With studio style workspaces, bindery workshops and an absence of exams, design is clearly a unique university degree. My week to week varies depending on the projects I’m working on at the time. There are lectures, critiques, presentations, group projects and individual assignments to keep us (very) busy.
Rather than memorising technical terms or complex equations, I’ve found design to be more like exercising a muscle. The design process takes practise and determination. It starts with unpacking the brief, then ideation, concepts, thorough research, development and then at last - the final outcome. Learning to create and ideate within a short time frame is another key skill I’ve had to acquire. Being thrown in the deep end, facing multiple creative blocks, going back to the drawing board yet again… it certainly hasn’t always been smooth sailing. Now that I am in my final year I’m feeling far more confident about how to handle the uni lifestyle.
Routines I try to keep in place while studying:
Daily:
Devotional Time
Exercise!
Working on assignments
Weekly:
An hour or two for personal projects
Something social
A rest day
