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Georgy Holden Post 1

• 30 July 2020, 3:18 PM

Welcome

Hello and welcome to this forum which has been set up specially for the summer school. Use it to introduce yourself to your fellow students. What are you hoping to learn? What experience do you have of software? 

If you have any queries or comments do put them here as we will be looking at this regularly.

Very best wishes, 

Georgy

Amanda Jones Post 2 in reply to 1

• 15 August 2020, 4:51 PM

Hi Georgy, Derek, Nicole and all participants, 

Sorry I'm late arriving to the summer school - I forgot basically with everyone at home :)

I've decided to try out Adobe Illustrator (AI) and am possibly thinking of using it for a future graphic design business. 

I've toyed with this idea before as I really like the idea before and have designed hand made wedding stationery before so it may possibly be bespoke wedding stationery?

My niece is getting married next year and I may use this as a project!

I've just downloaded a 7 day trial for AI, so here goes!

Has anyone else used AI for this or similar purposes / or anything else?

Bye for now ;) 

Nicole Lotz Post 3 in reply to 2

• 17 August 2020, 9:09 AM

Hi Amanda,

I am also late to the party, I am just back from leave today. 

I have used Illustrator before, but I am possibly stuck in the possibilities it offered 10 years ago when I was using it more than now.

But if there are any questions on it, I am happy to discuss this with you.

Best Nicole 

Stuart Ziane Post 4 in reply to 3

• 17 August 2020, 9:48 AM

I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend.  I don’t know how I did it, but I somehow managed to get an old rugby shoulder injury to flare up. I spent the weekend on co-codamol.

I have had a very busy week working on a TMA, preparing for an EMA and also with work work.

I apologise that I haven’t got the CAD course done yet, but I’ve finished the preparation and I just need to do it.

As for my summer school project, it’s in hand.  I hope to upload to ODS very soon!


Best wishes,


Stuart

Amanda Jones Post 5 in reply to 3

• 17 August 2020, 12:32 PM

Hi Nicole, 

Thanks for your reply, so far I've found that wedding stationery templates need to be paid for and have yet to see if / how I can make a card so this would be a great starting point. 

I'm following the online tutorials and have found out how to modify fonts and had a little play which was good as I've wanted to know how to do this as well. Maybe I'll design a 'new normal' project poster with a social interaction twist if I cant find a way to design wedding stationery!

Great to hear from you again!

Amanda 

PS Although my design module days are now over, I am still drawn to this rather than my final module's holiday activity (history of art) which tells me something! 8-)