OUGD406 - Evaluation

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	04
Module Code	OUGD403
Module Title	DESIGN SKILLS

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME	Danielle Harrison

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
I have learnt that even if I don’t like what I have produced, sometimes I just have to go with it so that I have time for other things and meet deadlines. For example, I didn’t like the Secret 7” design that I handed in, but I did do a lot of different variations, both digital and drawn. In the end, I created a design the day before submission, and even though I still didn’t like it, I had to go with it. Also, with the Speaking From Experience brief, I wasn’t keen on what I had produced for it, maybe because I was looking at it for too long, as I had spent a lot of time on the contents, and when we bound the book, it wasn’t aligned double sided perfectly which had an impact on the finish, but we just had to go with it so that we met the deadline, and be happy with it. Also with the Communication is a virus brief we had to compromise with the idea we had as it wasn’t feasible, which was upsetting but again, just had to go with it.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I have experimented a bit more in this module, with bookbinding, video and screenprinting and now I know how to do them I would like to do them more in the future, especially bookbinding. I think I have also done a lot more drawings in this module development wise, which is helpful as I have actually tried out a lot more different designs digitally.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I think my strengths in this module have been being able to compromise with things, for example working in a group have to compromise ideas when certain people have very strong ones. Even in the Speaking From Experience brief working as a pair was very good, but sometimes had to compromise on things like we wanted to do gold foiling but we had to compromise and do screenprinting instead (which was the better option in the end anyway).
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
Getting stressed when things I want to do can’t happen (ideas, production etc), or when things don’t look as good as I wanted them too (secret 7”, speaking from experience content).
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1. Do tests of bookbinding and printing before the real thing to see how it will be cropped etc. 2. Not get too stressed when I don’t like what I’ve done because you can always improve something and got to stop somewhere.
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
	1	2	3	4	5
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.