Action Plan

Throughout the module I've been reflecting on my own work and myself as a designer, therefore, I am putting together an action plan to guide and develop my skills as a Graphic Designer.

1. LEARN! - My first call of action is to continue to learn, developing my skills, and absorb as much information while I'm still at uni, with endless hours of help and resources available to me at my fingertips. I will make the most of all the things I can access at Uni, take advantage of the specialists I have around me and make sure I attend the guest lecturers as well. I only have another year and a half really to take advantage of everything!

2. EXPERIENCE! - I need to build up my work experience, even if it means working for free or little pay. Getting as much experience in the industry will be invaluable. I'm going to gain some placements over the summer where I have the most time on my hands to devote to the placement so that I can be switched on and have no other distractions. I did 2 placements over the summer in London, so I am looking to get some more when I am home again, as London experience will only help in getting my foot in the door for the future.

3. PORTFOLIO! - I will continue to build up my portfolio, not only with university set projects but work I do for external clients, the wider the range of work I can maintain the more appealing my portfolio will be to potential future employers.

4. GET ONLINE! - I will actively get online to get my work out there, joining twitter, making a website, blogging more frequently outside of my university blog. When you search Kayleigh Foy on google, I will be the first one there.

5. PASSION! - The most important thing is to keep my love and passion for design fresh and alive. If I'm not passionate who else will be passionate about giving me a job? A piece of advice I took from Paul Finn - 'take 30 minutes a day and do something creative with it'. I think this is a great piece of advice, doing something thats just for you, nobody else, nobody else even has to see it. Just creating outside of any briefs or projects. Just because thats what I do. Create.