Keeping some form of an inspiration source is part of being a designer. It may be a box filled with unique paper stocks and fancy gold foiling or a folder filled with clippings. So throughout our course, Shillington students are required to collect inspiration and keep a visual diary which you will use to eventually inspire your graphic design portfolio.
Simply put, a visual diary is a concrete way to archive inspirational reference material, critique designs that work (or perhaps don’t work), and help keep your design eye sharp. Throughout your career, your diary is a key resource to consistently hone your critical eye and broaden your design horizons. You’ll be glad that you have this as a resource when putting together your graphic design portfolio!
So, what’s inside this visual diary? Anything and everything to help inspire you during your design process—ideas, moodboards, inspiration clippings, critiques and dozens and dozens of thoughts. Try to think into the future, what would your future self hope to have when putting together your graphic design portfolio?
If you’re still not convinced, here are our top three reasons to start creating your own visual diary:
Happy journaling!
Top video flip-through of #shillolon graduate Lallu Nykopp’s visual diary.
Images of visual diary by #shillosyd graduate Jasmin Simmons.
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