Tasks for next week and Website Redesign

My tasks for next week are:

- Collate the Graphics team's exhibition boards and theme them
UPDATE: In progress, I'm receiving a steady stream of display boards.

- List the work contained in my Portfolio
UPDATE: Covered in post above

- Produce 3 large images of my work
UPDATE: I have prepared 3 A3 images of my work, but I feel it's not really possible to present each piece of work with only one image. I'd like to use the display boards I created earlier but will have to ask about this.

I have also re-themed my website to suit the "brand" I created with the CV and Portfolio. It can still be found at TJMortimer.com and now includes additional examples of my work, as well as redesigned Image section and an up to date bio section.

Tasks for next week

My tasks for next week are:

- Confirm PAT testing
UPDATE: It is not possible to get PAT testing done for free so we will have to use the paid service.

- Do personal A3 display boards
UPDATE: These are complete, my boards are below. The LHC model has been removed from the environment display as there wasn't room for it...


- Print portfolio
UPDATE: I've printed a preview copy but the printing didn't come out that well so I'll do a final one before hand in.

- Talk about inspiration for portfolio design
UPDATE: Complete, see post below

- Print business card and adjust as necessary

Portfolio Idea and inspiration

The inspiration for this style of portfolio came from my desire to work in the videogame industry - styling a portfolio after a PlayStation 3 game case seemed to fit this really well. Also, I could include my showreel DVD in the case and there is space for the two portfolio and CV booklets.

The cover is inspired by a PS3 cover, redesigned to feature inspiration about myself. The barcode on the back, when scanned, reads "Hire Me" - whether any employers will do this is unknown but it seemed like a good idea at the time!

I believe this design will also work for other industries as it is a unique design and is a complete package. I want employers to get that "just bought a new game" feeling when they pick it up - that it has been designed as one coherent piece of work and inside, similar to music albums, there are notes as well as the DVD/CD centrepiece.

Printing a label on the CD also helps with consistent branding as it avoids the "someone just put a Tesco CD-R in the case" look.

Website

I realised I haven't posted about my website yet - it can be seen at www.tjmortimer.com

The colour theme does not match the portfolio and CV yet as it was produced last year, but I will unify the theme before the end of term.

Task for next week

My task for next week as a member of the group is to find out where we can get our equipment PAT tested for safety, as we can't use it in High Chelmer without this.

Individually, I'm going to work on my portfolio and hopefully get one printed and put together soon.

UPDATE: Portfolio is pretty much ready, will print next week. PAT testing should be available at short notice for £30, but I'm waiting to hear back about getting it done for free.

Splat!

One of my tasks this week was to create a paint splat to go on the floor of the exhibition. I decided to try a different technique to Dan - whereas he used PVA and poster paint on a bin liner, I thought I'd try a mixture of car spray paint and poster paint on cardboard. Bear in mind I haven't really done art and craft since I was 8 years old, and my skills haven't improved much...


Above is the spray on cardboard, and right with the cut marks drawn on.


Unfortunately, the cardboard has a fairly obvious fold in the middle...


So I got the poster paint out and tried to cover it up! The left paint splat is messy as it's meant to look like the designer has been trying out different colours and testing the brushes... and because I got a bit carried away. The right image is meant to either be an impromptu pallette or where some paint has dripped off the table?

Tasks for next week

My tasks for the following week are:

- Experiment with PVA glue and acrylic to create paint splats to put on the floor.
[DONE: See above...]

- Obtain confirmation of voucher amount from Tesco
[DONE: Tesco will give us £20 towards food....]

- Collect newspaper to cover display boards with
[DONE: Got loads of the stuff lying around]

Guest List Ideas

I have thought of some guests to invite:

Kelly Burns and Sarah Baxter from Mouchel PLC, the consultancy where I did work experience last year

James Shepherd, creative director at Sony Cambridge studio

Brian Jobling, MD of Eutechnyx game studio

Representatives from The Mill post production company

Representatives from Blitz Games Studios

Business Card!

I have now created a business card in the theme of my CV/Portfolio. The card is standard UK business card size and the corner where the "fold" is located in the corner will be cut off because normal rectangular cards are a bit boring. The card has my new mascot, Ernie the Bear, and my contact details on the back. The slogan "2D, 3D and everythin in between" is designed to attract interest in the same way as the shop titles "Home Store and More" and "Bed Bath and Beyond" are - everyone will wonder what the "inbetween/more/beyond" is... The front of the card is designed to be a postcard-style montage of images, labelled "INTERESTED? PLEASE TURN OVER" to catch peoples' attention.