MY ACTION PLAN

So after completing my brief for this project, I've reflected upon the entire process and I will now put together and action plan. Within the action plan I will clearly outline how I can enhance and develop my skills and knowledge in the future. My objectives will be SMART:

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time constrained

Structural Design Skills I will continues to develop and improve my skills, where I become more confident in using the equipment. I will continue to attend all of my tutorial sessions led by my specialist tutor, and within these sessions I'll ask questions to improve my understanding on my specialism. Also I will continue to look at books and research designers relating to my area, this will allow me to admire the work of other successful designers for inspiration. I will be able to use the feedback from my tutor to see which areas they believe I need to improve and I can take this onboard from my next brief.


Listen To Feedback At all my assessments and tutorials, I must listen and act upon all of my feedback that is given to me. This will help e further identify my strengths and also my weaknesses within my specialism. I can then work on my areas of weakness by paying greater attention to them. I will continually be working upon these areas over the next two years of university, and hopefully they wont be my weaknesses anymore.

Work Experience I believe it is important that I begin to look into work experience while I'm studying my degree. This way I will have experience in a professional working environment in my chosen area. I will then be able to say I've worked in the real industry which is totally different to the university environment. Ideally I will complete my work experience during the summer 2012.

Software Skills For me to blossom in structural design I must improve my software skills so that I know my was confidently around the main programs. I will be focusing on Adobe Illustrator and Coral Draw. From improving these skills I can then input my digitally draw work and use the laser cutting machines to cut out any patters/designs or typography. I have previously been looking at tutorials on the Adobe website and also on Youtube. My improvements to these and other programs will be an ongoing process throughout my time at university and further on in my career.