(Happy Christmas) War Is Over...

Looking back over the year it has been something of a rollercoaster ride. Already half way through the year and it seems like only a second ago when I started the course.

Having done three major assignments was something that has come very quickly as well. I'm glad the way it has gone though. When starting the course I expected it to be a lot of theory and practical work before starting any sort of assignments. Instead we were thrust straight into it and I can see this as being good in the long run.

The first project, a website plan, was good and I could really see this being something that will help me out in my career. This is something I had started doing myself in a freelance position but not in as much detail or the same way.

Doing the second website plan also showed me the fact that doing something again from scratch usually yields better work. I hope it's better work anyway.

The high points of the course so far has the fellow students, who all seem to get along. The lectures have also been very informative. Another high point was the banner designs for me. I found them rather calming during the madness that was the Back to Basics assignment.

Some low points were, having to do the image compression report. I found the gathering of data a bit repetitive but looking back it was only one afternoon of work and once it was done, it was done. Not really a low point then.

Well looking back over the last semester at Wakefield College it has certainly been a highlight in my academic life. This is the first time from leaving school where I have felt totally involved with the learning. At college and university it seemed distant at times, that you were not fully part of the plan. Almost like being in a cattle market where the colleges and universities seem to be more interested in pound signs instead of education.

Anyway, enough bitching about universities for this post. The last semester has certainly been an eye opener for me. Being already a self-described ‘freelance webdesigner’ I’ve found much of the course very informative. I thought I knew quite a bit about web design – and I still do now but I feel I have learnt a lot. I can see this helping immensely in my career as a web designer.