During this module, I have come a long way on the social side of graphic design. I have discovered and learnt a lot about networking, dealing with clients, pitching an idea and communicating professionally in an environment with other designers. My first experience with this what as the bound art book fair in Manchester at the start of the year. During this, I spoke to a lot of book, zine a publication designers about their work and process which I found incredibly interesting. This further inspired me to pursue this format of design. Unknown to me at the time, I was low key networking with these designers and I ended up interviewing two of them for my creative report due to meeting them prior to that briefing. The process for that brief came quite easily as my responses from them were very quick and I now have a continuous flow of conversation with both of them.
After working with my peers on life's a pitch, I discovered a lot about the specifics of curating and exhibition and how much time and effort really goes into it behind the scenes. Learning about budgeting and specifics of the venue became very important to me during this brief. Some of the more important values I learnt was working within a group and figuring out who I was more compatible with in the class.
After several presentations throughout this module, I feel like I have become more confident around the topic of presenting my work, pitching an idea etc. I also feel a lot more confident in approaching other designers and asking more questions about their work. Something I now believe is not to wait for them to approach you but for you to approach them. This could be applied to freelance work, networking, applying for a job and many other elements of graphic design. I will continue to use these skills later on within my career.
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