Week 1
The first week of my personal development plan was dedicated to analysing my current artistic abilities, overall character. I created a mind map which included a list of my current skills, character strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential career opportunities after college.
I found out that going forward I do not want stay in my comfort zone and want to dip my toes in many different potential creative jobs and acquiring new skills. I enjoy drawing and painting but do not want to develop these skills much further, rather apply them in different career paths. I believe that over my eight years of art school I have acquired a good foundation in fine arts but now would like to become proficient in graphic design software during the three years of further education. Then
The first week of my personal development plan was dedicated to analysing my current artistic abilities, overall character. I created a mind map which included a list of my current skills, character strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential career opportunities after college.
I always had a great passion for films. All of my best childhood memories are about films almost nothing
Week 2
On the second week of my personal development plan I went to the RHA Gallery
The first week of my personal development plan was dedicated to analysing my current artistic abilities, overall character. I created a mind map which included a list of my current skills, character strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential career opportunities after college.
The first week of my personal development plan was dedicated to analysing my current artistic abilities, overall character. I created a mind map which included a list of my current skills, character strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential career opportunities after college.
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Week 3
The third week of my personal development plan was mostly spent reading, delving into the graphic design industry. While researching my essay topic I read Cipe Pineles' book "Leave me alone with the recipes" which detailed the career of the renowned designer as well as provided with an insight into the graphic design industry - how it changed in terms of inclusivity and creative and business methods. Jaclyn Larsen’s college thesis "Finding Female Recognition: A Career Comparison of Female and Male Graphic Designers" gave a pretty detailed overview of what the graphic design industry is like today, highlighted many issues still prevalent today. I listened to audiobook version of "48 laws of power". Infamous self-help book providing tips and examples to becoming a more powerful and influential individual.
"Leave me alone with the recipees".
The third week of my personal development plan was mostly spent reading, delving into the graphic design industry.
Week 4
The first week of my personal development plan was dedicated to analysing my current artistic abilities, overall character. I created a mind map which included a list of my current skills, character strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential career opportunities after college.
Jessica Walsh is an American designer, art director, illustrator, educator, previously a partner of the design studio Sagmeister & Walsh, and the founder of the creative agency &Walsh, which notably is among the 0.1 % of creative companies founded by women.
I admire her career. In terms of career trajectory she is someone I aspire to follow. There are not a lot of women in the graphic design industry who managed to rise to the higher positions because the senior and leader roles are still primarily male-dominated. So, it was interesting to explore how Walsh managed to do it, to see what characteristics, and career moves I could replicate to be successful in the design world.
Sagmeister & Walsh is a NYC based design firm that creates identities, commercials, websites, apps, films, books and objects.
In 2015 she founded a global non-profit organisation called Ladies, Wine & Design. The aim of the organisation is to see more diversity in the creative industry, especially within leadership roles.
Envato. (2022). Meet the Experts: How to Build a Successful Design Agency with Jessica Walsh. [online] Available at: https://www.envato.com/blog/meet-the-experts-jessica-walsh/.
Robertson, K. (2020). The Work Diary of Jessica Walsh, Designing (and Wining) Woman. The New York Times. [online] 30 Jan. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/business/smallbusiness/jessica-walsh-work-diary.html.
Sagmeisterwalsh.com. (2019). Beauty – Sagmeister & Walsh. [online] Available at: https://sagmeisterwalsh.com/work/all/beauty/.
Week 5
