505 Evaluation

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? I have looked a lot more into different research methods, The research book really helped my develop my idea and has pushed me to consider more than just one concept when doing a brief. I think my illustration skills have further developed also as i have based my whole brief two on illustration, as well as my poser brief,  I have tried to apply these skills to the best of my ability.  I did still really enjoy designing  my website, I have mocked them up in Illustrator but In the future I would like to learn more about web so that I can apply it to my work. I have enjoyed doing all the different processes which I have used in my project, I Used paper craft within my project and really enjoyed doing it, it is defiantly something which i would like to peruse in the future.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process? Overall I have enjoyed doing all three briefs, I really feel like experimenting with different print processes and this has helped me discover new ways of working and therefore made me develop different skills which I can apply to my work in the future. Different techniques which I have tried are screen printing on to both fabric and paper and different types of digital printing as well as Paper craft and Lazor cutting. I have produced more design sheets than normal, organising my layout on design sheets , and this has defiantly helped me develop my ideas. my design sheets are better quality than previously, Design sheets have helped me move from my rough ideas on to my final products.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I really enjoyed Making the final products for  brief  2  and so i think it has shown in the work, I overall pleased with my final products from this brief, i think making the Site map illustrations  was something I enjoyed and so i will hopefully do illustration again. I really wanted to try new methods of working so that I can expand my skills, I think I have achieved this in this project and will defiantly apply the skills I have learnt to my work in the future
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? One weakness which is very obvious within all  of my projects is not enough research, if I were to go back and redo them I would start by researching everything in much more detail and further this through my project . Another thing which i would address in the future would be to do more design sheets.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? I would start my research much earlier into a wider range of things, as well as things which rant directly linked to the project but which is surrounding research to get more of a feel for the area of choice.  Within the Brief 2 I would Do some more products instead of just sticking to several designs for the product, I think more of a range would have been more refreshing., I would also create something which is 3D like a mobile which I would also look more into the area which I am looking at.  I would try to manage my time better and give myself time periods to do things, as well a writing myself lists and trying to be more organised. I would do more design sheets, I have found that they have really helped me in the last project and I wish I had done more within the web project.
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
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Attendance					x
Punctuality					x
Motivation				x
Commitment				x
Quantity of work produced				x
Quality of work produced			x
Contribution to the group			x