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What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

Some skills  I have developed through this module are using different aspects of illustrator. I feel I have applied these skills well in the making of my illustrator typeface, especially as the skills I learnt applied directly to the making of it. The typeface has been well crafted on illustrator and contains a lot of detail that still relates back to the word ‘layers’ I randomly selected. I have also carried these skills through to other parts of my work, using it to develop images for my posters and mail shots.  

What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I have developed a understanding of how to use illustrator, this has allowed me to scan images in and transform them digitally, not only this but also helping me to create fast designs that help a project to move along. Another approach is creating designs sheets which allow me to quickly get my initial thoughts down and straight away a visual representation of my work is created. This again helps a brief move along at a quicker speed.

What Strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on thses?

Some strengths I feel I have are colour selection and composition. I also feel drawing is a strong aspect of my work, this can be seen on my ‘layers’ project with the hand drawn letters. Also my illustration strengths helped me to produce the alphabet for another person (Abi). Helping me to produce a visually strong outcome.

What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?  

Some weaknesses are that my final outcome could have a stronger finish, more clean cut and crisp, the work could also be more refined, to the point. In the future I could address this by being better organised so I get more time to edit and look back at my work. Also giving myself time to look at different printing methods.

Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?

1.     Plan my time better- makes me more organised so I can look at my work and see what can be changed to improve it. This also means I wont be rushing work.

2.     Experiment more- looking at different methods of working will give me a lot more ideas and development, also allowing me to improve in other areas of Graphic design .

3.     Print my work on more professional stock- This will provide a better looking + higher quality finish

4.     Gather more research- this will help, me to generate more ideas and give me visual imagery to work form. Also providing me with a lot of information that could then be worked with.

5.     Blog as I go- This will then give me a daily diary and help me keep on top of my work therefore allowing more time to edit plus look back at my work to see what could be changed. 

  

    How would you grade yourself on the following areas:

          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 worked produced			x
Quality of work produced			x
Contribution to the group			x