BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN
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LEVEL
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04
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Module Code
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OUGD406
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Module Title
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DESIGN
PRACTICE
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END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION
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NAME
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Alex
Dyson
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1. What skills have you developed through this
module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
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I have definitely learned the
importance of design sheets, I never did them that often and just went with
my first ideas but I have learned to develop my ideas further and appreciate
feedback more. I got a lot out of this brief as both a self reflection of
what I have gotten out of the year in general with the Speaking from
Experience brief. I was very ill during the secret 7 brief so I still hate
what I did for it and wish I was better and did more. Other than that, I have
learned how to print effectively with indesign and had a good chance at
practice when most people on the course had no idea and asked me to show
them.
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2. What approaches to/methods
of design production have you developed and how have they informed your
design development process?
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As well as how to use and
develop layout sheets and thumbnail designs I have also learned book binding,
even though I didn’t use these processes as they weren’t suitable for my
aesthetics. I have experimented with more stocks and also a very modernist
working style I haven’t used before which I enjoyed doing.
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3. What strengths can you
identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
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I think the strongest piece
of work I have in this module is the speaking from experience brief. I put
the most time and effort into it and it’s one of my favourite pieces of work
to date. After learning more about colour in design principles I was able to
manage it a lot more and produce a very clean aesthetic, which I really liked
when finished. Other than that, my layout design has improved drastically and
I will continue to experiment with grids and layouts.
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4. What weaknesses can you
identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
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The secret 7 brief is a very
weak body of work in my opinion even though this is due to me being very ill
over the course of that week. I think being healthier in terms of eating and
exercise might be an improvement of immune system to stop me getting that ill
again. Other than that, even though I have gone further with them than I have
before, my design sheets only started properly developing in the speaking
from experience brief. These are certainly going to be a very vital part of
my development in future.
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5. Identify things that you
will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing
these?
I would definitely do a lot
more planning and thumbnails to back up my design process, I think my body of
work would be a lot stronger if I made the time to plan out my ideas and experiment
with others. Apart from that I would say trying different book binding would
be a good idea, as even though I reflected my work on the feedback I
received, I still need to try different forms of binding for future projects.
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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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