So one thing that I've never even actually addressed. Why the hell did I call this thing Design Blueprint? Two reasons. Firstly; pretty much every witty, remotely decent url I had was taken. Lastly I thought the word Blueprint is a pretty relevant one given the circumstances; because for the next three years, me and millions of other young people around the world are going to start putting together the foundations for the rest of our lives. This is the tool I'm going to use to make sure I don't cock it up. It's a way to document every piece of work or vague idea I muster up on a permanent platform, and a way to put my voice onto the internet.
When I was creating my Building Blocks post (a lift of people who have influenced me in one way or another) I didn't really want to make a list fixated purely on graphic designers; I felt like it would have been sort of (excuse me for sounding a bit poncy) but insincere. I wanted this to be a personal thing, where I can talk about my creative influences honestly, which is why I've discussed photographers, film directors, pop stars, art directors etc. I was being deadly serious when I said America's Next Top Models opening credits where the reason I became interested in design. And once your hooked, you REALLY are hooked. We're surrounded by design every - single - day, it just felt so natural to look at a billboard or a magazine cover and start criticising the layout or font; I discovered a bunch of leaflets my grandparents saved from a trip to New York; advertising a bunch of bars and jazz clubs and instead of asking them anything related to trip I started bashing the horrendously tacky use of Century Gothic, and to make Century Gothic look ugly is quite a hard thing to do.
It's been such a weird experience. And quite frankly I'm not sure if I'm any good at it in the grand stratosphere of the Blogging Universe, but I've really enjoyed thinking of new ways to get my work out onto the internet, to promote myself as an artist, document experiences and to have a place where I can express new found ideas. It will most definitely be something I'll continue to develop, as well as something I can use for a point of reference for projects in the future. It's like you've bought a piece of the internet real state, and you're free to furnish it how you wish.
My name is Samuel. I'm 19, Welsh, I'm studying Graphic Design at Kingston University and I want to become an art director. Thank you for reading.
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