1. What skills
have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you
have applied them?
Overall I have thoroughly
enjoyed the Design Production module, as well as giving me the opportunity to
gain more design more in depth knowledge of the processes involved when working
to either a print or screen design brief the module was split into three long-running
briefs which gave me the opportunity to produce a solid concept and significant
body of work. By running the brief in this way I was able to improve not only
my time management skills but also being able to juggle several big briefs at a
time, which will be an imperative skill in the future.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have
you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I have thoroughly
enjoyed the briefs which we been given as part of the module, and have found
them extremely useful in terms of how to approach brief when working to
different mediums such as print and/or web.
Out of all three
briefs, which I have undergone as part of this module, I believe the 'What Is
Design For Print?' brief was my most successful. By taking advantage of the
opportunity the brief gave to explore a variety print processes and finishing
techniques I was able to not only learnt new skills and useful tips I was also
able to apply this knowledge in order to produce my final outcome, which had
screen-printed covers.
Another skill I
have gained as part of the Design Production Module which I believe will aide
me significantly in the future as a Graphic Design is in the Adobe Software Dreamweaver
and how to code a functional website.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how
have/will you capitalise on these?
Within the first
brief in particular, there was an emphasis on our concepts and ideas, which is
an aspect of the design process I have always enjoyed. For my final outcome I
explored a range of concepts before deciding to create a range of instructional
leaflets, which I personally believe was a strong concept, which gave me a lot
of scope in terms of the aesthetic.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how
will you address these in the future?
Although I happy
with the useful knowledge I gained during the 'Design For Web' brief I do not personally
believe that my final outcome was my strongest work.
Before
the Web sessions we had with Simon as part of the module, I had not used
Dreamweaver before I knew little about the programme. Therefore after
struggling to code the website I initially designed for the brief, I had to use
the website we coded as part of our sessions with Simon as a template for my
final outcome. This meant that the design was not exactly high quality and the
final deign was quite basic.
However
I was able to use my original design as a proposal of what I would do should I
have the skills in Dreamweaver and the timescale to do so.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently
next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1.
Improve the professional quality of my work – particularly with the
outcomes I produced as part of the ‘Print and Web’ brief I believe a bit more
care could have given to the finish in order to be of a industry standard
quality.
2.
Be more experimental in terms of format for final outcomes – For the
‘Print and Web’ we were given the opportunity to produce a range of printed
material and propose any ideas we came up with which would not be plausible to
produce. I would have liked to have taken more advantage of this opportunity in
order to propose some really outlandish ideas.
3.
Produce more in-depth research – In terms of the final design outcomes
I produced, I would have believed it would have been more beneficial to produce
more in-depth research which I could take inspiration from.
4.
Improve evaluation of on-going design process on blog – By evaluating
the development of my designs at each of the design process in terms of what
worked and what did not I would produce a final outcome, which was more
informed.
5.
Improve skills in digital media and Adobe Programmes – I am still not
confident in the Adobe software programmes which is evident in my work for the
‘Design For Web’ brief, However If I were to improve these skills I believe my
confidence would have a beneficial effect on my final design outcomes as a
result.
