DT2 Reflection

What you learned …

-in doing this assignment (how did you feel about doing this assigment in general).
I had fun collecting and analyzing advertisements and taking note of brands all around me. It made me become more aware of all kinds of brands and see the efforts and methods in their advertising.
I enjoyed designing a logo to represent myself. I feel that logo designing with Illustrator is not that difficult and the outcome can look good; I feel that I am improving. Creating and preparing a resume for my future is definitely useful and necessary. I am glad that we are doing this now in a creative form.

-about how brands work and communicate in general thru the brand tracking and brand case study
Brands communicate through their advertising through a variety of medium. Unique advertising and constant exposure is a plus. Their products and/or services must also be useful and/or good to maintain good sales to carry on business. Their logo must be easily recognized and their brand image must be similar to it. This will enable the audience to familiarize with the brand and relate with the image better.

-about yourself (as a brand)
This is somewhat new to me as I didn't think that designers did this for their portfolios, but it is unique and easier for others to know me just by looking through it. I designed a logo to represent myself; something very 'me'. It represents the me that I wish to become. Parts of me fit with the brand but currently it isn't all of me. I really wish to become like what I presented for the brand in the very near future.

-about the consistency of your behaviour and motivation throughout this assignment.
At the start, I was pretty motivated for the brand journal. I felt that this part was not very difficult. I collected advertisements constantly for it. However, I understand I lack other forms of brand paraphernalia. After a while, my motivation slowly reduced as I became busy with other tasks and I wasn't very clear on the portfolio part. I began the portfolio portion around the last week of submission; I admit it was a bit rushing and certain things could be improved if slightly more time was given.
For me, I feel that because for our previous assignments, we did not have the freedom of extending deadlines so it was a bit unusual for us to request for one, especially after you've already extended it before...

Did you think you did a great job for this assignment? Explain why/not.
I feel that I did a better job than before. I know I put in more effort, but there's always room for improvements. Due to some time constraints, my printing of deliverables were slightly unsatisfactory. I could have fixed them if a bit more time was provided.

How trustable do you think you are as a brand to other people, based on the promises you have fulfilled/or failed. Does this state of affairs work for you?
I am a (wo)man of my word. Based on my words/promises, I will act them out unless circumstances prevent me from doing so. However, there may be some unconsistencies if my mood is greatly affected - sadness, anger, in a slump. Among good friends, I believe I am very trustable, unless they betray my feelings (this has happened before). It takes me a while to forgive others. In the past, I did not fulfill a promise to this one friend, but up till now, I have not forgotten about that promise. Sometimes, I feel that I should start working on it, and perhaps I will do so.

Did your real values surface, in the way you approached this assignment, and your actions? What problems keep popping up again and again?
Yes, my real values did surface but I'm confident of manipulating them for the better. Procrastination has always been one of the usual problems I face, but as deadlines approach, it will go away. Motivation is what drives me to finish a task. If I feel that a task is difficult or boring, it may lessen though. I'm still working to improve my efficiency for the hope that my future will be better than the present.

What is your real brand about, really? What are your real values? Who are you really?
My real brand is about stability and easy-going and somewhat fun. My real values are quiet, mind my own business unless I'm needed, playful, and shy, but wants to be bolder. I'm really a person who wishes to be classy in terms of looks, someone who is high-class in taste, and have a stable source of income for a happy life. I dare to do all kinds of things, especially if I know there are benefits for me. I wish for the happiness of people close to me and will help them most of the times. I wish to become more successful than others in career, so this is my drive in life.

How can you overcome these issues to be more professional? What are you going to do next?
I will weigh the good and bad based on my actions for the day. I will act based on the benefits.
I am going to improve my quality for work. For the final portfolio, I will print out my deliverables properly and print out my postcard and improve the presentation of my portfolio items.
I feel that Evelyn is a good class role model as she always provides quality work and does not hesitate in paying extra to print them out nicely. As for me, I hestitate in paying more just for school work because I'm quite money-minded, I can be lazy sometimes, and I'm actually a bit rebellious when it comes to school stuff. I will improve my behaviour though, once I get my goals straight. :)