1. What
skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you
think you have applied them?
I
have developed skills in typography and type design from the start of the
module where we looked at type categories and the characteristics the
letterforms to type structure, anatomy, readability and legibility. I was
able to learn a lot about these areas as I hadn’t previously been taught
and the briefs throughout the module enabled me to put what I have learnt
into practice.
Grid
systems, type hierarchy and page layouts was also an area where I developed
my skills. I found this section of the module to be useful in learning
correct terminology, how grids can be used, the broad range of grid systems
and how to effectively display information.
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2. What approaches to/methods of design production
have you developed and how have they informed your design development
process?
Experiment and practise. Start from sketching ideas
in both layouts and typography through thumbnail sketches and repeat the
process as much as you need to. This enabled my design work to have more
variety and be more experimental which I could then narrow down to find the
best result and develop digitally.
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3. What strengths can you identify in your work and
how have/will you capitalise on these?
I feel my final resolutions to the briefs have been
a strong point as I have paid attention to detail and continued to develop
them if there was anything I wasn’t happy with. I now have full
understanding of the appropriate terminology regarding typography and grid
and have been able to articulate these terms in my developmental stages on
my blog.
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4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and
how will you address these in the future?
Time management could have been better throughout
this module as I often left things for too long an as a result wasn’t able
to spend enough time on them. This lead to my design development to be not
as thorough which affected the final outcomes. I can address this problem
in the future by timetabling projects, writing to do lists and identifying
high priority tasks.
Gain a better understanding of type hierarchies and
how different fonts work for different situations will improve the standard
of my work. I can address this by expanding my research practise using a
lager variety of fonts instead of perusing the safer option.
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5. Identify five things that you will do differently
next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
Blog immediately after each session as this will
insure that no information is lost and my development can be mapped out
more effectively.
More experimental sketches. This was a concept that
was introduced fairly late to us in the module but now I have realised its
importance and effectiveness I intend to use them more often and gain more
variety in my work.
Don’t restrict myself to working in a certain way
explore other options and do more independent research as this will further
my understanding of design principles and allow me to be more confident in
my work.
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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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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Attendance
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x
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Punctuality
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x
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Motivation
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x
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Commitment
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x
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Quantity of work produced
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x
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Quality of work produced
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x
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Contribution to the group
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x
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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.
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