BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN
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LEVEL
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04
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Module Code
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OUGD403
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Module Title
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DESIGN
SKILLS
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END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION
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NAME
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Danielle
Harrison
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1. What skills have you developed through this
module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
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I have learnt so many skills
throughout this project which are fundamental to my practice, especially when
using grids and page layout. I think this is really important because layout
is a huge part of design and within my work as I am interested in editorial
and packaging. I have definitely applied this to the 10 things booklet, the
InDesign brief, the Speaking From Experience brief and the A Brief History
Of… brief, as I am doing booklets for all of these. I think I have applied
the skills effectively as I am making much more considered design decisions
and really thinking about what works best for example when using gutters and
margins.
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2. What approaches to/methods
of design production have you developed and how have they informed your
design development process?
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I have learnt how to work
systematically as I used this method when drawing grids out and thinking of
all the possibilities I could use for my 10 things booklet.
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3. What strengths can you
identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
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I have realised that I really
enjoy doing layout and editorial design, even though I didn’t think I would
have been that interested in it before learning about grids and layout. I
think it could be a strong part of my work if I keep practicing with grids
and layout, as I really like doing it and I think the 10 things booklet that
I’ve made is good and I wouldn’t have usually done something like that before
this module. I think I have learnt more about printing in this module with
formula colour printing and four process printing which is useful as well.
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4. What weaknesses can you
identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
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I don’t think I use colour
that well so far, but mainly because I use a limited colour palette usually
so I haven’t really experimented with using lots of colour in my work, and
that is something I could try out in another module. I also need to make sure
that I go over terminology as I forget what some words mean like synecdoche
and different parts of type anatomy.
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5. Identify five things that
you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing
these?
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Learn more about InDesign before I go to print, as
when I had to print my 10 things booklet it was a bit of hassle because I had
fold out pages, so had to print two separate documents. Although I have
learnt more about printing in InDesign now, which will help me next time.
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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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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Attendance
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X
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Punctuality
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X
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Motivation
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X
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Commitment
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X
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Quantity of work produced
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x
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Quality of work produced
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X
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Contribution to the group
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X
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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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