1. What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
This module has helped me a lot to learn about how I want to be perceived as a designer, and all of the tasks have helped contribute to this. It has helped me realise that I am interested in being an ethical designer, and that doesn't just include being sustainable, but supporting small businesses. I've also discovered the different areas in design such as editorial which I am really interested in.
I think I've learnt how to talk about design better as well, with regards to my own work and critiquing others.
I also learnt a lot of skills throughout the Its Up To You brief, as I screen printed for the first time and I used the laser cutter and I think these have been very beneficial for future projects.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
As I made my information book in InDesign I had to set it up for printing ready for screen print, with separating the colours. Then I obviously had to go through the physical process of screen printing, so I have developed these skills extremely and I feel very confident with screen printing now. It informed my design development process because I had to take a whole week to screen print, so I had to plan my time, and I also had to make sure each page was in the right place when I printed so that it would work as a concertina booklet. As I screen printed a lot, and I made some mistakes and some things went wrong, I have learnt about them now so I will be much more capable next time.
I decided I didn't want to bind my book, but instead make a concertina booklet, and even this I had to fold in a particular way to make sure that it looked professional. I took Sarah's advice from bookbinding, and now i think I could make a concetina booklet which folds correctly in future.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I am very organised with my work and I think that has been important with this module because each task has been quite time-consuming to me, as I haven't had to analyse and reflect as much as this before, so keeping on top of things has been important. I have made sure that I completed each task soon after it was set, so I had time to ask any questions if I needed, and research thoroughly. It also helped me in the Its Up To You brief, being able to take a full week on the production of the book.
Being able to now analyse work and identify why I like it and why I don't has helped me realise what kind of design I like and why. It has helped me figure out my beliefs within design, and the kind that I want to do.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
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
Attendance 5
Punctuality 5
Motivation 3
Commitment 4
Quantity of work produced 4
Quality of work produced 3
Contribution to the group 4
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