Monday 27 May 2013

OUGD402 Evaluation

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

I have developed skills in recognising different aspects of both my own design and other peoples. As a result of gaining knowledge based on these areas I have been able to give and receive more informed criticism, which has really helped my work in the crits, and allowed me to have a lot more focus when it comes to my own design.

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

I have altered the way in which I approach design in terms of time, and now know what part of the design process I need to spend more time on in order to produce an effective end product. I have learnt to get up early and work in the morning as it seems that this way I get plenty more donw without feeling like I've spent a whole day working.

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

I have identified strengths in illustrative practice, something I haven't felt I've been able to do all year and plan on incorporating this into digital design, and merge the two together somehow, to create more mixed media designs.
After all of self-reflection exercises we have done this year, I have also come to feel much more comfortable in the analysis of my own work, being able to pick up on what needs improvement. This has helped me greatly in crits as I feel I have more understanding of the feedback I am receiving.

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

I can identify some weaknesses in covering all aspects of the possibilities of a brief before settling down on an idea, often meaning I settle for something early, and find later that there is plenty more I could have done with it. I plan on changing this by allotting time to design research and brainstorming and not allowing myself to finish earlier than that allotted time.
I have also identified a weakness in breaking out of my comfort zone, something I have been reluctant with all year, preventing me from experimenting. Over the summer I plan to experiment with print and letterpress in my time so that I don't feel I have something at stake when I do it.

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

1) Spend more time looking at design blogs, in a more casual manner, making design more of a part of my life than part of my degree.

2) Spend more time in the library - the internet is repetitive, unreliable and sometimes too current.

3) EXPERIMENT - screen printing, letterpress, embossing. Use this to help break out of my comfort zone in second year by using alternate production methods.

4) BLOG everything and keep up to date with it - blog immediately after sessions so the information is still fresh.

5) Look into applying for placements over the course of the summer and next year - don't be hesitant in contacting designers.



6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas:
(please indicate using an ‘x’) 

5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor

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Attendance


x


Punctuality


 x


Motivation


 x


Commitment



 x

Quantity of work produced


x


Quality of work produced



x

Contribution to the group


x


The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.



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