What ive learnt so far...

What ive learned through this unit, where do i begin...

I guess the main thing that I've learned through this unit is to be very critical in my analysis of creative works whether its music, animation or movies. To be able to sit back and pull apart certain artworks and figure what makes them so effective, how they were made and also what makes up certain styles.

In this unit I have certainly learned alot about comics through Scott McClouds graphic text book "Understanding Comics ". This book has taught me exactly what a comic is and isn't, as well as how comic creators go about constructing their works using the many tools such as text, illustration and the certain design aspects that follow them.

In our lectures I've learned much about where multimedia originates from and how it continues to grow and evolve through the advances in technology, ways of thinking and also as our planets cultures mingle and ideas and traditions are shared.
We've looked at those who greatly impact the world of multimedia directly such as Walt Disney movies, masters of Japanese animation, famous styles of movie introductions etc. Indirectly, we have studied famous European painters and their contribution to art movements that have effected multimedia, musicians and different eras in sound as well as world environments that shape and mold the topics of media and design.
Another thing we have talked about in our lectures is what is required to be a designer. Through looking at various projects as the lion king, studio Gibli and meat love its clear that designers must have discipline, good time management and also a understanding of the tools and techniques used to create their designs.

However, if i could say one thing it is that all of this is aimed to help us designers better understand the world in which we work in. Thus granting us the ability to generate a collective insight on how to be successful in spreading our ideas and adding our own styles and contribution to a continuously evolving industry. And of course, make lots of money :)