Tuesday 23 October 2012

THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN//STUDY TASK//OUGD502

THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN//TASK
Identify 5 examples of professional practice that you have documented on your blog.
Analyse the work in relation to which sectors the work has been produced for.
List the services that the work relates to.
Evaluate the success to which the work fullfills its role from a the point of view of sector and services.


1.INNOCENT SMOOTHIES
This is the recognisable packaging design of Innocent Smoothie, this would fall under the tertiary sector as it is ready to be sold for a profit as part of wholesale and retail.  It would also fall under the private sector, as it is not state controlled and run by individuals for a profit.  The product is popular amongst its competitors and includes novelty aspects of design such as 'the big knit campaign' which included a knitted hat with each drink.

2. NHS 
These leaflets designed from the NHS about offering help and support with certain health care, this would fall under the public sector as the NHS is a service provided by the government and funded by tax payers.  It would also fall under the tertiary sector as it is a healthcare service.  This example of leaflet design includes bright, bold colours and makes the content seem approachable and friendly, which it needs to be as its dealing with healthcare situations that people may not always feel completely comfortable about.

3. BARNARDOS CAMPAIGN 
This is a poster from a Barnardos campaign, this would fall into the third sector as this is part of the economy that includes voluntary or not-for-profit organisations.  The use of photography is strong in this work as the child is looking directly at the audience making a more personal connection on an emotional level.  The contrast of the dark background with the bright white type makes it clearly legible and the Barnardos  logo placed in the right hand corner makes the organisation instantly recognisable.

4. TFL (ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE OLYMPICS)
This is an advertisement for TFL during London hosting the Olympic games, this was placed around the London underground during the time the Olympics were taking place.  This would fall under the tertiary sector because it falls under transportation.  It could fall under the public sector as the government are responsible for TFL.   The design has been made relevant to the event taking place at the time and takes a comical approach.

5. UAL PROSPECTIVE
This is a prospectus for University of the Arts London, this would fall under the quaternary sector as it deals with education.  It would also fall under the public sector as the service is to benefit society rather than individuals, promoting and supporting the sense of equal opportunity (even though this seems unlikely as we live under a tory government.)  The design is recognisably UAL  and uses bold type to make it eye catching.

Monday 22 October 2012

THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN//PRESENTATION//OUGD502

THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN: PRESENTATION// PPP2

UK ECONOMY 
  • 7th largest in the world 
  • 3rd largest in Europe
  • one of the most globalised countries 
  • London is the largest financial centre equal with New York
  • largest industries- aerospace, pharmaceuticals, north sea oil and gas (start to realise they are significant industries and opportunities)
What is an industry sector?
  • goods-producing segment of an economy - anything from information to actual product, a segment of an economy tat is producing goods
  • an area of the economy in which businesses share the same or a related product or service
  • An industry or market sharing common characteristics.

    Standard economic modules Identify 4 industrial Sectors 

What is an industry sector?
  • Primary sector- the primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth - Activities associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both subsistence and commercial), mining, forestry, farming, grazing, hunting and gathering, fishing, and quarrying.
  • Secondary sector- the secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished goods - Activities associated with the secondary sector include metal working and smelting, automobile production, textile production, chemical and engineering industries, aerospace manufacturing, energy utilities, engineering, breweries and bottlers, construction, and shipbuilding.
  • Tertiary sector- the territory sector of the economy is the service industry - Activities associated with this sector include retail and wholesale sales, transportation and distribution, entertainment (movies, television, radio, music, theater, etc.), restaurants, clerical services, media, tourism, insurance, banking, healthcare, and law.
  • Quaternary sector- the quaternary sector of the economy consists of intellectual activities. - Activities associated with this sector include government, culture, libraries, scientific research, education, and information technology.
Why are industry sectors important?

Dividing an economy into different sectors with defined similarities allows for more in- depth analysis of the economy as a whole. Any economy can be divided into sectors, such as the economy of a particular city, or the global economy. 


