Here is my submission for the yearbook.
I have done three placements, so I included all of those, as well as the exhibition I took part in and award that I won.
I had made sure that I created a website for this, as well as change all of my details to be consistent with 'danjayharrison' to look more professional.
For my bio, I did not want to specify that I am a web designer - this is what everybody assumes that I am, whereas I can design more than just that. I worry that if I pigeon hole myself I will avoid doing things other than web, when really, I want to branch out and do more things.
Therefore, I wrote about the type of work that I aim to produce - things that make an impact on people's lives and the fact that it is very well informed and thought through.
I wanted each of my images to have a pale grey background, so to test what looked best I did a few test prints first to decide.
I have gotten into app design this year, and have done a few designs so I wanted to include one. I decided on Flick because it was well received, and I think this screen is interesting to look at with the imagery used.
However, I do love web design and that is what people expect from me so I decided to include my most recent web project. It was for YCN Topdeck Travel, and has a lot of imagery for people to look at. I would have preferred to show the filter I made for it, but I don't think it is very clear on its own without the animation or explanation. Whereas you can see what the home page is about.
I also wanted to include some illustration as I want to show that I don't just do clean, digital design. This is my secret 7 submission from this year, and I was really happy with the outcome - it shows my preferred illustration style as well as the music that I like, and the fact that it was produced for charity which fits in with my ethos.
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