End of Module Evaluation

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

I have developed many skills throughout this module starting with, my conceptual skills as I have had to consider what is achievable and how I could go about proposing ideas. I have developed my skills to fit the brief. The target audience had to be key for the design and this was something that I always struggled within the past.

I took the opportunity to work with my crafting skills within this module due to the ability of finding your own clients. I think this created the difficulty of presenting the work to its full potential when the work can’t be produced, therefore mocking up the proposed idea, so that you justify the work without the real thing in front of you.

I feel I have also, developed my design boards due to me struggling at the beginning not to write in first person, although with a little practice this has become a natural way to work and the layout of the boards have been second nature, clean & precise.

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

I have used the method of crafting with paper to create my wedding invitations, this gave me lots more ways to give my client what they wanted so that I impressed them with my proposals. I think my craft skills have informed my design development, as I know this is something I enjoy and trial & error is the perfect method for this.

Design production has informed me a lot throughout this project as I have had to consider cost and materials and how feasible a project could be. Developing knowledge on different print processes and production has also informed that the more effort you put into doing more craft based and practical work, the better your project.

The design production also relied on external print sources so I had to become more informed about how things should be sent off to print properly, due to the aspect of been restricted due to the bulk print and the budget of my client. This is a skill I have also developed, as contacting professionals was a fear of mine but I have overcome this within this module.

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

I can identify my strength of crafting, this has really added the special touch to the wedding invitations in which allowed me to answer the brief fully to my clients need of creating a wow factor. My crafting skills have always been good but I haven’t work within them fully in any of my modules so far. This is definitely something I am going to continue.

I also feel the ability to develop my own lettering allowed me to use elaborate fonts without the need of licenses etc… Although, the certain style I have achieved used largely throughout this module. I do class this as a strength as this is something I have developed to a high quality within this module, but I also need to expand into different styles etc…

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

The weakness within my work is definitely blogging, I say this everytime but I get so involved within my design & development of my work. My blog definitely suffers as I forget to screenshot my development and also then leave it till the last minute and then forget what I actually did. This is something I need to definitely before the start of my third year. 

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

1.     I will make sure that I blog on time, before I can develop on my design I need to make sure I analysis my changes. This is easily rectified as long as I do remember to break off, as when I get into the flow I seem to forget about everything.

2.     I will make sure that I charge people for my services, as some people have taken my skills for granted due to them asking for multiple things without the thought of time and most it will cost to create this.

3.     I am going to make sure that I chose briefs that I like to do rather than to extend my skill set as this will just back fire on yourself.

4.     Next time I will finish projects well before the deadline so I have time to polish the design boards and the pitching process, as at times within this brief I have been rushed and scared about the meeting of deadlines which has never happened before.

5.     My time management, I think towards the middle of the module my management of my briefs was much more under control and manageable. At the start I was trailing my feet I think mainly due to the sureness of the brief and how to attack it, firstly by rewriting the brief.

Attendance - 5
Punctuality - 5
Motivation - 4
Commitment - 4
Quantity of work produced - 4
Quality of work produced - 4
Contribution to the group - 4