Not quite finished art

August 24, 2011 By Paul Yeatman

Got my Inpress cover back today. Only got a good (equivalent to a C according to the lecturer).  Apparently the margins were 6 instead of a required 10 (despite being told to set up the docco with 6) and she would have preferred to me to deep etch the photos the way I was shown […]

Attrition in class (and more)

August 18, 2011 By Paul Yeatman

Last October we started with 12 students. Three have bailed, one is thinking of pulling out, one has not been seen for weeks and three more seem not happy. We are lucky to get 7 regulars in a class where an 80% attendance level is mandatory. At least two do not listen. For example, it […]

Graphic Design Portfolio

August 17, 2011 By Paul Yeatman

Seems like I’ve been spending lots of time working on my “prepare a portfolio” class. Half the weekend and most nights since last Thurs. It’s pretty much done now. I’ll whack it up here under a cut when I am back at base. I like the colour scheme and overall layout. The mag cover will […]

Passed again

August 9, 2011 By Paul Yeatman

Woo. Looks like two of us passed our printing processes assignment. The rest failed to reference properly and are currently “not yet competent”. I said “get used to it” to a fellow classmate. It came out harsher than I meant. I had meant to mean, ‘in work life, often when trainees learn something new, it […]