After months of research, ideas, ups and downs, hand in is upon me.
The work I have produced, Iβm very proud of. Those who know me, understand how important blood donation is to me, and I believe I have produced a strong body of work that reflects that. I want to expand my project further outside of college, and hopefully get in contact with the NHS to show them. My developement in to the area of educating children has potential. Many go with family relatives and are facsinated by giving blood. After all, they are the next generation of blood donors.
The item Iβm most proud of is my little donor book. I love looking at my Mumβs old donor card, and I wanted to capture that old style with todayβs. After tweeting around 70 people, the responses I got were overwhelming. Without their contributions the book could not of be made. Their tweets epitomise what I wanted to say, as their accounts are real, on point and honest.
My Donor bag idea I love, but getting my logo and text on the front proved to be more tricky than I anticipated. The lack of information about their timekeeping from the company I was going to use caused a bit of an upset, but I have tried other options, and I have opted for vinyl stickers to be placed on to the bag. I thought it to be interesting to show the blood donation process through the items in the bag, rather than just a range of posters/Leaflets. Especially with the use of the water bottles and the hand warmer.
Not getting anywhere after contacting NHS Blood and Transplant, I had to work with the research I could get myself from the internet, blood donor session visits and from social media. My visit to a donor session back on the first Bank Holiday of May proved to be extremely beneficial. I was given permission when other times declined, to sit at the refreshment table and speak to people who had literally just donated blood, to ask them to write down how they felt while giving blood. A couple had just donated for the first time, so their comments were vital to my project.
Along the journey of this project I have learned to appreciate more, just how hard the nurses work, as well as pay to hire venues that the sessions take place at and the refreshments they give out at the end. As a regular donor, I thought I knew a lot about blood donation, but this wasnβt the case. I feel blessed to have been closely exposed to this simple life saving procedure. Learning facts and figures not just during a session, but also with the use of the blood afterwards has helped to guide me in the right direction to develop my work. Even going as far back as my survey in September last year, gave me an insight in to what people didnβt know, such as how long it takes to give blood and how many lives one donation can save. The catalyst for my logo.
If I had the time to do anything again, I probably would of got my experimentation done a bit earlier. I especially found the marbling very enjoyable and profitable in the long run. I also would of pushed more in getting in contact with somebody within the NHS about their advertising. It worked for me at the blood donor sessions. Just speaking to that one person at the correct moment makes all the difference.
Hopefully I have fulfilled my brief with the work I have produced, in helping people to understand the process of giving blood.
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