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Cammmeron!

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Folio Ideas
« on: January 29, 2013, 07:09:09 pm »
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Hey Guys, Just wanted to start a thread where students could share their ideas for their VCD folios this year, and maybe get some tips from past students who've excelled in the subject. The Vis Com course has changed and now students only require 1 folio apparently, so I'm interested to hear what other students are doing or what they're thinking about doing.

I haven't  had any luck narrowing down an idea, but i know I'm interested in doing a folio that utilizes graphic design. Any past students have any suggestions? would be great to hear what your folios main focus was, how you managed, the grades you received and any tips and tricks you have for me and other students who are after a high study score in units 3/4 VCD this year.
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Re: Folio Ideas
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2013, 06:05:43 pm »
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That sucks that you only have one folio - I had three when I was at school 2 years ago.

I would recommend something you are genuinely interested in. Write down on a piece of paper what your 3 top hobbies are.

For me this was

1. Hockey/sport
2. xbox/computer games
3. drawing itself

So my folio ideas were - hockey stick, a fore-runner spaceship, and some stationery, like a new pen or a mechanical pencil etc

Also - another approach is to find out what you mindlessly doodle - when you are bored in class, when on a phone call, what exactly is it that you are sketching?? For me this was wepaons - swords, guns, space-ships,  some randon scribbles of spikes - something that looked like crustacean shells etc etc

I did consider designing a sword for a RPG, or a book cover about some medieval trash story - based on that .

Finally, another good approach, is to ask yourself, if you were to become a designer of anything what would it be? Me? - this would have to be graphic designer for logos, or a product designer for input devices. So - I would be crazy keen about perhaps designing the next Rat mouse, or a new razer keyboard or a logo for new gamin perihperals company


My actual folios were

1. water bottle
2. space ship (game)
3. logo for an air-force organisation (game)
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