Back to School - Literally

So this is it, back to college (which incedentally is in the same building as my old high school). I have decided to gain another skill in media and web design, some of which I have a bit of experience in anyway.

This is something that is very new to me and after an intense first couple of days attending an induction to the course can see that it is not going to be plain sailing. On the upside, I am enjoying my sessions so far and find them really interesting and have already learned some new things that I didn't know about which is the main reason for me being on the course.

The main thing I have had to alter is my lifestyle and particularly the time management aspect of it. Wednesday at college is fine but the home study day is something I need to work on. So far I have managed to get all the hours in that I need and more, however, the begginning is the hardest part as there are books to read and things to sort on top of the note taking and assignments.

The first assignment is to design a website for a 'Great Briton'. A list of famous British people that I can design a website for. The planning aspect is the most important, along with the design rather than the content. The structure has to be detailed and all the information you need from lots of different sources has to be meticulously listed and referenced.

Today is my home study day and after this entry into my blog I intend to start planning from scratch and hopefully work out a timescale for the project and cost using the notes I have.
After years of designing 'on the fly' this is a whole new concept to me.

Wish me luck!