Who needs a lot of words when you have a good design? With the right mix of shapes, colors and letters, you can conjure up a lot that goes far beyond pure text. The aspiring communication designers portrayed here are particularly aware of this. They give insights into their studies in their blogs and know how to spice up topics in a design-oriented way.
Kia communication design, Hamburg
Kia lives in Hamburg, her 'adopted home number 1'.
Here the 23-year-old is studying communication design at the Institute of Design. The fact that she started blogging about her studies simply happened, she says. “I started with a fashion & lifestyle blog in 2009, where I always inserted my art in between,” says Kia. In the spring of 2012 the decision was made to give the whole thing its own framework. She not only likes the interactive exchange with other design lovers, but also the opportunity to present her work publicly. She is particularly proud of her midterm exam. “There was a lot of passion, time and energy in it and I was happy when the exam was over and I was finally able to share it with the world,” says Kia proudly. Whether intermediate assignments or end-of-semester submissions – all design projects find their place on the blog, which avoids a lot of text and lets pictures do the talking. The blog also helps her professionally, as there have already been one or two inquiries. That's why Kia would like to expand the blog even further in order to present their skills as optimally as possible. Of course this takes time. “I can’t say exactly how much, but it’s definitely not little,” says the student. Preparations for a new post start with photographing work, editing images and ending with uploading them to the site. As befits a communications designer, Kia also maintains other social networks such as Tumblr, Facebook and Flickr, which takes up additional time. But that doesn't bother Kia: "I really enjoy presenting new work."
Christian communication design, Berlin
Christian gives an insight into the study of a communications designer. The 29-year-old has been studying typography and editorial design at the HTW Berlin since 2012. “My blog is a reflection of my student life,” he says. “I write about things that I succeed or don’t do, and I actually publish everything.” And so the blog began on October 27, 2012 with an entry about photos that he had taken with a self-made pinhole camera.
In addition to his studies, Christian also earns money through design, which is why the blog is also a kind of virtual workbook. He also uses it to be able to publish preliminary stages of his work or things that are not so 'worth showing'. And last but not least, he would like to show those interested what you can achieve as a communication designer. “Many people have the wrong idea of what we do,” says Christian. His current favorite project proves how diverse design can be. Over the course of four months, a corporate design for an imaginary festival was to be developed in the 'Zwischenraum' project. Christian created a fictional gallery week. To do this, he visited twelve Berlin galleries and photographed current exhibitions in order to be able to work with real content. In the morning we took photos, then we went to view and edit the images before using them to design brochures, posters and apps. Of course, he also presents the results on his blog.
In addition to this and other projects, you will also find photos from everyday university life, which Christian consciously includes. In order to make Berlin university life appealing to future design students, the HTW members have founded the project blog www.bis-derpfoertnerkommen.de. Christian is of course there.
Rhonda, communication design, Bremen
Rhonda is a true Bremen native. “I have never left my hometown before,” says the 22-year-old, who is studying communication design at the Wandsbek Art School and is writing her bachelor’s thesis this semester with a focus on graphic design. She founded her blog in 2011. At that time, she was in the middle of graduating from high school and urgently needed distraction. That's why she made her hobby the topic of the blog: makeup. Since then, over 700 posts have been created in which the woman from Bremen presents the latest trends, gives insights into her life as a Hanseatic student and gives the whole thing a professional design. “Since photography is very important to me on my blog and is probably the part of a post that takes the most time, I was able to achieve a significant improvement here through photography lessons,” she says. The student tries to post two to three posts per week, which can easily take four hours per post. “First of all, you have to constantly generate new ideas and concepts for new posts, since readers expect regularity,” she explains.
But for Rhonda, the effort is worth it. Not only can she devote space and time to her hobby, she also automatically continues her education. She learned so much about maintaining and creating blogs, but also about using search engines, that she could also use this knowledge in her job.
Item image (C) KIA SUE ART
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Who needs a lot of words when you have a good design? With the right mix of shapes, colors and letters, you can conjure up a lot that goes far beyond pure text. The aspiring communication designers portrayed here are particularly aware of this. They give insights into their studies in their blogs and know how to spice up topics in a design-oriented way.
