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.

This Week Completetion

Blog all uptodate


Pas Architects
LBI
Builders tea
Yearbook
Project Wednesday
End of Year show
Cardiff Marathon
Hurl brief


Extentions of brief 


PAS 
All letterheads stationary brighter and more intresting
Mailshot printed outcome onto perspex or solid material
Posters printed
Mailshot and small book on pas architects 


BUILDERS TEA
Posters extention 
Billboards on scaffolding
builders cups
mailshot materaial experimentation on the embossed stocks


LBI
Printed up better standard
Recipe book worked up stronger


END OF YERA SHOW
Worked up to highest standard


YEARBOOK
Printed


Project Wednesday amends made and printed better photography


CARDIFF
package and poster made better 
better photography
logo slightly more visible 
Plasters range in pack


HURL 
Printed outcomes stronger photograph posters inside of book all worked up on better stocks and materials.


Context work complete book to be sent of next week
Portfolio book to be completed and sent of next week




If in touch with product photographer  take photographs beginning of next week update portfolio
scan in work on downstairs scanner to show folding out posters.

Portfolio book to be completed and sent of next week

Updated portfolio and website

Product Photographer

From the crit last week The general feedback was the the photographs that i take of my work relay let my work down and so using my new photography contacts I have now got a contact for some product photography. Ben Sage.

Colour

I need to use brighter colours that are more interesting and vibrant within my work. I am cautious of colour but the only way to learn is through playing with it.

Final Progress Crits

This was the last progress crit in which our briefs should be finished and complete and near enough finalized. The ideas are not part of the crit and the focus was on the completeness and quality. Although I have 8 briefs complete I am not happy with the finish and production of these and so this is where I will concentrate the full extension of my briefs and the ranges and the production and care of my work. Within my crit I found my images are very poor and really let my work down and so I will use the new contact from my current brief of the photography brief to see if there are any specialists in product photography to ensure my work is to the highest standard and looking the best it possibly can. 
The builders extension we felt could be expanded using materials a lot better such as for a joiner using wood printing onto wood or I thought about de bossing into the wood using a different printing meathod.
I can now this weekend focus on the design context and ensuring I complete a checklist of what needs to be completed to ensure I am filing criteria and fully exploiting my briefs. 

Time plan for today and tomorrow

Progress tutorial with Fred

I had some good feedback with Fred learning where I need to push and develop within my last month. I have completed nearly 6 briefs and was questioning to complete three more. However with my tutorial with Fred I learnt that in order for me to complete all my briefs to a strong standard I will need to complete them to a high finish and consider the production of the briefs. As this is where  my downfall was in the last module and so i think that i may drop the brief for the occasions brief and concentrate on the following.


Completing the PAS architects project
Design Context
Yearbook
I also have a brief with a photography student that I would like to complete 
There is also my own professional development to consider website portfolio portfolio book and stationary 
End of year show
ensuring everything is blogged and up to date within my development work.




From the tutorial i I will also push the year book designs as we felt that I was looking at some really interesting things but this wasn't coming through within the yearbook and so for Tuesday within a prior meeting to the final meeting on wednesday myself and patrick will look at developing more designed ideas.

FMP Time Plan

With just around a month left we I have outlined my time plan for what i need to do to get the most out of my last month and get as prepared as possible for my last month. I have 3 more briefs to complete as well as my website update which I will be working on tonight and my portfolio work for job prospects. My design context needs attention and movement but in order for me to do this i need to get my website looking very strong in order for me to use the ontext contacts for my proffesional development also.

Timeplan

Time plans for Tuesday and Wednesday this week

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Time plan for today and tomorrow

Time plan