Type Radio Brief

Got our final project brief today, sounds very interesting as magazine layout and design may be something I develop into as a future career. I had only heard of a few of the designers from the list we were given which was a slight disappointment, though having said that, this would mean I would have a fresh mind as to how to approach the project and we're not meant to illustrate the style or use the designer's work so I guess it's better that I don't know most of them.

We were told to pick a name out of a hat, I personally had no preference as to who I wanted. I ended up with a designer called Anette Lenz. First thing I did was type her name into the google bar and click 'search'. There was a site dedicated to her, but to my disappointment all that came up was her contact details. I began searching for some of her work as I felt that I should research her posters and style first so I could get that out the way and not be tempted to use it when I came to illustrating my own images later.

The second task to complete was to listen to her interview on TypeRadio and transcribe it, remembering to include stutters and 'umms' and 'er's so that we could get a real feel for her character and personality. This was almost an impossible task because touch-typing at an incredible speed at the same time as listening to and accurately transcribing each and every word was extremely difficult. Luckily I managed to find a solution. By using VLC, you can slow down the rate at which audios come across, this was of much use and provided a number of humorous moments.

In terms of starting a new project, I felt that the transcribing was a good way to get into the flow of things because it wasn't a difficult job but necessary, almost relaxing actually and I was gathering research at the same time so, motivated I was.