reflection on interview

After receiving my answer to my question from Dan Everett i spent the week reflecting on them. He made a few interesting comments on what he had learnt at LCA such as "Typography, Kerning, Readability, Legibility, what fonts work well together, illustrator, indesign, photoshop, colour, printing methods, talking to clients, presenting my work, confidence (is this a skill? Ha)" i found this interesting an reflected on it as these are all skills we are taught early on, but i feel like i only use basic knowledge and dont think massively into using them. I intend to now think about these more when designing as i want me skills to be ready for when i leave and not having to catch up. I was a great insight into what designers actually use when they leave uni as most probably dont use skills such as bookbinding and screen printing every day. 

Dan also suggested buying a mock up package as they will have different mockups that most people won't, he said it is a good investment for your portfolio if you aren't good at photography, which I'm not. I have recently started using mock ups for my work and have noticed the difference in the quality of my work as i have again more confidence in it as i can see it looking professional even if the final thing that i made, i.e a book, didn't look very good but the design itself was good. 

I think this interview has been very beneficial to me as i am now reflecting on the skills that i have and have started to consider what i want to improve as well as learn. 

I want to improve :
my use of typography 
my illustrator skills
my communication skills

I want to learn : 
more different printing methods and processes 
better presentation of my work