Exit

I attended the presentations and networking event EXIT at the university to listen to companies talk about how to get a career/job and how to sign up to recruitment agencies to help with money in the mean time. I found it quite inspirational as it gave me ideas about what I could do for cash working part time, while also working part time on setting up as self employed. There was a wide range of people at the event, both presenting and in the networking section of the evening. As I had context work to finish I couldn't stay long at the event but signed up for the email alerts about future events and I will definitely be getting in contact with business link as soon as possible to arrange a session to figure out what I need to do first and how I go about doing it in relation to setting up as self employed.

Simplicity in Design

I have recently been reading the book 'Simplicity' by Edward De Bono. It talks about simplicity in general, simplicity in design and leading a simple life. I have picked out the following quotes that I feel have some meaning in relation to my design practice and what I feel is important to my work. There are some principles and ideas below that I would like to apply to my new brief while designing imagery for my range of stationery.

"There is often a much simpler way of doing things – if you make the effort to look for it. Simplicity does not just happen." (Page 2)

"Simplicity is easy to use but can be hard to design. You need some creativity." (Page 4)

"There is always the possibility that there is a simpler way to do something. Even if that is not always the case it is always worth investigating some thinking time and creative effort in trying to find a simpler approach." (Page 20)

"In order to make something simple you have to know your subject very well indeed." (Page 72)

"If you are unwilling to be satisfied with the complex you will spend more thinking time trying to make things simpler." (Page 88)

"Although a good idea may be focused in one direction, it must also take all other factors into account." (Page 110)

"It is essential to work with the middle level of concepts. Concepts that are too broad lead nowhere. Concepts that are too narrow lead only down that narrow path." (Page 148)