Perform at a minimum of 6 events this summer (2012)
Organise and manage two of my own concerts this summer 2012. Hopefully one for July and another for August 2012.
To have an artist manger by December 2012 in time for the album release in March 2013
Record my second album between June 2012 to February 2013 for release in March 2013
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Ensure that I have at least two gigs every month
Start motivating young women to believe in their God given talents and abilities
Product development and Merchandising
Short term goals (12 months)
Develop and design a range of inspirational and motivational
messages by September 2012 (refer to design practices module hand book
for more detail on design process)
Test product along side CD's at gigs in September to October 2012
Launch product by mid October in time for Christmas sales 2012
Donate 10% of profits to sponsor children around the world 2012. Start with one child and move up from there
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Continue to develop the inspirational and motivational messages on
tops, cups, fridge magnets, bedding, wall art etc. At this stage, I have
no real understanding of the time each product will take to develop and
produce. I will revisit this after the first product has been produced.
Continue selling the merchandise along side the CD's but also open
and online shop on my artist website by March 2013 in time for the new
album launch.
Set up a charity to help children in need all around the world by June 2014
Fashion Line
Short term goals (12 months)
Buy a sketch book for fashion sketches - June 2012. Incorporate previous designs in sketch book.
Continue designing as and when with a focus to make this happen
Research different styles and business requirements as and when
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Continue to develop the ideas and concepts for the business
Glorious Touch
Short term goals (12 months)
Deliberately not focusing on Glorious Touch, however, I will still provide the same graphic design and event management services as a freelancer (Madina Tshibola).
I really enjoyed the online discussion. I learned new things and visited different websites. It is always good to share information as it benefits one another.
Discussions: Another strategy I used to research was, discussions with friends and family who where readily available and open minded. Speaking with mother and auntie I was able to get more understanding and guidance on my career pathways.
Youtube: I used youtube to listen to a variety of video clips by Dani Johnson who is one of my most inspiring business developer and speaker. The information was very useful, I got lots of tips on how to develop as and individual and a business. One of the things she pointed out that still stick is that we need to continuously develop our skills in order to be successful in all areas of our life.
Google: Job sites are coming a popular trend on the net. Having used google to browse for different job profiles, it became evident that even though their is a credit crunch and people are struggling to find work, there are still thousands or even millions of jobs on the World Wide Web that majority of the population are not accessing. For whatever reason, these jobs are just being wasted.
The World Wide Web is such an amazing tool to use for any kind or research. Information is readily
available at your finger tips. You can Google and browse with the right key
words and you will find exactly what you are looking for. I found using
the internet very convenient in comparison to visiting the library and
searching the shelves for relevant information. The internet is time and cost effective tool. I would encourage anyone to use it.
Perform at a minimum of 6 events this summer (2012)
Organise and manage two of my own concerts this summer 2012. Hopefully one for July and another for August 2012.
To have an artist manger by December 2012 in time for the album release in March 2013
Record my second album between June 2012 to February 2013 for release in March 2013
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Ensure that I have at least two gigs every month
Start motivating young women to believe in their God given talents and abilities
Product development and Merchandising
Short term goals (12 months)
Develop and design a range of inspirational and motivational messages by September 2012 (refer to design practices module hand book for more detail on design process)
Test product along side CD's at gigs in September to October 2012
Launch product by mid October in time for Christmas sales 2012
Donate 10% of profits to sponsor children around the world 2012. Start with one child and move up from there
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Continue to develop the inspirational and motivational messages on tops, cups, fridge magnets, bedding, wall art etc. At this stage, I have no real understanding of the time each product will take to develop and produce. I will revisit this after the first product has been produced.
Continue selling the merchandise along side the CD's but also open and online shop on my artist website by March 2013 in time for the new album launch.
Set up a charity to help children in need all around the world by June 2014
Fashion Line
Short term goals (12 months)
Buy a sketch book for fashion sketches - June 2012. Incorporate previous designs in sketch book.
Continue designing as and when with a focus to make this happen
Research different styles and business requirements as and when
Long term goals (1-5 years)
Continue to develop the ideas and concepts for the business
Glorious Touch
Short term goals (12 months)
Deliberately not focusing on Glorious Touch, however, I will still provide the same graphic design and event management services as a freelancer (Madina Tshibola).
When I was a young girl in Africa, I was
always making my own toys like dolls out of reeds, dodge balls out of
old tyre tubs, charcoal stoves and pots out of old canned tins.
"Making"things has always been a hobby of mine and hopefully in the near
future, I would like to start creating my own
range products. Starting with little things like wishing cards, love
notes, inspirational
messages and then eventually move to accessorising stationery, tops and
bedding etc...