Why do you need to be aware of economic sectors?
  • benchmark yourself against people in order to compete, whose the competition? try to gain an advantage 
  • start to see whats going on in the current market
  • gaps in the market
  • see where the money is, whose investing where? identify and predict over the next five, ten, fifteen years where the markets going to be, where the money is going to be etc.
  • predicting future trends
The service industries
  • An industry made up of companies and organisations that primarily generate revenue through providing often intangible products or services
  • Service industry companies are involved in retail, transport, distribution, food services, as well as other service dominated business.  Also called service sector or territory sector.  
  • Service industries can be divided into 3 further sectors
Public Sector
The part of the economy concerned with providing basic government, state or publicly owned services.  The composition of the public sector varies by country, but in most countries public sector services include the police, military, public roads, public transit, primary/secondary education and health care.
  • The public sector usually provides services that are free at the point of delivery and a non-payer cannot be excluded from (such as street lighting, emergency services etc.)
  • These services are often of benefit to the whole of society rather than just the individual who uses them (such as public education, local government, NHS etc.) promote and support this sense of equal opportunities, creating open access to open opportunities, centrally funded by the tax payer to fund services that everyone can use.
Public Sector, Government Departments (that help manage and facilitate the sectors) publicly owned 


  • Department of Health Department of Justice Home Office
  • Foreign Office Department of Transport Department of Energy Department for Work and Pensions
  • Department of Food and Agriculture
  • Ministry of Defence Education Department Department for Local Government
  • Department for Business and Innovation
  • Department for Culture Media and Sport
  • Department for International Development
  • The Treasury Civil Service


Counter to that is: Private Sector
the part of the economy that is not state controlled, and is run by individuals and companies for profit.

The private sector encompasses all for-profit businesses that are not owned or operated by the government.  In most free-market economies, the private sector is the sector where most jobs are held. This differs from countries where the government exerts considerable power over the economy, like in the People's Republic of China. 

Private Sector
The private sector is to generate individual or company profit:

• The part of national economy is driven by private enterprise and investment. It includes the personal sector (households) and the corporate sector (companies), and is responsible for allocating, distributing or accessing most of the resources within an economy.

Third Sector
The part of the economy that includes voluntary or not-for-profit sectors or organisations.  The Third Sector includes voluntary and community organisations, Professional associations, self-help groups and community groups. It also encompasses social enterprises, mutuals and co-operatives.

Third Sector Organisations - TSOs

• ”...anintermediaryspacebetweenbusinessand government where private energy can be deployed for public good”
• – Jim Joseph
• Thepresenceofalargenon-profitsectorissometimes seen as an indicator of a healthy economy in local and national financial measurements.[4] With a growing number of non-profit organizations focused on social services, the environment, education and other needs throughout society, the non-profit sector is increasingly central to the health and well being of society. 

Service industries
  • creative industries
  • education, health and social work
  • financial and business services 
  • hotels and restaurants 
  • other social and personal services 
  • public administration and defence 
  • real estate and renting
  • tourism
  • transport storage and communication
  • wholesale and retail trade
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

The creative industries refers to a range of economic activities which are concerned with the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information. They may variously also be referred to as the cultural industries (especially in Europe) or the creative economy.
This is a broad concept of domain in which activities related to creative work creation or production are carried out. It could be a synonymous term for entertainment industry.
In general, creative industries are a set of service enterprises that engage in economic activities originating in individual skill, creativity, and talent, and which furthermore have the potential for wealth and job creation 

A whole set of industries where the main economic actives are concerned with the generation or exploration of knowledge and information.

