OUGD102: 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 have done the book making induction, which from that I tried to produce the final box and cd cases using the same technique. However It ended up a bit of a mess because I didn’t think about the thickness of the card so next time I will take more time to design and produce a final using these techniques. I have learnt to look for new research and information that I never knew before and these drove my project to then end. Also I learnt that you can look for other ways to communicate your idea rather than photoshop illustrator flash or hand made as I ended up using playlists on itunes.
2. What approaches to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
From the first research on reggae I grouped everything to find out what each object ect had in common and compared the groups. From the chosen group which was artwork I then research more into the reggae vinyl’s I had collected then moved onto album artwork being designed by famous designers or interesting information on the album cover and thought this process one thing lead to another into the development which lead to the final.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I thought and enjoyed the research side of the project. I think that it worked well as from my research development it lead into design to final and made it a lot easier than projects ive used research before without developing it. I also learnt that the communication doesn’t have to be photoshop… or hand made look for other possibilities. I thought the iTunes worked really well conceptually and was then adaptable to iPhone as well.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully?
I need to take more time on thinking how to produce the final outcome, as in hand made. This became a mess first time I should of made a quick mock up to see it work first and design and think about the technical areas of the design.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
Produce more ideas as I only had two that I actually went into detail, this will allow me to understand what I want to produce. Take more time making hand made items, as I need to work out the technical side of the outcomes. Go for one idea/ style as I went for two different ideas into one and it turned into a nightmare. I was still in two minds what to produce as it took me a long time to collect my 100 artwork covers. Try to use folders and notepads that are from the same company as in my folder today it looked all odd. Random sized folders and each part was presented differently. This will add identity to the project as today there were two projects in one folder. Some times I over complicate things when sometimes a simple design will look more effective. I could have more of a balance.
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.