Year 3 - University of Chester

I am 7 weeks into my final year, having switched from the Glyndwr University's art college (North Wales School of Art and Design) to the University of Chester, and have been approaching everything differently.

I wasn't particularly happy in the NWSAD; I felt like I could have simply taught myself, having had no valuable input for the entire 12 months. This isn't a unique opinion, as none of my classmates remained at the University after the end of the Foundation Degree. They have either left to do normal jobs or gone on to other institutions.

I also had an issue of not knowing what course I would go into in year 3 at NWSAD. They have courses for everything there, but the only one that appeared to have their act together was the animation course. I did have the option of joining that, but I had the feeling I would end up unemployed by summer 2009 - which for my family and I would be very bad news indeed.

This year I wanted to avoid 'putting all my eggs in one basket'; I felt I needed to learn my craft properly. This means learning to walk before I run. I am now doing print work, and wanted to carry this experience into my screen design (motion graphics) at a later date. The idea is, hopefully I can produce a lot more finished pieces of work, and actually build a portfolio!