emily's design position

This is my finished design position, no more typo's and a few corrected sentences..

I love the feeling of a good idea. All good design starts with an idea, but it can be so hard to actually get one! When you finally get that light bulb and the design starts flowing it is a really exciting experience. Then, after numerous sleepless nights, and stressful days, you get to go to the printer and pick up your most recent creation. It makes it all worth it, and you soon forget the stress and anger you once felt towards the project.

To be a successful Visual Communicator, I believe it is essential to design with purpose, because design without reason is pointless and a waste of time. We have been given an opportunity to speak to the greater public, and in order to get our work out there and sell more copies, we need to say more than, ‘these colours looked pretty together’.

Designing with purpose opens doors to so many opportunities. We are able to challenge norms, change perceptions, and break stereotypes. If we take a good look at our surroundings, it’s easy to see just how much of it has been designed by a visual communicator. We have the power to influence the world through our work, and with this power in mind, I believe all briefs should come with the instructions ‘handle with care’. Designers have a responsibility to ensure that creations enhance our community; we need to be honest and true with our designs and ourselves. Our world is becoming more and more artificial; and we have the power to keep it real.

The value of design can often be overlooked and minimalised. Images stay in our mind long after the text has dissolved, the images we design are what the general public engages with and responds too. We need to remember the power of image and make sure that the message we are sending is the right message.