Dead Good

Helped out at the 'Dead Good' exhibition organised by 'Rabbit Portal', by cutting out the bats to ensure a halloween atmosphere. 

"The show featured rabbit Portal, Hammo, Jay Cover, Luke Pearson, Kristyna Baczynski , Steven Chan,Patrick O'Leary, Jack Teagle, Lesley Barnes, Ubberkraft, Guy Mckinley, The Pern, Kate Prior, Muxxi, James Burlinson, Helen Entwisle, Seb Mesnard, Gemma Correll,Owen Davey and many more "

End Of Module Self-Evaluation

1. What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? 
I think throughout the project I have definitely developed a few new skills, but the biggest one for me is beginning to learn how to use Illustrator. Before I came to uni I only really ever used photoshop. However after the tutorials and discovering things myself by just experimenting on the programme, I now feel much more confident in my ability and will hopefully continue to learn and improve on Illustrator. The things I have created on Illustrator have has positive feedback which I wasn't expecting so I feel like I have applied this skill to the best of my ability at this current time. In terms of a skill my time keeping and overall attendance is something that I have noticed a change in. I think the nature of the course really allows me to think ahead and prepare for what needs to be done and when for. I feel as though my crit skills have improved. As the crits are quite frequent I think my confidence has improved. I feel like I contribute towards a progress crit and explain my work well in a final crit which is something I wouldn't of had the confidence to do originally. 

2. What approaches to/methods of idea generation have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I think the way I approach a brief now is much different to when I started this course. The workshops that we do allow time for generating ideas that may not of thought about if were just left to do it ourselves. But often in the workshops we will be given something a bit different to do but then as time goes on it will relate to our project. This then generates and develops concepts that are very specific and most often effective.

3. What strengths can you identify in your work and have/will you capitalise these?
I think that my main strength in my work is the way I generate and develop my ideas quite efficiently. I also think that as the colour theory sessions have gone on I have been more aware of the colours I have been using in my work and how to uses them effectively. Lastly the way I use type now improved. My choice is type face is now much more relevant to my the topic I am focusing on. 

4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how you will address these in the future?
I think within in my work I could think more about layout and composition. In some of my feedback, this has ben bought up. I feel when it comes down to the final pieces I should take more time in developing the way something is presented. Also, I think I could experiment with different resources and think more about how the final piece will be printed. For example, the type of paper I am printing on. 

5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
The first thing I will do is start blogging more often, especially more research so then when it comes to a module deadline, everything will be up to date. The second thing I will do differently is develop projects even further, even after the crit. It isn't something that I would do differently but I want to continue learning and improving on illustrator. I will also try and take more advantage of different resources. Lastly, I will ensure that I will book a printing slot within plenty of time so I don't miss out. 

Attendance- 5

Punctuality- 5
Motivation- 3 
Commitment- 3
Quantity of work produced- 3
Quality of worked produced- 3
Contribution to the group- 4 

5 Crit Questions

Here are five questions that will be asked when assessing other peoples work.
1. Does the proverb and the occupation work well together?
2. Is it obvious who the target audience is?
3. Does it communicate a real/relevant problem/message?

4. What do you expect the people receiving the information to do next?

5. Does the format of the card interfere with the understanding of the message?

Progress Crit

Issues Raised
1. Who is the target audience?-NEED TO SPECIFY. 
2. What are they going to do with the information once they have received it?- ACTION PLAN
3. Does the proverb and the occupation work well together?-REALISTIC OUTCOME?
4. Is the message trying to communicate a REAL problem?-IS IT RELEVANT?
5. Does it work as a set?-CARRY ON FROM POSTERS?


Action plan
1. Look into who would receive the information.
2. Make it more 'science' related.
3. Research topic area to incorporate more information. 
4. Illustrate symbols of science.
5. Work out how it is going to fold out so that the message is still understandable.