Personal and Professional Practice : Study task 2 - Why am I here

identify and explain 5 reasons why you chose to study on this course

i loved going to college at lca and the way they work so decided i wanted to do my degree with them as the college is familiar so i knew i would settle in quicker
it is close to home for regular visits
personally i thought the colleges resources were the best of all the other courses
I thought that lac would give me the best start to my future as a designer as i had hear of how successful the course was
Seeing work of previous years had produced made me want to study on this course because the projects looked engaging and also made me starve to want to learn how to create work of that standard

Identify and explain 5 things that you want to learn during your time on the course

how to use illustrator to a higher standard
how create a professional screen print
learn how to use indesign
how use the letter press to set type
publication design

Identify and explain 5 things that you think are your strengths

I have been using photoshop, for about 3 years now and how again enough experience to produce work to a high standard
I have bound a few books before that have been successful and would consider bookbinding as a skill i am good at but would like to learn more about
When given a brief i like creating a wide range of ideas so that i have plenty of ideas to work with and possibly develop, this make my work stronger than it would be if i just had one.
i would consider screen printing as one of my strengths as i successfully created a 3 colour print and managed to perfectly line up the design.
I would consider one of my strengths to be communication, i am a good communicator with others as i listen to their ideas and also make people feel like they can talk to me about things.

Identify and explain 5 things you would like to improve

i would like to improve my book binding skills
i would like to improve my photoshop skills so that they were at an almost professional standard
I would like the improve my essay writing skills, as i am unsure on hoot harvord reference and also how so add in quotes and link them to my writing.
I would like to improve my skill on illustrator and indesign as i have a very basic knowledge on this software and think it would benefit me knowing these for the future.
i would also like to improve my time planning skills as i and worried about getting behind on all the projects and deadlines that are to me this year

Identify and explain 5 things that inspire you

Architecture - Since i was very young i loved architecture and wanted be an architect myself, but it didn't turn out that way, but my love for it is still strong. One of my favourite blogs for getting my fix of architecture is http://archidose.blogspot.co.uk this blog shows interesting buildings from around the world. My work is loosely inspired by architecture as you can get some interesting shapes from them that are usually geometric, a style that i have a great interest in.
Current advertisements - these are great inspiration as they get me thinking about how i interest with them, and what in the advert has made me think something or go ahead and do something. Things like this influence how i work as it makes me more aware of my audience and consider how they are going to interest with my work.
Interior design and self projects - I recently came across a website called http://karapaslaydesigns.com while searching for inspiration for my paisley designs. I love self projects creating new thing from old and this website shows you how she made beautiful things for her interior designs, as well as inspiration for designs for your home.
Sagmeisters and Walsh - Always has and always will love his design work, Its abstract style, use of bright colour and shapes in his work has always had me interested and inspired me to play a lot more with colour than i usually would. His playfulness when using and creating type has me mesmerised as its completely different to other peoples work with type.
Tumblr - Ive had tumblr a fair few years now but recently i have changed how i interest with it. i found that its a great place to look at other peoples designs and different styles of work, not just nice clothes and cute animals. here are a few blogs that are more favourite http://nyctype.co http://michalva.tumblr.com http://graphicdesignandtattoos.com