The creative industries: the sub domains under creative industry include:
  • advertising
  • television
  • publishing
  • radio
  • architecture
  • arts and antiques markets
  • crafts
  • designer fashion
  • film, video and photography 
  • graphic Design
  • software, computer games and electronic
  • music industry
  • film industry
  • animation industry
  • game industry
  • post production
  • fashion & textiles
  • the visual and performing arts
     


    'DESIGN IS THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS IDEAS AND DISCOVERY TO PEOPLE AND MARKETS' - The Business of Design, The Design Council 2005
Design and Industry
  • 185, 500 designers are generating £11.6 billion in annual turnover 
  • 62% of designers are under 40
  • 31% (20,436) of design businesses are based in London
  • 69% isn't 
  • 59% of design companies employ fewer than five people
  • Over 50% of UK design businesses work in communication, digital and multimedia design
Working in the creative Industries
There are three main types of companies working in the creative industries:
  • Design Studios/Consultations
  • In-House design teams
  • Freelance designers
Disciplines in the Creative Industries
  • Communication design
  • Product and Industrial design
  • Interior and Exhibition design
  • Fashion and Textile design
  • Digital and Multimedia design
  • Service design
  • Graphic Design & Illustration 

    Retail & Promotion, Publishing & Editorial, Product & Packaging, Branding & Identity, Information & Way finding, Type & Typographic Design , Print & Production , Digital & Multimedia design.  Web design & development Interface Design, Design for Mobile Technology, Games Design, Motion Graphics, Digital Film & Animation Special effects.
DISCIPLINES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES:

• 50% of designers working in Communication Design also work in digital and multimedia design.
• These 2 areas are the most integrated disciplines within the creative industries
• They service all sectors of local, regional,
national and international economic
sectors
(including public, private and third sector organisations). 


Who is looking after our interests?
  • CBI - confederation of British industry 
  • NESTA - the national endowment for science, technology and the arts
  • THE DESIGN COUNCIL
  • CSD - chartered society of designers
  • D&AD - design and art direction network
  • AOI - association of illustrators
  • TIGA - TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business.
    BIPP – British Institute of Professional 
CREATIVE ENGLAND:
CREATIVE AND CULTURAL SKILLS ORGANISATION:
CREATIVE COALITION CAMPAIGN:
How the money flows through government?
Special interest groups:

Sunday 21 October 2012

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE//WORKSHOP//OUGD502

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE 
In todays session we looked at how important industrial experience was and made lists and questions about things we wanted to know the answers to and how we could gain this industrial experience:
These were my ten questions for anything to do with Industrial Experience:

1.How important is having industrial experience when looking for a job?
2.How do you go about getting industrial experience?
3.When would be the right time to start looking for/gain industrial experience?
4.How hard is it to get industrial experience?
5.What qualities do design agencies look for when taking on people for industrial experience?
6.What skills will I gain from it?
7.What is the best way of gaining contacts/promoting yourself?
8.What is the best way of organising/presenting your portfolio for a potential employer?
9.What things will be expected of me on placements?
10.How do you manage costs to clients?

We then put our questions together as a group:

  • What mistakes do people make?
  • Whats the best way to contact them?
  • How do you make the most of it?
  • How do you charge/get paid?
  • Should you go for a big or small company?
  • What is expected of you?
  • How should you present your portfolio?

After this we put all our personal questions together and came up with five questions we all want to know the answer to:

1.HOW DO YOU PRESENT YOUR PORTFOLIO TO A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER?
You need to decide what goes in your portfolio and what specific works are relevant to the company/design agency you are applying to.  In terms of helping to put the portfolio together in a professional manner tutors will help.

2.WOULD STUDIO VISITS AND INTERNSHIPS HELP GAIN A REALISTIC EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY?
All the experience that you can get will help to get a better idea of the industry

3.HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT GAINING AN INTERNSHIP OVERSEAS?
You need to contact the company and show interest, start showing them work and enthusiasm, never start an email with 'can I have an internship?' eventually ask if you can go in for a day, build a relationship with them so they offer you the chance to come in and get involved.  The same applies for overseas just more organising/planning and more funding.

4.IS IT BETTER TO WORK AT A BIG COMPANY OR SMALL STUDIO?
This is to do with preference, its best to do both and all ones in between, try and get as much experience as possible but apply to interns that interest you
Skilled, polite, enthusiastic, professional, eager, punctual, reliable

5.HOW DO I MAKE THE MOST OF MY OPPORTUNITY WHILST ON PLACEMENT?
Ask questions, make the most of it, be enthusiastic and eager to learn, learn as much as you can.

