There are too many points to cover in a single reflective account but I’ve identified a few small aspects I want to discuss at this point in the project.

My colleague is/has practised as a filmmaker and photographer. My own design practice as an illustrator is more isolated and the ownership of the ideas and work is typically mine. They proposed that ideas are free. As a film maker, the relationship to teaching has some similarities and crossovers. They explained much of the work they did was negotiation, organising and proposing ways of working therefore the work was never completely their own but a shared collaborative ownership. 

This allowed me to build on some reflection I had been unpacking on my previous days teaching. The session itself wasn’t bad, and in fact, the students produced very good results. However, I think I put too much of my own design practice into the day. This is where the separation between my own work and teaching is blurry. Often the catalyst of tasks or briefs originates from things I want to do, can’t do as a result of time, or elements of thinking that I’ve tested in the studio myself. I’m not sure how to separate those things and make a distinction.

I think I try to control too much during the sessions. This is because of my training but in large part a distrust of others. I do not have confidence that other people will fulfil their part of the bargain. The result of this I think is a lack of skill in networking and forming relationships that could otherwise be beneficial.