There also undergraduate degrees in Product Design and Merchandising. See the attachment below of visit The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Getting started as a product designer can be a bit overwhelming at first. It is always a great comfort to look at other success stories around which makes the dream of becoming a product designer more attainable. Below is a story of a young designer called Zoe Murphy who started small but is now a successful designer and enjoying the fruits thereof.
Key Job Roles for Product Design/ Merchandising is Designer or Product Designer
Creative Design
This
may seem very broad but since I discovered Microsoft Power Point in
college I have been hooked. I started doing presentations, flyers and
news letters. Now with the creative design package from adobe, I enjoy
creating logos, editing photos, designing literature (this includes
business cards, flyers, leaflet, brochures, poster, banners, news
letters and magazines), designing websites from templates and designing
packaging.
Key Job Role for Creative design is Graphic Design
Event Management
My interest in organising and managing events begun developing while I was working as a marketing assistant for Hach Lange.
I was responsible for organising meetings, workshops and exhibitions.
The mere fact that I could be interested in managing and organising an
event was something I saw other people do effortlessly but did not think
I had the skills to carry out. This job was the platform on which I
gained experience on organising events, coordinating and liaising with
different parties, budgeting and planning, prioritising tasks from start
to finish. Since then, I have managed meetings, parties, workshops,
conferences and a wedding.
Event management is very
demanding especially as a free lancer. You work from the beginning of
the event to the end before you can take a break.
Being
able to use creative design software has enhanced my portfolio as an
event manager. I can now design the promotional materials for the events
I plan.
Key Job Roles for Event Management are Event Coordinator, Marketing and Events officer and Event Manager
Web Design
According to an article on Roseindia.net titled "what is web designing?", web designing is defined as an art of content
presentation to an end user through World Wide Web. The article goes on to say that
efficient web design helps a company in bringing
enquiries that generate sales and add asset to business.
My interest in web design is to create a good visual
presentation from templates and layouts that are widely available on the
World Wide Web. I have not understanding or interest in the scientific
programming side of web design.
I have only ever designed a website for myself
and my experience is limited to that, however, I feel like I have just
scratched the surface and look forward to developing this skill.
Entrepreneur
I
am very passionate about succeeding in my life and feel that business
is a skill that is learned just like any other. I intend on developing
this skill and owning and a range of companies in the future.
At the moment, Dani Johnson is one of my most inspiring business Entrepreneurs.
Product
design is the process of developing and creating new products for
customers while merchandising is the promotion on merchandise sales by
coordinating production, marketing, developing advertising display and
sales strategies.
Creative Design
Ted Bullips' response to the question, "what is creative design?"was, "creative is essentially the designer’s interpretation or approach to a
design solution (be it correct or incorrect). Thus, the subjective
aspect of design is commonly called creative."
Event Management
Event
management is a course of action from the planning of an event to the
orchestration and execution of that event. These events can range from
developing a theme for a small meeting to planning a huge wedding and
much more.
Web Design
According to an article on Roseindia.net titled "what is web designing?", web designing is defined as an art of content
presentation to an end user through World Wide Web. The article goes on to say that
efficient web design helps a company in bringing
enquiries that generate sales and add asset to business.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is someone who manages their own business.
We have been set a task to explore our career pathways...
"One assumed that this would be fairly straight forward as one is of the idea that one knows exactly where one would like to progress career wise."
on starting this course, I felt that I was absolutely sure of my career goals, however, my sights were mainly set on where I wanted to be and not really focused on how I wanted to get there.
It is at this point that I realised there were gaps in my understanding of the Graphic Design industry and how my skills would apply.
So, in order to make progress, I identified areas of design that I was interested in as shown below:
Product design: In the future I would like to create my own products e.g. design cards, fridge magnets, love notes, inspirational messages to start with and then eventually, house hold materials etc...
Creating logos, literature, packaging and stationery design
Organising and managing events: buying decorations and planing events, putting together of all promotional materials
Using design software to create variety of different designs: the possibilities are endless
Creating templates and layouts: However, having said that, I don't really enjoy proof reading articles for magazines especially because the last magazine I designed had articles from people for whom english was not a first language and editing each article took so much time away from the actual design work.
Personal Development Plan (PDP) is a module which aims to prepare me for the professional 'Design World'.
Hence, I have created this on line blog containing all assessment criteria of which each part will be fully Harvard referenced using a bibliography. This blog will be written be written with correct spelling, structure, grammar and punctuation.
This blog will enable me to track my journey in discovering my career goals and the skills required to achieve it.
