After having a chat with my programme tutor about general progression within the course, it came up about if I'd thought about my COP practical outcome, and I talked about being interested in toys and installations shown in Pictoplasma and Friends With You, and Friends With You's plush toys in particular, one where it has two detachable kidneys, about learning in a fun way, educational toys perhaps. Also Friends With You's Russian dolls, where each doll revealed a layer of a person, so hair etc, and then inside you found a plush toy with a little gem thing which was like a reward for finishing it, but the gem could also be a part of the character, it's soul or heart?
This made me think about producing an educational toy for children, which teaches them about something, the body, mental health, biology. This is also a really achievable goal, as it's essentially just sewing a simple character, or crafting something by hand, which doesn't involve me learning any specific new skills in a short amount of time.
In the progress tutorial we also talked about managing my time, and it was suggested I make a planner for what briefs I'm going to do when, and how long I'm going to spend on each brief so I know what is manageable and where I'm going to have some tricky busy times. This will help me to plan ahead a lot better, such as booking digital print slots and and workshops I will need to undertake, or even research trips as well.
This tutorial was really helpful to talk about how I'm doing generally, which made me realise I'm actually doing better than I think I'm doing, with already probably having a work placement, winning a competition brief and dabbling in my personal branding. I think I need to focus on the positives of what I've already achieved and not focus more on the negativity and the pressure I'm feeling with being able to finish COP to a standard I'm happy with. I'm definitely going to make some sort of colourful plan, including key dates and targets, to keep me motivated and engaged throughout this last year, and ensure I keep on top of things.
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