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Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20195 min read
Illustration1, Exercise 2.5: Using Reference
For this exercise, the task was to build up a reference set for the 1950's. I noticed something about how previous students had...
Dan Woodward
Jan 3, 20193 min read
Illustration 1, Exercises 2.3 & 2.4
For these two exercises there was a master list of words to use as topics. So it seemed sensible to write them both up together. They...
Dan Woodward
Dec 7, 20182 min read
Thinking about sketchbooks
I have been anxious about my sketchbooks. Part of the feedback from the first assignment was to make use of my sketchbook/s more and...
Dan Woodward
Nov 28, 20183 min read
Mental Health Doesn't Have Days Off
If you look at the timeline of my posts, you'll notice a definite gap. It's likely you will see more in the future. The fact is that for...
Dan Woodward
Nov 24, 20182 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.2
For this exercise, I was tasked to practice using spider diagrams to explore and expand on words and concepts. I had to create 4 spider...
Dan Woodward
Nov 19, 20182 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.1
I am often attracted to the illustrations of The New Yorker magazine. They are often captivating in their own right, but I appreciate...
Dan Woodward
Nov 4, 20186 min read
Reflections - KSI Assignment 1
So, Assignment 1 is done and under my belt. Getting back into higher education has been challenging and rewarding in equal parts. I have...
Dan Woodward
Oct 30, 20184 min read
Illustration 1, Assignment 1: Say Hello
I started the assignment by doing a bit of a mind map - this was quite familiar territory for me. As part of my day job, I sometimes...
Dan Woodward
Oct 24, 20183 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 1.2: Getting the Gist
For this exercise the idea is to retrospectively come up with an illustration for an editorial article. My first hurdle was finding time...
Dan Woodward
Oct 20, 20187 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 1.1: The History of Illustration
This first exercise was initially daunting. It's been some time since I interrogated things in an academic way and I really wasn't sure...
Dan Woodward
Oct 14, 20186 min read
Using Inktober to practice how to think
I'm going to start this post with a little bit of background. About six months ago, as part of researching and learning what it was to be...
Dan Woodward
Oct 12, 20183 min read
Getting Used to Making a Learning Log
Well, this is a bit 'meta'! When starting the course I was worried about keeping a learning log. My last creative education was GCSE Art...
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