OUGD505 Design Practice 2 _End of module evaluation

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	05
Module Code	OUGD505
Module Title	Design Practice

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME	Harrison Park

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? My crafting skills have come on leaps and bounds since the first module of the year. At the beginning of the year I had a lot less consideration towards the finishing touches and the impact they have. It has been applied massively throughout my final printed designs and is obvious a lot more care went into trimming and binding because it wasn’t left until the last minute and I always made sure a fresh blade was used to keep edges clean.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process? I have thoroughly developed my layout skills through this module because of the different studio tasks that were set over the course of a day. This in turn helped with many design tasks such as design boards (where layout and presentation is key to impact) and layout of the research publication. We also had a design board workshop which brought to light issues with my design boards and helped me build and develop what I already had. They are the first port of call when it comes to a project and presenting the outcome therefore they should be up to scratch and it is giving a full representation of the project.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? My printing abilities is definitely a strength throughout my work in this module, with working in the digital print room at university it has allowed me to have unlimited access to the resources. This ultimately leads to a much better quality, higher standard of work simply through the print and stock quality. My publication layout skills are also a strength identifiable in my work, it enables me to arrange/organise content in a much more visual way that stimulates the viewer and maintain interest.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? My time management has been a big issue throughout this module, over the last few weeks with multiple submissions I’ve found this brief get put on the back burner in order to complete other projects. This module has suffered and I have found myself at a stage where I still want to push the brief further and develop much more but can’t because it requires submission. Through keeping on top of work, blogging regularly and being more decisive I aim to address these issues in the future.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? 1.     Push briefs further; develop them to a point where I’m content as opposed to ending them because it requires submission. 2.     Blog as I go; I’m forever finding myself in the situation where blogging is left until last and this suffers hugely as I’m rushing to get it done and not showing full development. 3.     Photograph all my outcomes in the correct environment instead of outside the studio, image quality is key and although they’re being retaken for my website and Behance, it’s still important to have them for design boards. 4.     Allow more time towards the end for design boards; by doing this they’ll will give a more thorough representation of the response towards the brief. 5.     Spend less time procrastinating and more time working; this is pretty straightforward. I’m always looking for something to do other than design if it’s near the beginning of a brief. I seem to only work under pressure but this affects everything as it’s all rushed.
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
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