What my workflow looks like:
- Step 1 - interpreting the brief
- Step 2 - initial research
- Step 3 - brainstorming ideas
- Step 4 - trying out initial design ideas
- Step 5 - Further, more in-depth research
- Step 6 - trying out more designs
- Step 7 - experimentation with different design techniques (e.g. letterpress)
- Step 8 - finalise design ideas
- Step 9 - test prints
- Step 10 - reflect on work, correct, get feedback from teachers
(I will repeat steps 6-10 until I am happy with my design)
- Step 11 - art working and final printing
"Pain points" in my workflow
I am someone who gets stressed and overwhelmed very easily. I find that within my workflow I haven't found the best way to organise my tasks, keep track of where im up to and a way to plan timelines of when I should have my tasks done for. I think finding something to help me organise my time better to help combat unnecessary stress would massively benefit the way I work.
At the moment I use notes, I like using notes as it is easy to use and it links to both my phone and my laptop so it is easy to access on both devices. I usually make lots of to do list for each of my modules, which do help and do work but I think I could use a better tool that is specifically design to help organise tasks.
I have tried a few things in the past to help me with this problem but I find I get very overwhelmed learning how to use a new tool, therefore I need to find one that is easy to get the hang of but is still effective.
Notion
I tried using Notion but I just got very overwhelmed and confused with how to use it. I thought this would be a good tool to introduce as you can get the app on your phone as well but I didn't like it.
Trello
I tried using Trello and I quite liked this, it is simple but effective. Personally I like to organise my time through checklist and this helps me do exactly that. The difference between this and notes is the organisation of it, I can have different checklists for my modules, I can have checklists of thing I am in the process of doing, I can easily organise what I need to do in terms of importance and urgency making sure I get those things done first.
I still need to fully grasp it but so far I have found it a useful tool and will continue to use it.