6.WHATS EXPECTED OF ME WHEN IM THERE?
Skilled, polite, enthusiastic, professional, eager, punctual, reliable.

We then looked at how we can get industrial experience and what forms of industrial experience there are:

WHAT FORMS DOES INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE TAKE?

  • Internships
  • Freelance
  • Live Briefs and competitons 
  • Networking
  • Visting studios/printers
  • Visiting professionals
  • Online networking 
  • Events: Print festivals etc.
  • Exhibitions 
  • Business support 
HOW CAN YOU GET IT?
  • Direct contact
  • Requesting samples
  • Tailoring your portfolio
  • Creative professional networks
  • Appropriate studios
  • Ask for feedback
  • Confident and professional 
  • Online presence 
  • Online applications
  • Good presentation/ client specific 
WHAT CAN YOU GET FROM IT?
  • Contacts
  • Confidence
  • Skills
  • Professional experience 
  • Interaction
  • Make portfolio stronger
  • Better reputation
  • Money
  • Inspiration
  • A job
  • A sense of direction
  • Taster of the real world
  • Working with different types of people
  • Time management 
  • Clearer idea of where you want to go/ design direction
  • Find out what you're interested in
  • Confidence in your professional self
  • Contacts and recognition 
  • Employment - the buzz
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GET IT?
  • Commitment 
  • Strong work ethic
  • Confidence and professionalism 
  • Portfolio of work
  • Samples of work
  • Online presence 
  • Knowledge of company
  • Design identity 
  • Business card
  • CV

Saturday 6 October 2012

PPP//CREATIVE INTEREST WORKSHOP//OUGD502

Today we were put into groups and asked to bring all our images of graphic design that displayed our interest in the creative fields together, we then chose a broad range of different designs from each persons selection and put them together, this was the list of examples of different aspects of graphic design we came up with:

LIST

1. Illustration  2. Photography  3. Packaging  4. Typography  5. Info-graphics
6. Branding and identity  7. Publication  8. Editorial design  9. Music promotion  10. Letterpress
11. Printmaking  12. Book design  13. Photomontage  14. Modernist/ Postmodernist design  15. Clothing
16. 3D design  17. Architecture  18. Product design  19. Poster design  20. Hand rendered design
21. Packaging illustration  22. Packaging for retail  23. Perfume and cosmetics packaging  24. Food packaging  25. Flat pack packaging
26. Type posters  27. Vector work  28. Retail promotion  29. Fair trade  30. Gift wrap
31. Invitations and cards  32. Album covers  33. Film posters  34. Events  35. Label tag design
36. Food tag design  37. Festival promotion  38. Card art  39. Pattern design for retail  40. 3D modelling
41. Informative 42. Window display

We then had to ask the following questions about each piece of selected work
QUESTIONS:

1. Who is the client?
2. Who is the intended audience?
3. What is the function?
4. What is the budget?
5. Where is it from?
6. Who is the designer/ studio?


1. CARL WINE

1. Who is the client?
Carl Wine
2. Who is the intended audience?
Wine users, 18 +    mainly young adults, the packaging illustration style is more suited to the younger generations. It doesn't scream high end wine as its quite playful and humorous
3. What is the function?
Humorous way to represent what wine people are drinking without having to pay too much attention to the label. Makes drinking wine more appealing to the younger generation.
4. What is the budget?
Low budget - Simple design with a limited colours used. There have been no expensive printing processes used to make the packaging.
5. Where is it from?
Denmark
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
Lovely Package

2.SLANTED MAGAZINE
1. Who is the client?
Slanted Magazine
2. Who is the intended audience?
Graphic Designers - young trendy designers....edgy
3. What is the function?
To educate, inspire and inform typography enthusiasts and graphic designers
4. What is the budget?
High Budget, as it is mass produced, the style suggests its quite up to date and widely used. As the magazine format requires use of lots of colours and nice stock it could potentially cost allot to create.
5. Where is it from?
Germany
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
Slanted Magazine

