and i've almost given up on it more than once! (Special thanks to Craig who kept me on track!) It's quite rough-and-ready, but I like it like that! All illustration is my own, and I even recorded the sounds! (Which was lots of fun!) It was a challenge, but I'm now pretty confident with the software so it's all paid off. It has lots of opportunity for me to develop in the future too, when I get a minute! I'd like to eventually add more pages to the About section, so it flicks through them, and I might have a link on there somewhere to purchase mugs that I've designed... just an idea! The address is www.imbue-creativedesign.co.uk/carrie/carrie (which i'll be changing to just the one carrie in the near future!)

c-miss x

To get inspired I...

Lay on my bed under the duvet (in the dark)
Do the washing up
Read
Make a cup of tea
Go shopping
Have a bubble bath
Stumble!
Write a list
Keep a pen and notepad by my bed
Phone my mum and talk about my work
Make plans
Nap
Tidy up
Walk around town absentmindedly
Watch a film (any genre!)
Write in my diary
Do some silly photo-manipulations

c-miss x

Start-rite

Finally completed one of my re-workings! This was my re-branding of the children's shoe brand Startrite. Looking back, the first attempt looks rather poor... I'm really happy with my second attempt though, it feels properly finalised now. I've designed letterhead, comp slip, business card (printed onto a miniature shoe horn), shoe box, bag, and 2 pages of the website.


This is their original logo, and my first attempt at re-designing it...

This is my second attempt, with two possible variations...

And here are my branded items (inc stationery, website etc)

Now three more re-working to get through and i'm done! Yay!

c-miss x

Presentation

I've been so busy of late I haven't had a spare minute to update this! Amongst other things, I had a presentation to a client (eek!), Norwich Housing Society. I was pretty terrified to be honest, my hands were shaking like mad, but it actually went really well! The people were lovely and really flattering about my designs which was such a boost! Even if they don't ultimately go with my idea, i'm so pleased that I got so far in the competition, and put on a brave face and actually presented my designs!

c-miss x