Degree Show

I went to the degree show with not quite knowing what to expect, thinking I would be frightened by the standard of work leaving me worried about my third year. I was also exited to see what standard of work was being produced and what is expected of us when our time comes. Sinage to the degree show was clear and easy to understand, and was well advertised in the surrounding areas. It had quite a professional feel to and the space was used relatively well in the graphics hub it but thought it would have worked better if it wasn't to be in the university buildings, somewhere more neutral to make the artwork seem more valuable. The artists would have seen there work in these surroundings for a while now so doesn't seem too special for them when featured in the same room, this aside, the way it was laid out with lights and clean white boards made a difference.
Mixed emotions about the work to be honest, which gave me more confidence in my ability. I found a lot of work in which I could take inspiration from like Scot Wrightson's book 'Bum It' an some of the advertising for the guardian from Tom Park and David Farthing I thought was well laid out and clever. I especially liked the illustrative pieces from Jessica Burton and her small transparent fly photograph things (don't know what they are called). I thought they looked precious and intriguing. I was happy to see both digital and hand crafted design work being produced providing a healthy balance between the two to suit the favours of everyone. Other designers I was impressed with were Giedre Sadauskaite and Chris Bishop, Chris Hay and Rob Alger. In all these people I found motivation and was impressed by the quality of what they had produced. I took reward in their work and will be using tips they did.
On the other hand some of the work was not as good quality as I expected. Considering this was there final year and their work to be showing to clients/agencies I thought it could have been thought through more and attention to detail was lacking slightly. Some of the finishing touches and print qualities were a little on the sloppy side.
After that little moan I must say that I was impressed by the degree show and has made me look forward to our turn to showcase some of our own work.