Final Major Project Evaluation

The Final Major project I ensured that I would challenge myself after preparing for how I would approach the fmp in my previous design practice module. Learning from my previous mistakes helped base how I chose my briefs and why I chose my briefs for my fmp.
Overall I had 8 complete briefs yet I feel that the overall production could have been stronger. My weaknesses lie within attention to detail, yet focussing on briefs such as the yearbook and layout based briefs I am developing my skills within attention to detail, as I know that this is an area, which is highly employable which I quickly need to resolve. The yearbook was my overall brief where I learnt the most. Working closely with tutors who specialise in layout as well as working with the team. I learnt different skills fast. Such as photography which I always shy away from as well as developing my skills for layout. I also learnt the benefits for team work as this is something that I usually avoided as I would rather work by my self. Yet with the correct team, work outcome can be very strong. I also learnt not stay within my comfort zones. The builders tea brief was not something I would have not usually picked yet I took a risk on the brief with strong brand guides and loud playful language I could play more with the concept.
The system of working with 8 briefs was focusing in on one brief at points but when a brief got challenging and static I would go back to another brief and push that brief more. In the builder’s tea brief I found myself doing this a lot and although I was happy with the language and the concept of the brief I often found my self going round in circles with the brief. This is where I understood how valuable asking colleague and designers opinions where as design can be viewed in so may different ways.
I feel that overall my time management of the fmp was stronger in comparisons to other briefs. I often set my self competition briefs or live briefs where there were deadlines and so my work was to tightly planned to deadlines, which enabled me to work to a better time plan and not string out briefs for an unnecessary amount of time. I feel that some briefs where extended but others could have been extended more yet when creating my boards I did not want to put on unnecessary photo shopped images as I know this is a weaker part of my work and so I was more selective in how I presented my work on the boards. Yet I could have been more selective in what development work I submitted. The blog however I found very valuable to the development of the fmp and my work it enabled me to quickly evaluate my problems and how to resolve them.

I found working with paper stocks was an area I enjoyed as I enjoyed watching people interact and enjoy my work. Such as the Project Wednesday brief. I enjoyed watching people see how the design functioned. I feel I should have experimented more with print and learnt more about the subject. Yet within the yearbook this is an area within print that I learnt quickly dealing with printers and how to design realistically and to budgets.


Overall I feel as a designer the fmp has enabled me to develop as a designer there are issue that need to be quickly addressed, yet in comparisons to my previous submission I feel more complete in what I have produced. I have worked harder and management my time a lot better which has enabled me to have more complete briefs that a more considered to my audience and communicating a message through simple but clear design.