Day 8 - H and 1 week update

14th March 2022

It has now been a full week since I have started doing this challenge and today was spent designing the letter H. I did some sketches beforehand and chose the one that I liked which is what I have been doing most days since I started the challenge. Like I did with the letter A, I decided to use a flat illustration approach to colouring the letter as well as removing the outlines on the shapes I used to make the design look smoother. I also decided to use gradients to make certain parts of the illustration look smooth as well as using them to give the illusion of the design being lit. 

Final upload for the letter H

1 week update/general update on my Instagram page

This is the first time in a while that I have uploaded content to my Instagram page daily although I am unsure if I will commit to this for the remainder of the challenge as it is very time consuming. 

Instagram is a great place for publishing posters and other design work as it has allowed me to connect and broaden my horizons to other designers and their work and different design styles. The large scope of design work that is uploaded to Instagram is a good thing as it has allowed me to see what people like on there, what's trending and how people use hashtags and other Instagram features to increase their following and influence the direction that their analytics are going. The work I upload to Instagram is work I want to also use in my portfolio so I work hard on each and every post I make although this isn't always reflected in the likes that my posts receive or the amount of followers I have. This is why I always thrive to work harder and promote myself and my work as much as possible and it is always a blow to my confidence if certain designs don't perform as well as I expect them to. This has led me to hiding my like count on all my posts so I can keep my mind off those things and keep designing what I want to with no worries. 

Designing on Instagram with knowledge I had before starting university as well as with tips and tricks I learnt at university has led me to decide that I would like to have a career in designing in either 3D or 2D. This is because I have realised that I enjoy both and I couldn't choose just one to specialise in. This is why I have decided that the job role of Creative Artworker sounds like the right one for me as it allows me to have a more general design role and it allows me to do different things a lot of the time instead of doing one thing for a long time. 

My aim for next week is to keep up to date with the designs and figure out what styles and tools I like and don't like to use on Illustrator as it has given me the chance to experiment heavily with my designs.