Proposed Position Statement
short but informative statements that identify my distinctive ‘positioning’ as a graphic designer. Considering my ambitions/skills/areas of creative interest all in relation to the market, clients, competition.
. I believe i am most skilled within typography, Using type as a normal means of communication and informing but also using type as a way of illustration and the central focus of design.
. A big ambition of mine is to design the artwork for snowboards. There is a market for this in the UK however there is a much larger and significant market in America, more specifically on the west coast of America.
. In the sense of location i propose to firstly work for design agencies around the area of Birmingham and my home town Solihull, this is not only convenient for me but Birmingham is a big city with lots of potential, famous for design based studios, The Custard Factory.
. As i have a big passion for snowboarding id love to work in the industry. As there isn’t a whole lot of snow in the UK, this area of work could lead me abroad, whether this be in the Alpes or in Canada or America, essentially it could take me around the world. The ski and boarding industry is also seasonal, so the design vacancies may also be seasonal.
. This year i have re-branded Leeds Met Snowsports, this included designing hoody’s and t-shirts, i have also been asked to design t shirts for a large charity event which is sponsored by some big names, the biggest being Nike. With this in mind i could see myself designing artwork for clothing, this market obviously being global and also very competitive.
. I feel i am a versatile designer, having abilities within work for print and digital design, however i feel that my knowledge and skills within the field of design for print limit me to be the designer and not have a real part in the print process other than stating what i require.
. Involving my passion for snowsports i can see myself working for related magazines. This genre of material tends to always be quite stylistic and not just a magazine with boring standard layouts, these being a large creative interest of mine.
. I feel as a designer im not the best around, although i believe i am a competent graphic designer, the industry is a very competitive place and i doubt i am capable to work as a top of the line designer, but i am in the belief of it is who you know not what you know and im very nice!
. At some point during my life i hope to travel the world, go and see places, with this in mind i would like to at a stage become a freelance graphic designer, giving myself more freedomand options to work wherever and whenever.
. I would love to be a designer and work as a collaborative with some of the friends i have met on the course, i feel doing something i have real passion for with talented and lovely fellow designers would be awsome.
