Responsive / End of Module Evaluation / OUGD503

1.  WHAT SKILLS HAVE YOU DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS MODULE AND HOW EFFECTIVELY DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE APPLIED THEM?

Through out this module I have learnt many knew skills that apply to the interaction with clients and how to work with others as well as the actual design process its self.

I feel that the most progress and useful skill I have learnt through out this module is the mocking up process which allows me to visualise and product with out having to spend time and money trying to print things by hand. It allows me to get a sense and feel of how something will look and work in a real life context, which is also useful when explaining and displaying ideas to a client. I have found that having a mock up example for a client gets them more excited and enthusiastic about my ideas and concept rather than trying to explain through a flat design.

I also think I have got better at managing multiple briefs. Because I had control of what I took on at what times I feel that this helped me balance the volume of work and keep it consistent through out the module. This also made me work more efficiently as I planned my time out better depending on the scale of each project.

2. WHAT APPROACHES TO/METHODS OF DESIGN PRODUCTION HAVE YOU DEVELOPED AND HOW HAVE THEY INFORMED YOUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS?

Digitally mocking up my designs has given me a new approach to working and has greatly influenced the way in which I have worked for this module. I also believe that this have also fed into my presentation skills which is something that has carried on to develop through out my projects.

I have also had chance to work more with my illustration skills and applied this to the aesthetics of my work. This has helped me to develop a wider range of options for me rather than working strictly in a digital sense and I feel I now have more confidence creating this type of aesthetic were appropriate.

3. WHAT STRENGTHS CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN YOUR WORK AND HOW HAVE/WILL YOU CAPITALISE ON THESE?

 

I believe that I have been able to dedicate the correct amount of time to each of the differing brief and no allowed my self to get carried away. I think that making my self work with in a set time for the individual projects has been a strength that has allowed me to work efficiently.

Being able to mock up work digitally is defiantly something that I have been able to learn and develop through out this module and has become a strength. This is something that has, and will continue to be a part of my work across modules depending on appropriateness.

I think I have been able to see past a lot of the briefs and as well as completing what has been asked of me I have also gone a step further with proposed development that a client may not have thought of yet may be useful. Were I can I will continue to do this because I think is displays a more dynamic thought process and can help my design and aesthetics lead into other things.

I like the illustrative work that I have developed and used during this module and it has given me more confidence to use these skills more often with in my design if appropriate for a brief.

4. WHAT WEAKNESSES CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN YOUR WORK AND HOW WILL YOU ADDRESS THESE IN THE FUTURE?

 

Even though I believe that my design and work process has been efficient during the module, I do need to improve my blogging skills and ensure that I keep my blog up to date more regularly. Making sure I take time every week to document my progress will help to avoid stress toward the end of the module.

5. IDENTIFY FIVE THINGS THAT YOU WILL DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME AND WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO GAIN FROM DOING THESE?

 

I would have liked to have taken part in more competition briefs. Maybe if I had started to apply my self and complete briefs earlier on this may have been a possibility. I think this may have bee a confidence thing, however now I am more aware of what it takes and now I feel more confident in putting my work ‘out there’, taking part in competition briefs could turn into a regular thing.

I would have liked to have utilised the photography facilities a lot more during this module, However due to time constraints and the amount of work on all at once, it is something I was not quite able to get round to. I think being able to professionally photograph my work would have allowed me to apply more of a personal touch.

I would have made sure that I blog more regularly. This is something that I do find hard to do because once I am in to a flow with my work a hate having to break off to blog my progress as I feel this slows me down and distracts me from the actual designing. I need to make sure that I make it into a habit.

I would have liked to have completed a live brief for a client that I wasn’t perhaps to familiar with. I think this would have helped me to gain a more professional stand point and would have allowed me to get experience working with new people on a strictly business relationship rather than clients who are friends.

As well as some of the blogging, I think it would have been better for me to have also completed my design boards during the time I had been finishing the brief. This would have allowed me to execute the boards while I was in the right frame of mid fresh off the subject.