Next to the information design project I’m doing a volunteer project in Västerås. I got in this project a couple a weeks ago because Hubert, one of the organizers of the International Committee, needed an designer. In this project we are giving information about the exchange student to the average Swede, because the school (and the municipal of this area) thinks that there is almost no awareness about exchange students. The budget is surprisingly big, so we can spend a lot of money on production and promotion. We decided to put big posters in common area’s. The posters tell the experiences of exchange students here in Sweden and their home country. We try to familiarize the persons with the visitor.
Below some pictures about the first mockup we printed at the print shop to give an idea.
We are discussing the print with the print shop guy about the possibilities. Don't pay attention to the girl in the back.
A close up of the first print.
For this project I’m doing the graphic design, thats quite a responsibility, because at the moment I’m the only one with the proper skills. I’m trying to find some help, because I think this is to much work (we are going to make more then 10 of these!). Well the overload of work gives me the next problem. For now it’s kind of easy going, but it going to be hell the next 5 weeks.
Remembered the Lighting course? We’ll that kind of sucked. It started sucking more when I got to know that I only get 2 ECTS instead of 7,5. The story is to long to tell every detail, but it narrows down that the solution for participating this course was half-assed. O yeah, and the teacher kind of screwed me over (don’t tell a Swedish teacher that his / her course sucks, in a proper way of course). But of course, this is also a bit my fault by not participating the final presentation because I was doing party-party in Stockholm. But it is a bit of chicken-and-egg story. I’m tired of talking to coordinators and the teacher to find a solution this way. I will try to get my two points for the honor, so I have to write a report to finish it.
To get all my points in the end, I’m going to follow another course. I’m going to do a graphic design course, with the program InDesign, for a real company. It’s a long time ago when I used InDesign, so a good opportunity to brush up my skills. The course is from the same teacher as the information design project. Also, I’m not the only exchange student, so this sounds kinda promising.
I have so much more to tell, but It’s getting late already and I have to get up early. I will try to make a new post before the end of the week.
