Step up to the mark

I want to progress onto the BA top up year because I feel visual merchandising particularly retail internal designs will suit me, and also the location will benefit me because it is close to family and friends and my part time job. Also, the industry is very competitive and there are large amounts of people who are trying get the same job. Therefore once I complete the BA top up, I will have more experience and a better chance of achieving my dream career.

Gaining a BA honours will be of particular significance to me, as during primary school, I had a lot of difficulty learning to read and write and fell behind in these subjects from my peers and eventually attended an SEN school. Achieving a BA Honours will show how far I have come.

I am aware that the BA top up is the last year of degree and involves a larger workload, which I feel I am ready for due to continually working towards deadlines . I am willing to take up the challenge as it will be excellent preparation for my future career. I am aware that I will have to complete a dissertation; I feel I would like to research raising awareness of equality and inclusivity in retail for this project. I am aware that this research will contribute towards my final practical work, which will be presented to a panel at end of year show and I am looking forward to this opportunity.

I feel I could bring to the BA top up year my creativity. I produce sketches to a high standard and I like experimenting with different materials. I have also developed my researching skills and my generating ideas skills. One of my research skills is exploring ideas on a mind map as I feel this helps me understand my chosen topic.

Another skill I can bring to the course is my experience in group critiques as I enjoy receiving comments from tutors and peers, which I take on board to improve my work. I am also good at giving my peers constructive feedback.

As I work Part – time, I have had to develop strategies to help with my time management, which really help me to focus on my work. I am good at working in teams as well as using my own initiative during tasks.

Overall, I am dedicated to succeed and really want the opportunity to develop my skills further to help me achieve my dream career.

BIG APPLE !!

New York often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part – is the most populous city in the United States and the centre of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important centre for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.

There are many Iconic landmarks throughout New York, including the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Centre and Brooklyn Bridge. !

First stop on my 3 days in thrilling and dynamic city in world, that we called America. I’m excited what this trip brings me, and the experience and memories that I can bring into my creative mind in my work. After we checked in and got a changed, just round the corner is famous 5^th avenue and also the famous landmarks of new york, walking round new york will be best as you get to see everything. Queuing for the famous building was mile alone, but it was worth the wait to get see New York from a top building, going up n up my excitement gets more n more to see what New York has got. The money was worth it as the views were amazing from the top of the Empire state building. Taking a few minutes to get it all back. It was amazing seeing the sun set from the top of the famous landmark.

Empire State Building a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The building has 103 floors and at roof height is 1250 ft (381 m) tall. The height when including the antenna spire is 1454 ft (443.2 m). From street level to the 103rd floor there are 1,872 steps. A race up the stairs to the 86th floor is held annually, the athletes must climb a total of 1,576 steps. William Lamb of the architect firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, designed the Empire State Building.

Kitsch !

I was required to produce a window display using the theme ‘Kitsch.’ Firstly, I carried out research on the high street, to discover some inspiration by seeing what was in the market for the Christmas season. Whilst carrying out the research I was gathering ideas and experimenting with paper, the examples can be found in my sketchbook. The research helped me to collect ideas that I could use for my window display. I also learnt a lot more about the brand. I discovered that Kitsch has connections with the Liverpool and therefore I wanted to create a Liverpool theme for Utility, which is also based in Liverpool.

This then led me to use the famous lovebirds due to its connections with Liverpool. I was also required to complete the promotional card and other promotional items, which related to design window display. I decided to relate my display and promotional cards with the same Liver birds as I thought it would be good to bring Liverpool into the project, which the college was related.

I decided to bring in an image of pear to represent the Christmas song lyric ‘Partridge in a pear tree’, , I really liked my design of my card, but if did it again I would make it more fun to bring in with theme of Liverpool more.

Originally I didn’t like the theme kitsch, at the end, I thought differently because I was very pleased with my final piece and I enjoyed the craft element of the project.

I also decided to design swing tags, a shopping bag and wrapping which need be in colour to go alongside my window display, as it was going promote the Pop Art display.

Christmas season

Jolly season again, where you spend money on that love one or even that the next door neighbour, but I really like this season, as I am interested in seeing wonderful window displays from winter wonderland to a bit different, don’t know what’s coming round the corner this season.

Trends I’ve been seeing is very bright colours, which is related to kitsch project, which is all about its good, but is bad at the same time, I really like Pop Art windows, where your eyes don’t know what you’re looking, but is brings the brand the life which encourage consumers to buy the goods, which is a big thing at Christmas were people saved all the pocket-money to spend in the fine shops of the UK

Looking forward to what Christmas Day with family. As I enjoyed wrapping in many different ways.

Tate

Tate is an institution that houses the UK national collection of British art and international modern and contemporary art.

When Tate first opened its doors to the public in 1897 it had just one site, displaying a small collection of British artworks. Today Tate has four major sites and the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art, which includes nearly 70,000 artworks. A number of new developments are planned for Tate Modern, Tate Britain and Tate St Ives to ensure the galleries continue to expand.

Tate came to Liverpool when Alan Bowness, the director of Tate at the time, decided to create a Tate of the northwest. As the project become known he decided it would be a gallery with distinct identity which would show modern art and encourage a younger audience to art within their education program. However, today the gallery is used by many people who love contemporary art.

Tate Liverpool hosts many different art work from many different types are of artist.

The lasted art exhibition is Andy Warhol at Tate Liverpool, which I found related to the project at uni. I found his work interesting, it given me insight of mix-media and other different techniques.

Welcome to My First Blog Post

My interest in art and history began at an early age. Growing up, I often visited art galleries and museums with my family, and these experiences became a huge source of inspiration for me. They encouraged me to be creative and helped shape my love for design.

I was also a member of the Air Cadets, where I learned the importance of teamwork, responsibility and taking pride in my appearance. During my time there, I developed valuable skills such as marching, first aid and organising events. In my final year, I was proudly promoted to Corporal, which gave me the responsibility of supporting and leading others.

I have always enjoyed spending my spare time being creative. One of my favourite hobbies is making greeting cards inspired by art exhibitions, travel and everyday life. I love taking ideas from the world around me and turning them into something unique.

I’m from the Wirral, close to Liverpool—an amazing city with so much to see and do, from shopping and sightseeing to its incredible culture and history.

I’m currently studying Promotional Design and Visual Merchandising. My course has allowed me to develop my creativity, learn new skills and take the first steps towards an exciting career in visual merchandising.

Thank you for reading my first post. I’m looking forward to sharing more about my creativity, inspirations, travels and journey into visual merchandising!

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