WORKSHOPS
Having worked in the music and television industry for 25 years I have gained a great deal of practical knowledge. I hFor the past two years I have acted as an outside consultant linking Kingston College and The Design Museum. I offer a one - three day workshop for Graphic Design and/or Photography students, taking them from creative brief to completed artwork.
Please let me know if your place of education could benefit from one of my workshops
Susannah has worked with our L3 BTEC graphic design students for the last 2 years, providing an excellent industry based client/designer scenario on both occasions.
She has fully understood how to create a relevant project brief, that understands and utilises the existing skills of our student cohort, but that has also provided achievable challenges to stretch their understanding of visual communication. Her involvement has provided the students with additional understanding of the design industry and the role of a creative designer, and the benefits of this partnership has been evident in their progress and assessment results.
Suzanne has worked with the students through all the stages of the design process, including initial presentation and briefing and accompanying them on research visits to a gallery/museum. She has also provided valuable, insightful and supportive industry feedback to the students, on numerous follow-up occasions, as they completed their design evidence and final outcomes.
Susannah has been a well organised and professional asset to our team, with her friendly and approachable manner, and I look forward to working with her again in future.
Alison Richards
Lecturer - Graphic Design. South Thames Colleges Group
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DAY ONE - Full DayMorning: I introduce myself, talk about how I got into the record Industry then onto the television industry. I talk about the levels of hierarchy within the creative workplace, the people a graphic designer works with and the highs and the lows of the job. I share examples of work and open for questions. Brief the students: I present a typical brief used within a company for a design project. I run through the needs and the must haves. I discuss logo usage/style guides, the differences between artwork produced for print and digital. I show the students the current poster for the exhibition they will design for and we discuss what works and what doesn't. Afternoon: We all go to the exhibition and a representative from the Design Museum greats the students, explains the exhibition and escorts the students around the museum.
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DAY TWO. Afternoon onlyAs a group we discuss each student's designs. I then give a 10 minute 121 feedback, privately, to each student.
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DAY THREE. Afternoon only.The students present their final pieces to me and I give feedback. I then present the best pieces to The Design Museum.