Aalto 'zine' 2013

As before, I'm going to post pictures of my admission assignment. This year there needs to be only one for me. After all, I am in the middle of design studies right now - so who's that crazy bitch who wants to do all that rumba once again?

Here it is, my tabloid size 'zine' called AMANDATORY, neatly documented.

I also made a (very yellow) two-sided A3 poster with infographics to make a clarified impression of myself. Read the texts by clicking the pictures.

All images © Amanda Halonen

yes

© Amanda Halonen

Yes. Yesterday. Hopefully the final time I took the admission assignments to Aalto University / Taik - applying to graphic design bachelor's programme. I'm happy to be studying textile design right now, but the previous success in the entrance exam still gives me courage.

So let's try it.

exponential

Hi there! I can see from my blog statistics that there is one week left for this spring's admission assignments to be released for not only Aalto University / School of Arts, Design and Architecture but also Metropolia University of Applied Sciences... This is for y'all:

ennakkotehtävä - Super Edition

The word 'super' derives from two things today. Firstly I got an exam invitation letter from the last school I applied to, School of Arts, Design and Architecture! Happy happy! Secondly the word 'super' is for the amount of the following photos and the time spent on editing them. If you own a crappy camera, you have to retouch the images and nothing changes that fact, ever. At least that's how it goes for me, damn you perfectionism. Oh well.


This photo of me was originally taken for this CULT magazine, not for the layout of the Metropolia motivation letter. Feather earrings are somewhat my trademark. Now BAM, here's my fanzine:

I came across a little accident which almost caused me a trauma. I noticed at the printing place that the title font is incorrect throughout the whole magazine. In the upper pic you can see how it should've looked like.


I also made a card with info graphics which was required in the assignment.

All this took many long hours. I'm happy that all the work paid off.


The horizontal pics can be viewed more closely with a click. Now let's hope I rock in the exams!! :) :)

so far...

Now, at last, I'm going to release the works that got me into the exams at Metropolia / graphic design. First the layout of the motivation letter, then the piece based on the lyrics of an old Finnish song and then the superhero cartoon with some photos of its details. Behold! :D

So now I'm just hoping sooo very, very deeply that the entrance exam will go well. I'm relieved to get even this far.