OUGD402 - PPP - It's Up To You - End of Module Evaluation

Evaluation

1. What skills have you learnt throughout this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

During this module and throughout this year I have developed a range of new skills such as screen printing, book binding and papercraft to paramount self evaluative skills, constructive critique skills and self analytical skills. I have used these new skills to grow and recreate myself throughout this year, and has proven both useful and refreshing. I have widened my design palette and used it to my advantage, only improving on these technical skills in projects throughout the year and I have used my new analytical skills to work out my direction and help others around me, too. It's been great!

2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I have learnt how to take a step back from the page and seen what I am like as a designer and as a whole. This has helped me to gauge my capabilities, design decisions and changed my ambitions for the future (well, created them) For example, I have learnt that I really enjoy designing for children, my seeing that I tend to use a lot of lighthearted themes and bright colours in my work. 

3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?

I've seen that I am strong in designing typographic (lettering, not necessarily fonts), illustration (digital in particular) and papercraft. I am also 'brave' when it comes to colour, and like to have a broad colour scheme. I will continue to practice and improve this combination, along with my newfound time management skills over the summer, such as setting myself mini projects, to keep design momentum up.

4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these for the future?

Although I would consider it a strength, mostly because I am proud of my improvement, I would also consider my time management a weakness that I will probably forever strive to improve on. I will continue to plan beforehand and give myself timetables and mini deadlines throughout a project to keep up momentum. Time left at the end of a project is better than time left at the beginning!

5. Identify 5 things you will do differently next time and what you expect to gain from doing these:

• Show more visually my interests in my final piece for the PPP module so I can exhibit my skills to clients/ colleagues/ tutors
• Make sure I leave enough time to visit critiques and tutorials for the PPP project, and any other project to ensure I am on the right path for my final piece.
• I will continue to explore different techniques/ skills/ interests/ styles throughout the next year to inform and diversify my final PPP pieces that will represent me for that year - I want to be as interesting and diverse of a designer as possible!
• Make something that isn't a book next year - I've done that this year!
• Perhaps try something totally new to the end of year project as a representation of my ongoing experimentation.

6. How well do you think you've done/5?

Attendance   

5

Punctuality   

4.5

Motivation    

5

Commitment 

5

Quantity of work produced

5

Quality of work produced

5

Contribution to the group

5