My First Post.

As a student at The University of Buckingham, I have found myself learning skills and techniques that I never thought I would even learn about, let alone have the opportunity to test and work with them. From Adobe to iBook Author, I have gained such a wide variety of dexterity in a range of softwares.

When I was in secondary school, social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were merely sites or apps. Compare this to the society we live in today, social media is something we sleep, breathe and eat. It's a place to express yourself, your opinions and views, share photos, connect and meet new people.

With creativity, comes personalisation and learning about different elements of digital publishing has enabled me to express myself in new ways. Even though a lot of the work I have produced for my Marketing and Media degree has been somewhat 'fictional', the knowledge and understanding of the software and programmes is very much real.

I first took to blogging in early 2014, when I was studying Media Studies at A-Level. It was a way to not only show the work I had created off, but it enabled me to describe and evaluate my work. This meant that I was able to critically evaluate and asses the work I had produced. The fact that it was published online, enabled others to comment on my work, suggesting improvements and comments where they felt necessary.

I feel as though in the 2 short years since I last blogged, I have learnt so much about how I want to portray my work, as well as my change in design & media influences. I know I am far from the best web and media print designer, or even digital publisher, but I do know that learning is a crucial element of bettering my skills, something that I am always willing to do.


ECP.