17/12/15 - Maths

• Be able to draw a tree diagram
• Use tree diagrams to answer probability problems
• Be confident answering questions on sequences and series
• Use time effectively
• Start work on assignment 2, task 1. 

Today I learnt about probability and had a recap on series and sequences. A strength is that I managed to understand all of the probability. To improve, I would like to have made a few more notes.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

11/12/15 - Assignment three

Aim: Create your chosen concept
Objectives:

• All: Complete the term survey from Catherine
• All: Complete the student quiz from Tom L
• All: Write down the deadline for A3
• All: Consider criteria for A3 T1 and use the SoA
• All: Develop specialist software skills
• Most: Research techniques needed to improve creative skills
• Some: Use specialist software to a high standard

Today I learnt about the creating side of assignment three. I managed to finish the logo that I am pleased with and I have started the web banner. The logo will be included in with it as I stated in with my design however I am looking into adding some more.

An advantage of today is that I have learnt about Illustrator and now I feel more confident when using it. To improve, I would have liked to get all of the images for the logo into a format however at the moment my priority is to do the designs and get the screenshots in the document. 

Overall today I have quite a bit of progress and my skills of Illustrator have improved. I will aim to get some re submissions done over the weekend so I do not have to think about those. 

10/12/15 - Assignment two

Aim: Prepare to review peer’s work
Objectives:
All: Rate and slate your independent study time
All: Write your self a target on the post it note
Most: State key parts of the brief
Most: Use a range of vocabulary
All: Identify the most suitable descriptive words
Some: Consider appropriate use of fonts and their application

All: Discuss how to feedback

All: Appropriately analysis a peer’s work
All: Work well together
Some: Review feedback

Aim: Review peer’s work

Objectives:
All: Review peer’s work using the given worksheet
All: Consider reviewers feedback
All: Write about final solution
Some: Explain in detail about final choice
Most: Complete A2
Some: Proof read all A2 before submitting
All: Review how well you completed your target.

Today we learnt about the final bit of assignment two that is about any improvements that can be made for the designs. We did a peer review of another persons work to get back feedback. I found this quite interesting seeing other peoples creative ideas and also getting feedback about my own work.

A strength of today is that I will be able to get all of assignment two done today as I have nearly finished it. All I have left to do is to write about the ethical and legal considerations and talk about the final idea. To improve, I would have liked to get more done at home but I ran out of time yesterday.

Overall today has been very interesting and productive and I have done quite a bit of work. I will be easily meeting the A2 deadline and I will be able to submit it tonight.

Maths

Objectives:

Use the correct vocabulary when discussing probability

Be able to differentiate between an independent and a dependent event

Construct a space diagram

Use space diagrams to find the most probable outcome

Use Venn diagrams to describe events

Be able to calculate union and intersect

Use set notation to describe probability

Event - Something in action
Union - The union of two sets is a new set that contains all of the elements that are in at least one of the two sets. The union is written as A∪B.
Intersect - Where two circles of a Venn diagram join
Complementary  - Complement of an Event: All outcomes that are NOT the event.
Mutually exclusive - When an event cant be both
Independent - An event that is not affected by previous events

07/12/15 - Designs

Aim: To develop your ideas for A2.
Objectives:

• Use Pinterest
• Visually explore key words
• Discuss your workload with Adam
• Set yourself a SMART target for the hour
• Develop your three different concepts for the different parts of the brief
• Include creative inspiration in your Blog

Aim: To consider the impact of British Laws upon designers
Objectives:

• Identify key Laws
• Consider how these laws affect designers
• Describe key terminology for A2
• Take notes whilst Adam explains common mistakes of A1
• Explain about could have been better about A1

Today I have learnt about the last part of assignment two and what is needed for it. This part is about the legal and ethical laws of designing. There are a lot of different things that need to be taken into consideration when designing logos.

A strength of today is that I have managed to get all of the ideas designed for assignment two and I have started to write about them. I only have one left to write about then I need to do the laws of designing. I should be able to get all of the work done in time for the deadline so I do not have to worry about that. To improve, I would have liked to have finished off the writing however I kept noticing changes I could make with my plans.

Overall today has been very productive and I have managed to get a lot done. I also found out about using Pinterest that was interesting as there are a lot of ideas there.

04/12/15 - Careers Tech day

Aim: To develop your ideas for A2.
Objectives:
* Review and complete your SMART target
* Complete the student quiz
* Listen to three different talks
* Engage with the Careers Tech day
* Develop your different solutions to fulfil your brief
* Include creative inspiration in your Blog

Today was the Careers Tech day and I have learnt about the different professions like IT Technician, apprentice web designer and the solutions manager. I found them all interesting as I am aiming for an apprenticeship in the technician area. 

A strength of today is that I have finished all of my designs for the three different keywords and I have started writing about them. To improve, I would have liked to draw out some of my ideas for the logos however I ran out of time so I will do a bit over the weekend. 

The creative image for today is the sketches that I have done on professional. I mainly looked at logos however I did look at other parts like companies and ideas. 

    

Overall today has been very useful and I managed to learn a lot from the talks. Hearing about the apprenticeship made me more interested and I am looking forward to hopefully getting one. 

03/12/15 - Assignment two/Maths

Aim: To begin your creative process for A2

Objectives:

• Write three questions you could ask professionals
• Consider the nuances of Adam’s marking
• Review how successfully you used your independent study time by looking at data
• Complete the Kahoot re-cap quiz
• Explore what A2 criteria means
• Start generating ideas that fulfil your brief

Today I have learnt about the criteria of assignment two. This is the brief and all of the ideas that we have for the creation. I have managed to finish my first mood board and I have moved onto another one. I will be sketching the designs and there will be three different ideas for all of them.

A strength of today is that I have managed to get the target audience and the first mood board done and I have started the second. To improve, I would have liked to get the mood board done a bit faster however it takes time to organize them all.

Overall today has been very useful and I have learnt about all of the criteria that is needed for the merit. I also enjoyed doing the Kahoot quiz as well as it is fun to do a quiz by using a smartphone.

• Be able to multiply out brackets,
• Be able to recall the difference between a arithmetic and geometric sequence,
• Be able to write the rule that describes a sequence
• Use correct notation
• Be able to identify the proof for a arithmetic and geometric progression.
• Be able to calculate the series of a finite sequence

Today I learnt about arthmetic and geometric equations. I did struggle a little bit at the start but once doing some examples I understood it. A strength is that I managed to understand it all and make notes and to improve I would have liked to make some more clearer notes on it so I could refer back to it easier.