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ODT Print edited {carposter-odtprint-small2.jpg} Car poster being proofed in sectionsOtago Daily Times Print is a …

{carposter-odtprint-small2.jpg} Car poster being proofed in sectionsOtago Daily Times Print is a printing business in Alexandra. I am lucky enough to have them as a host for six weeks. Kara is my contact there and she is wonderful.
On the first morning she showed me how they make plates and I was absolulutely terrified that I would have to do something that I could make a mess up. I spent the first week observing the processes and learning a little about how to use Indesign and Photoshop. By the end of the week I had an idea of the general processes. They are very busy people - always working to high standards and to deadlines.
I enjoy the collaboration and working atmosphere of the "Art Room". Checking, double checking, proofreading and checking again are the order of the day!
They printed large posters for a group of vintage car enthusiasts and here is a picture of the image to be used being proofed in sections for content and layout before the next and more expensive full size printing.

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Getting started edited I finally officially started - after the "false start" where you do lots of things becau…

I finally officially started - after the "false start" where you do lots of things because you are keen to get going. I spent time in Christchurch, as planned, doing a short course with NatColl and looking into visual diaries and how they are used and the generally area of cre {textures-vd-feb.jpg} Textures in my Visual Diaryativity. My short course was " Design Strategies" - a one day, six hour course. It was an excellent overview. I really enjoyed the very short session on drawing (I haven't practised my straight lines since - I must put it on the to do list!) and the tutors passionate short session on typography. I was horrified to find out that I can't name fonts from samples - even if there are three possible names supplied. the whole course was great but full on.
The other really interesting aspect of the course were the other participants and their backgrounds. They were all using Photoshop and Indesign as an apect of their jobs, but they were not necessarily trained to or initially employed to produce publications. This is an example of how the print industry is changing. More about this later.
Time spent with NatColl
Carol is my contact person at NatColl and she has been generous with her time and very encouraging. They had a busy week with a range of courses starting, but we decided that as I was there to look at how visual diaries are being used I could spend the week shadowing the iCreate course (a level 2/3 course used to allow students to meet entry requirements for a range of other courses). These students have to use their visual diaries to produce evidence to gain the standards that they are sitting. The tutors said that this ability to use visual diaries is a stregnth that iCreate students often show as they go on, compared to students who get direct entry to more advanced courses. I got my hands on a Visual Diary and joined in the morning sessions. We started with drawing! Must do more practice! In the afternoons the students were in labs and I spent time either with them, or working in the NatColl workroom.
The staff were friendly and welcoming and it was a nice to be part of conversations about various work related issues.
The driving in the city was two lanes going my way, fast and needed all my concentration.

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space.menu edited Getting started I finally officially started - after the "false start" where you do l…

Getting started
I finally officially started - after the "false start" where you do lots of things because you are keen to get going. I spent time in Christchurch, as planned, doing a short course with NatColl and looking into visual diaries and how they are used and the generally area of cre {textures-vd-feb.jpg} Textures in my Visual Diaryativity. My short course was " Design Strategies" - a one day, six hour course. It was an excellent overview. I really enjoyed the very short session on drawing (I haven't practised my straight lines since - I must put it on the to do list!) and the tutors passionate short session on typography. I was horrified to find out that I can't name fonts from samples - even if there are three possible names supplied. the whole course was great but full on.
The other really interesting aspect of the course were the other participants and their backgrounds. They were all using Photoshop and Indesign as an apect of their jobs, but they were not necessarily trained to or initially employed to produce publications. This is an example of how the print industry is changing. More about this later.
Time spent with NatColl
Carol is my contact person at NatColl and she has been generous with her time and very encouraging. They had a busy week with a range of courses starting, but we decided that as I was there to look at how visual diaries are being used I could spend the week shadowing the iCreate course (a level 2/3 course used to allow students to meet entry requirements for a range of other courses). These students have to use their visual diaries to produce evidence to gain the standards that they are sitting. The tutors said that this ability to use visual diaries is a stregnth that iCreate students often show as they go on, compared to students who get direct entry to more advanced courses. I got my hands on a Visual Diary and joined in the morning sessions. We started with drawing! Must do more practice! In the afternoons the students were in labs and I spent time either with them, or working in the NatColl workroom.
The staff were friendly and welcoming and it was a nice to be part of conversations about various work related issues.
The driving in the city was two lanes going my way, fast and needed all my concentration.

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