Hi again,
I just wanted to say how well I thought the visit to the Design Mechanics ( http://www.thedesignmechanics.com/ ) went on Thursday.
I don't know about any of the other students that attended, but I thought it was both an interesting and valuable experience. It was good to see how 'real' industry can work, and this was not entirely what I expected.
The turn around from design to build was very quick, and the planning we do at college seemed to be skipped,meaning productivity/profit could be at a maximum.
The atmosphere was quite informal, which was nice as I maybe expected a more serious, sombre environment, but I think there is a lot to be said for workers being happy in what they do, but that's another issue.
It was also good to see the standard of work that was being produced, and while my confidence in my own work is not always at its highest, I do not think there was anything that was beyond me.
I also noted that the 1st years had a good standard of work already, and I think there are some bright futures ahead for them, I was very impressed and it may well serve as kick in the pants for me to up my game.
I do think the people that did not attend the visit have missed a great opportunity, it was one afternoon, but one that has really opened my eyes.
Thanks for reading and if you would like to see the work The Design Mechanics are producing visit the link above.
Mark
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Hi Mark,
Yes I think that it was great to have this experience early on in the course and it gives you something to relate to when the course is over. I agree about The Design Mechanics being quite a unique business and I think if we were to visit any other businesses they would be completely different. I was quite surprised with how relaxed everything seemed to be and that was something that I did not expect the industry to be like.
Ben
Hi there Mark,
The whole experience opened my eyes somewhat too, but I think like you mentioned in Ben's blog TDM are quite a unique company.
It would really interesting to go look around a bigger design studio, definitely.
Craig
Thanks Mark,
I really enjoyed our trip and I felt pleased with the response that we all received.
I do feel that the Illustration skills I learnt at Uni do benefit me when it comes to design. I sometimes feel really inferior when it comes to coding and all that jazz.
I thought your work was really impressive too. I really like your sneaker designs.
Drew
It's great to see that you all have such great oppertunities...
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