5 Images that Demonstrate my Interest in Illustration

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The above image by Jay Cover demonstrates the simplicity in which illustration can be used. Without colour, context or narrative, a message can still be seen through the image.

5 Things I Want to Improve

• Organisation- I want to become a more organised person, in both my personal and professional life.

• Technical Skills- I want to be able to improve my technical skills. Working with new media and equipment will help with this.

• Critical & Theoretical Thinking- I want to be able to properly analyse and critically asses others' work as well as my own to make improvements to my skills.

• Design Ability- I want to be able to improve my ability to create new ideas and create self-initiated briefs.

• Professional Understanding- I want to expand my knowledge of a professional practice and understand a business side of the creative industry.

5 Skills I Think are My Strengths

• Communication- I believe one of my strengths to be communicating with others, weather working towards a solution to a brief or communicating ideas.

• Responding to Briefs- I think I am quite good at working with briefs and thinking of solutions to difficult briefs.

• Self Analysis- I find critical thinking of my own work to be one of my strengths. I am able to identify weak and strong points from work.

• Exploration- I enjoy finding new work and artists, be it visual or musical, and find this to be a strength towards making my own work better.

• Creative Thinking- I think I have quite a creative mind, which helps create new ideas and think differently.

5 Reasons I Chose This Program

• Recommendations- I have been told from multiple people that the course at LCA is one of the best in the country (If not THE best).

• Lecturers & Tutors- All the lecturers and tutors on the course are currently, of have been, professional illustrators. Their experience is invaluable to my development.

• Programme Content & Quality- The programme is not only tailored around illustration skills, but also practices and business, which is exactly what we need to learn about.

• Skill Development- The program is pushing me to develop my skills as an illustrator every day; weather through method or through theoretical understanding.

• Facilities- The facilities at LCA are incomparable to any other establishment I have seen. 

5 Reasons I Chose to Study Illustration

• Voice an Opinion- I chose Illustration so I could learn how to effectively voice my own opinion and the opinion of others through imagery.

• Create Images- I want to be able to create images that have a purpose and meaning, rather than just making for the sake of it.

• Interest in Illustration- Quite simply, I want to develop and expand my knowledge and interest in Illustration.

• Develop a Professional Practice- I want to be able to turn my interest into a successful career.

• Meet Other Illustrators- I want to be able to meet and collaborate with other Illustrators to challenge my abilities.

Orientation Week

Idea

• Eye-catching
• Fun
• Individualism

Image

• Screen Print
• High density
• High contrast

Context

• Advertisement of anniversary of cafe
• Distributed as prints
• Also used in posters