1. What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
Throughout this module i have started to focus on technical skills. These have been persued through various techniques such as screen printing, foiling, laser cutting, embossing - most of which i have never tried before. I enjoyed devloping my skills in these areas, although it took up alot of time, as i had to arrange inductions and printing space.
I have also learned and develop new skills in the adobe suit.
I had to tacle using illustaor and indesign for the first time with these projects. I can't use these devices so it was very difficult for me to get to grips with the systems and working within teh specifc artboards. it was a major challange for me as i really do have to persue new design skills in these areas.
Learning how to code has also been an extreme learning curve. I find it very difficult to adampt to new situations and devices so i feel that with more pracice i can enhance all the above software skills.
I feel that i have applied these skills in a very basic way, as i have been learning and developing, if i had more tiem i feel that i could push the boundaries uther to enhance my designs and design skills.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
The approach and perspective of this project has been different to any one I have done before. I have never made a website before and very proud of my self for doing so. It is alot harder tehn i first thought it would be but i think with more practice i can devlop this futher.
The approach i have had this time has been quite developmental for me. I have approached the adbobe suite with extreme caution and was always worried about using teh software. this also applies to how i have delta with my print techniques and website, Eveyrthing i have done within this topic is brand new to me, and seemed hard to get to grips with, therefore my method of production has been slower and more bsic compaed to what i feel confident in producing.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I think one my strengths is learning new techniques and skills. I now have confidence in my designs skills and feel that adapting my new found skill set will be less stressful.
I will develop these skills so that my designs can become more enhanced and devloped and will ultaize this on my own work also.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
With these projects, i feel that i have felt extremly out of depth, because of this my time managment and finshed products have not been upto the statntd i would ave liked.
I feel that all the desigsn i have created do not look as vsually pleasing as i thought because i have been trying to get to grips with software, equiment etc.
I feel that in the future i will be able to contribute more asthticlly pleasing deisgns, though the medium of the above techniques. Although i experimented, the experiments were miniamal and i feel i could devlop this.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
Next time I will try and make sure I stick to a proper timescale in terms of balancing out research time and designing time. as it will hopefully give me a more reliable and valid outcome and my desigsn will be of a more aesthetically pleasing layout.
Also now I have seen a different approach to a project I can take what I have learned and apply it to the next one. I think I will experiment more with different outcomes of design as I really enjoyed the construction side of my products, which isn't something I often do.
Hopefully by doing this I will broaden my knowledge of design and it will also test my composition and printing skills. Next time I want to do even more screen-printing, as it will improve the outcome whether it is paper or fabric.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas?
Attendance- 5
Punctuality- 4
Motivation- 3
Commitment- 4
Quantity of work produced- 3/2
Quality of work produced- 3/2
Contribution to the group- 3/4
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