On Tuesday I had a quick meeting with Ben,
my Graphic Guru, because I’d not seen him in quite a while. I showed him my
portfolio; he’d seen most of the work before but not seen it in a portfolio
style so thought it would be good to get his opinion on it’s presentation.
Overall I think he was quite positive about
he layout of the portfolio. The main points he had to make that I should change
were factors that I’d heard before in portfolio visits, so I’ll definitely take
them on board. He liked the work that was presented in context and said he’d
like to see a little more of that, and general layout was fine. A couple of
other point’s he picked up on was that I should be careful when presenting
landscape/ portrait mixes, because the presentation has to flow, and make sure that
it’s clear what the project was for.
Then we moved on to my current work, for my
final major project. I told him the idea of interpreting my own dreams and that
I was a little confused with where I should go next with my work, and he
cleared the air a bit. Ben agreed with the tutors in creating something that
isn’t just a comic, but mixes elements, shapes and textures together, so some
images might fade and others might stand out more. He liked the concept of some
of the stories I’d come up with but thought that by keeping to a more
non-linear path the book would look a lot more sophisticated.
I think I agree with this way of thinking
and did from the start, but Ben managed to put the idea across a little clearer
than the tutors for me (not that thy were explaining it wrong, more that it
simply wasn’t sinking in for me). Next time I speak to him will be more fun
because I’ll have a lot more work to be showing him.
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