TASK - Prepare a brand/ identity for yourself that will suit your current approach to your work. A pack/suite of materials you feel are useful and exciting. This can be anything you feel appropriate.
Consider all forms of "range and distribution"
- product = me
- range = services I can provide as a designer
- distribution = the methods and platforms I feel are correct to communicate my work. (eg. web/ printed etc)
Small task - Who am I, who do you see?
In groups of 5/6, we were given the task to list words to describe each other. This was to discover how others perceive us, and give us a broader look into our personal identities and how we present ourselves.
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| These were the final lists |
Although some words were written as a joke between friends, it was interesting to see what others think of me. The words that rang truest with me were; emotional, chatty, outgoing and creative. I felt this exercise was enlightening as it is rare you get the opportunity in everyday life to ask your peers what they think about you. On the whole I was pleased with the words used to describe me as they were positive, and the odd words that weren't were meant as a joke. I would say these words are generally true and do reflect my identity however the group I was situated in were all very nice and not exactly critical so the lists are very one sided.
My overall aim is to create an identity for myself, to reflect the person I am. Following this task I thought it would be a good idea to create a mind map or something similar using the same concept, but this time describe myself. People are usually more critical towards themselves so this will give me a more in-depth, rounded picture, including my negative characteristics.
As well as this list I thought it would be prudent to take a personality test. After answering some questions using a scale of how far I agreed or disagreed with given statements, my personality type was revealed as a Campaigner.
I found this test to be really eye opening and it rang extremely true. The keywords match some of the words from the list I made earlier.
Toni Morrison's book, Paradise - "There are more scary things inside than outside."
Oscar Wilde - "Be yourself everybody else is taken."
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