3. FAST EDDIES BRANDING
1. Who is the client?
Fast Eddies Barber Shop
2. Who is the intended audience?
The sophisticated man. It looks quite classy but still quite playful. The black and white colour scheme suggests the products are targeted at an older audience rather than a younger one.
3. What is the function?
To promote and brand a barber shop, Complete with business cards, headed paper, envelopes, price list and more.
4. What is the budget?
The quality of the products suggest it has quite a high budget. There are a range of products also which would add value to the promotional items. The rounded off edges suggest there has been additional processes used which would result in extra costings.
5. Where is it from?
America, Allston Massachusetts
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
Richie Stewart

4.CERAMIC DESIGN
1. Who is the client?
Private Ceramist 
2. Who is the intended audience?
Tea drinkers, late teens/young adults, quite feminine
3. What is the function?
To make a tea cup more interesting, add humour to an everyday task
4. What is the budget?
Low Budget, single colour print 
5. Where is it from?
 China....maybe
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
Designer's Block UK

5.THE POTATO LIFE CYCLE
1. Who is the client?
Self guided work
2. Who is the intended audience?
People interested in healthy eating, farming, vegetables, people who want to grow potatoes
3. What is the function?
To inform people of the best time to cultivate potatoes and the environment they need to be in
4. What is the budget?
Low budget, vector based graphic, no phototgraphy used, not much ink needed to produce print
5. Where is it from?
Portland OR, USA
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
August Winfield

6.FONT FACE
Who is the client?
The typographic face painting and photography was a self initiated and personal project between designers.
Who is the intended audience?
Those interested in graphic design, typography legends, type design, illustration video and photography.
What is the function?
A series of posters merging the expressiveness of manual gesture and type design in honour of four outstanding typefaces.
What is the budget?
Medium budget, have to consider the expense of models, makeup artists, photographers and designers involved? 
Where is it from?
A small studio located in Gijón in Asturias in the north of Spain, 2010.
Who is the designer/ studio?
It was set up by Raúl García del Pomar and Ismael González, two designers in association with Apito.

7.ILLUSTRATED PEOPLE
Who is the client?
Illustrated People supply cool printed clothing for the clothing chains such as Urban Outfitters, ASOS and Topshop.
Who is the intended audience?
Young fashionable people who shop at Topshop/ are interested in graphic tees and jersey jumpers. 
What is the function?
The clothing is a fashion item made for shoppers to wear.
What is the budget?
The garments are mainly made from a similar colour s(black, grey, white, occasional tye dye) 
Where is it from?
The studio is based in the East End of london
Who is the designer/ studio?
illustrated People are a combination of designs who love to illustrate and make clothing.

8.WINDOW DISPLAY
1. Who is the client?
A Bistro
2. Who is the intended audience?
Shoppers, people out and about of any age but probably mostly young professionals 
3. What is the function?
To inform people of what the cafe offers
4. What is the budget?
Medium budget, design could have been carried out with cheaper materials however the design would not look as clean and crisp
5. Where is it from?
  Bath. England
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
http://www.imgspark.com/image/view/4f86eadcfa99b942040001fe

9.THE BLACK KEYS


1. Who is the client?
The Black Keys
2. Who is the intended audience?
People who listen to the music of The Black Keys, from the age group of around 16-40
3. What is the function?
To promote a gig performed in Iowa by The Black Keys
4. What is the budget?
Medium to High budget? 
5. Where is it from?
The poster is from Nebraska, America. It is an international design
6. Who is the designer/ studio?
The poster has been designed by a design studio based in Nebraska, America called Doe Eyed

10.WELOME TO CHICAGO


1. Who is the client?
The record company/musicians themselves trying to promote the mix tape
2. Who is the intended audience?
People interested in the new mix tape, music fans, people that have heard of 'Welcome to Chicago' younger audience

3. What is the function?
The function is to promote an upcoming mixtape, the work is a series of posters to advertise the mix tape, Welcome to Chicago 
4. What is the budget?
low-mid?
5. Where is it from?
The designer is from France but this particular design is from America, it is international.

6. Who is the designer/ studio?
Jean Mosambi- a freelance graphic designer who likes to add a retro look to his design work and work particularly on the promotion of music and album art work