End of module self evaluation - OUGD403

End of module self evaluation

What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

Throughout this module I think I have developed many new skills, including how to quickly and effectively come up with ideas and turn these ideas into a piece of work within a small time frame. I have applied this skill in all of the studio briefs and although towards the beginning I found it quite difficult to get into the flow of things, I feel that I have managed to do this more effectively in the latest studio briefs, mainly the message and delivery brief. I feel that I have also developed skills in assessing my work, both individually and as a group in group crits and have been able to use this assessment to develop my work more effectively. I have also developed an interest in type and typography that I wish to pursue further and develop a better understanding of it.

What approaches to methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I have developed my method if idea production and significantly reduced the amount of time it takes me to put down my ideas onto paper, meaning that I have much more time to develop the solution to the brief and make it as good as it can be.  I have also developed my researching methods, finding a lot more visual research making it easier for me to find inspiration and generate visual ideas much more quickly.

What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?

Some strengths that I can identify in the work I have done since starting the module are the way in which I lay out my piece and I also think that the print workshops also show that I have a strength in those processes. I will capitalise on these by experimenting with layout and different print processes in my work in the future and see how I can use these strengths to make my work more interesting. I also want to learn more about these parts of graphic design and see what new things I can capitalise on.

What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?

I can see that my computer skills could improve, especially my use of programmes such as illustrator, but I think that this is purely because I haven’t really used these before and so I think that all I need to do is practice using these programmes more and learn new skills and this will improve. I also think that I need to be more experimental in my work as what I have done so far is playing it quite safe and I would like to create much more dynamic and exciting work. For this is will spend more time experimenting with my ideas and thinking outside the box for new ideas that could become a part of my work.

Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these.

1.     Practice using illustrator more and for different things to see what I can do with it and so from this I expect to develop my skills and create more professional looking work.

2.     Develop my skills in the print room by learning different processes to create more exciting work

3.     Put my ideas down onto paper much quicker at the beginning of a brief so that my ideas can develop more and have more time to create the final piece, meaning it will look much more professional.

4.     Continue developing my research methods to give my work a more contextual knowledge and a depth that I haven’t had in my work so far.

5.    
Continue learning about type and typography so that I can use this more in my work to create more interesting pieces of work using type as a main part of my work.