Personal, Professional, Aspirational | Pt. 1

Following a workshop in class where we had to think of traits and terms to 'advertise' ourselves from personal, professional, and aspirational standpoints, we had to create 3 posters that conveyed these three aspects of ourselves.

Despite it being a straightforward task, I found it difficult to come up with ideas for each of the categories. I find talking about my qualities and putting myself out there really weird and uncomfortable.

Personal | This one was the most agonising to do, I made a bunch of other lists before this one and they didn't work. I decided to highlight my enjoyment of learning and discovering new things, and maybe it's fair to say I'm an inquisitive person?

So the final design will most likely feature the small caricatures of me, the magnifying glass, and maybe an array of objects.

Professional | When coming up with ideas for the professional subject, I really wanted to stay clear of things immediately associated with professionalism, CVs, or employment ads. They make me uneasy. "I work well by myself, and as part of a team..." aaaaagh..

Points I eventually thought of: My ability to gather research and influence from a wide range of sources and topics. I believe that strong ideas and concepts drive a project/brief forward. I could say I am a hardworking person (with a strong tendency to be a total stress head, put too much pressure on a situation/myself...) But I do try my best (see pic above).

Aspirational | Even though I realise the importance and value of thinking about aspirations, the future, all of that...I find it so weird and surreal!! I interpreted aspirations as something less concrete, and more about what I'd like to achieve through my work.

This includes telling and sharing a story or narrative, making a person/audience feel, learn, or discover something. I feel that image-makers can potentially have the power to share an experience and make people respond in a certain way through their work. (That's pretty amazing)