My first impression of the unit was a negative. The main reason was the fact it was all about design (something I'm really not good at unless some great idea comes to mind) and nearly nothing about the media. The idea to have a blog individually I think is great, and this is where the unit started to add up to the rest of the course. The only thing I can complain about is the obligation of post AT LEAST two times per week. Unless I feel like or find anything worth posting about, it's not healthy to force a post or two just to fill the blog and shut the lecturer's mouth. It's not right for both myself as the student nor the lecturer. This case reminds a lot of the oh so great Reflective Journal along with the new comer Technical Journal (why not just add a spiritual journal as well). But now I'm getting out of point.
About learning basic Photoshop and Illustrator I can say I'm happy with what I learned. If I ever come up with an idea for picture manipulation or photo-montage, or even a quick cover for some work I've done and want to present, I can just do it. It will not be to professional standard, that's why I stick with the idea of leaving these things in the hands of those who know better, but at least now whenever I can, I just do it myself.
The infographic task gave me a hard time, until I came with a clear idea of what to do, how and why. Once I had the idea clear it was a matter of using what I know to get close as possible to what I imagined and I guess the result is nearly better to what I had in mind. In the end it was fun, especially once I saw the funny infographic which still gave the information clearly.
Then came the mediacast blog! Like everyone first thing that came to me was, not another blog! The funny part was that it wasn't just another blog. I may have learned a thing or three during the making of this blog but I have to confess (like there was any need) that I hated the thing. The team work thing didn't work out well with this one, even though we were with whom we work best. The only simple reason for this was that no one really knew what to do, what was happening, what's the next step etc. Well in the end we managed to do what we were asked, even though I'm not sure if I fulfilled my role of Developer right.
Overall there were things I most definitely hated and others that I enjoyed, well mostly the knowledge of using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Giovan out!
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