Author: Poppy Thomsen

On Friday, Georgia and I were lucky to fit in a last minute extra session before going on placement For the last 3 weeks of both Developing Professional Practice and Design in Practice.We learnt a little bit about the history of spray paint including the creator of spray paint Ed Seymour, and a few big… Continue reading Spray Paint Workshop →

On Wednesday Georgia and I attended a session on LinkedIn to gain a better understanding of how the programme works, but also how to use it to our full advantage. Whilst there I took notes on all the information given, and it's all very useful, but my job is to reflect on what I've learnt… Continue reading Week 10. LinkedIn →

This week I made a start on designing my CV. As a designer obviously I want my CV to stand out from the crowd. I also still want it to look professional and readable - I don't have long to make an impression, as I mentioned before in a previous post about CVs. To make… Continue reading Week 9. CV Designing →

This week I focused my time more on developing my online presence, mainly looking at updating my LinkedIn. I wanted to work on making my profile more suited to the industry I want to work in, and thought about the sort of skills I wanted to promote, plus I now had a show under my… Continue reading Week 8. Updating LinkedIn →

This week we had a session on how to write a report. We went through the structure of a report, thinking about who the audience is, the purpose - what am I trying to achieve? We were told about what type of language to use and how to use the TEEL tool: Topic - introduce… Continue reading Week 7. Report Writing →

18th - 22nd March Show week for Is There Anybody There? During the show I found myself taking on a big role, almost as if I were stage manager. The week was super stressful and it was high demand from the get go. Lois, Bethan and I were available throughout the week to help run… Continue reading Week 7. Is There Anybody There? →

This week our wordscope session was actually rather upsetting. On arrival we had a different teacher than usual. We found out there had been an tragic incident close to her and she wouldn't be attending our sessions. After hearing the news we were given a sort or lecture on mental health and how it should… Continue reading Week 6. Wordscope 2 →

During my wordscope session today we learnt about the different types of comma, how to write a list, non restrictive sentences and how to use clauses.. so let’s hope I write this blog post correctly! After this session I did feel like I thought more about what I was writing and actually just took a… Continue reading Week 5. Wordscope →

Todays blog post will probably be a less interesting read, I’d probably skip over it as I’m going to be explaining and reflecting on the yes and no’s of CV writing. A CV is a snapshot of your life, a summary of relevant skills, knowledge and experiences compiled into a few pages, 1-2 preferably. A… Continue reading Week 4. CV Workshop →

On Friday 22nd February I attended an Alumni event to listen to three previous students talk about how their careers grew, changed and developed after graduating. They would be talking about their work as interior designers, architects, designers and more, explaining how our industries can span across a multitude of platforms and how you may… Continue reading Week 3. Meeting Alumni →