What? No Humour in Dean's Blog?

Not that much to report this week.

Wednesday was a 'crack on with assignment' day which came as quite a blessing as I really needed to start typing all the things I had written in my sketch-book. This assignment seems to have crept up on us quite quickly and I feel that I will struggle to get everything to submission standard by next Wednesday, even though I have done more than my quota of home study (my time sheets will prove that) and this time round I have only done what is required and done nothing that is not relevant. It is a bigger assignment this time as the content proved to be quite extensive, however I have made a conscious decision to try and use a separate resource for each subcategory and I haven’t used wikipedia at all. I read an article about it the other week and found it has massive flaws that are too vast for the owners to sort out. They only tend to concentrate on the important stuff like George W Bush, Tony Blair and other influential subjects.

So I will take this opportunity to say how privileged I am to be on this course. I found out that there were quite a few people who didn’t make the grade to even start the course, never mind complete it. I am enjoying it immensely and look forward to Wednesdays every week, I wish I could have done the full HND course but my time would not allow an extra 16 hours per week.

I can also say that ALL of my peers are a very supportive and easily approachable, a great bunch of people from all walks of life. I try to talk to everyone at some point and always get good feedback. Each has their own little groups at break and lunchtime but that is nature’s way of colonising personality traits.

I am looking forward to getting this A3 assignment out of the way with at least a pass but I am now conscious of the extra work that is needed for merits and distinctions and hope to show that in my sketchbook.

I have always lived my life with a very positive attitude and will only attempt to do things that I think I am good at and know I will enjoy. (one of the reasons I didn’t go Go Karting)

The past few weeks have taught me lots of things that I thought I already knew but didn’t. Not just academically but personally. I have always known I have a flair for design but it’s akin to singing. Anybody can sing in the bath, it’s easy, however to sing on stage with a show that is planned, coordinated, keeps people entertained and give a large amount of self satisfaction all comes with knowledge of your trade, your environment and your target audiences.

This course is now starting to teach me this, which goes to prove you CAN teach an old dog new tricks (although Wikipedia might tell you otherwise) and the master plan is now being realised. If we can achieve this kind of knowledge in a few weeks, imagine what we will be like in 2 years time. I thought the course was expensive when I paid for it out of my own pocket but it looks like you get what you pay for.

I thank you!

Enough evaluation for you Craig?