PPP / Module Evaluation

                                                                  Module Evaluation 

PPP is a module that is highly beneficial in terms of gaining knowledge and experience within the industry. Additionally, it is an opportunity to reflect on how you want to communicate yourself as a designer, for potential clients and work opportunities, through self-identity.

This module allowed me to create my self branding project of which I am very proud of. Branding myself was especially difficult for me as my name is quite long and very often people don't know how to pronounce my surname. I took the decision to use a different brand name which is 'Mitsuvanity'. As I previously said, a lot of people known me by this nickname so I thought it would be appropriate to use it. Once I decided on a concept it was quite easy and fun to develop. In this brief, I wanted to show myself, what I love and my interest as a designer. My self-branding project designs like a logo, business cards etc affect my audience, and it shouldn't be about how I feel about it so I had to ask the audience which are my close friends, mainly because they all seen my work and know me very well as a person. This helped me to produce an outcome which really shows my personality and the style of my work. I feel I experimented throughout the brief well as I have created business cards, cv, stickers and my own website with a portfolio on WIX. All those resolutions followed the same guidelines such as colour and style, to show continuity across the whole project.

Out of university, I have attended multiple talks and creative events. I haven't completed any placement during the school year, because my idea was to get a placement during the summer holidays as I have applied for postgraduates in London, so after my placement, my plan was to stay with them for a part-time job if offered. In a meantime, I was contacting different graphic design studios in Poland to have a backup plan. Also, I thought it would be beneficial for me as a designer to travel and do a placement in a different country as well. I have been invited to the placement in one of the graphic design studios in Poland which is based on advertising and packaging designs. I decided to go to Poland during the summer and do my placement there.

Overall I feel I have learned a lot about myself as a person and who I am as a creative within the industry this year. I feel the style of my work has really changed. I have gained the most experience this year than previously in levels 4 and 5, by contacting multiple studios within the and UK and Poland. By establishing that these are locations I am interested in working in the future.

Self Branding / Final Branding

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                                                                      Business Card 

CV

Stickers 

Website - mitsuvanity.creative

For myself branding project, I have created my own logo design, a set of business cards, creative cv, stickers and online website. All those resolutions followed the same guidelines such as colour and style, to show continuity across the whole project.

PPP / Social Media

For the social media, I have created my own Behance, Instagram and Linkedin account which contains all my work but it still needs to be developed. Therefore, by making these vital online accounts will help to prepare me to find these potential connections, networks, job opportunities, and clients. 

Behance - Link

I have created my Behance account last year to upload my work on it. Currently, it contains mostly second-year work as it is in a current development. It contains only three projects from this year.

Linkedin - 

I have created a Linkedin account, I was struggling with it as it didn't allow me to change the background image where I wanted to upload my logo, and I couldn't add any information about me. 

Below is the picture of how my profile should look like. 

Instagram - Link

As Instagram has become a very famous platform, and people are using it to share their work I have decided to create an account for myself. The website is in a current development as I want to upload my work from the third year as well. 

Self Branding / Creative CV

Creative CV

The design for my creative CV, I used information such us languages, education, competitions entered, experience, what I don't want and skills. The design is consistent with my business card design. 

Self Branding - Website

WIX Website

After only using Behance to share my work as a designer, I felt as though it was a perfect time to upgrade to a more professional platform. I used a standard domain on Wix and have been using it to upload past project. In the future, I would like to spend more time on the website to add more features and hopefully start selling my own work.

Self Branding / Business Card / Stickers

As I am using pastel colours for my work I wanted to include it in my business card. I feel those designs look professional yet informal because of the light pink colour. I used people as it was the main colour people suggested to me as it relates to me as a person as well. As I am doing photography, illustrations and graphic design I didn't wanted to limit my self that's why I used the word creative.

Feedback

I asked people online for the feedback and to help me chose the best design. People voted between the first and last design, also I have been suggested to try the white circle on the first one and make the plant see as it is coming out of it to make it more interesting.

I decided to mix the first and last design. This was suggested to me as well to add white circle to the first one as it was too plain. Plus as an extra I used simple lines on both sides of the word 'creative' to make it stand out.

                                                                    Final Design 

The business cards will be printed out double sided in 85x55 mm size with the use of thick, card stock. Overall I'm extremely proud of how these look, and feel they really communicate my style and process as a designer. 

Stickers

I have printed out some sticker designs with my logo.  

Self Branding / Logo Design

                                                                       Logo Design 

In 2010, my first ever twitter name was 'Mitsuvanity'. This is a name I am very familiar with. Since that I was keep using this nick name for instagram and snapchat account, people started to calling me by this name. I thought I should use it for my self branding as my surname is quite long and I don't like people calling me by it. Self branding has to really try and capture you as a peron and a designed which I fell this name will.

As I love to use calligraphy in my own work I wanted to use it as my font for the name. The font name is Sanies Script. Also most of my briefs are based on animals/ nature and I did quite a lot of illustration work so I thought it would be nice to add simple illustration to it. The logo is very simple which shows my minimalist style. I will use pastel colours for the background. Below is an example of the potential logo designs:

Feedback 

I asked my close friends for the feedback as they know me and my work very well. The feedback was very positive. 

- I feel this logo signify, very well you as a person and a designer. I think, you should use 2nd design.

- Add some pastel pink colours for the background and it will be perfect! 3rd design! 

- Love the way you used 'Mitsuvanity' as you name, but you should try to use your name as well. Personally I prefer the second design. 

- Maybe try to add some illustrations of the animals, as your briefs are mostly based on them. :) 2nd design! 

- Love it! I like the last design 

- The design number 2 or 3!