Evaluation - OUGD505

This module has been a bit more of a challenge than first expected not in the sense of research but instead on the design side. There wasn't a lack of time management or organisation but instead the research seemed to overwhelm the design decisions and the projects felt to precious to do anything with but as soon as design work started with both ideas were flying and development pushed through to create final outcomes I am confident to show off.

Studio Brief 01:

The first project was amazing to give an insight into the history of Leeds, it meant I could find out more about the city I am living and studying in. Designing for this project was very open and used print methods I am very found of. I see my practice leaning more towards the traditional print side of things but not completely disregarding the digital side. Screen printing is not a new process for me but I now feel more confident using the print room and using this method, I feel I could experiment more with aspects that I may have been afraid to touch upon in the past due to lack of experience. The project had influenced me to create a poster series featuring some of the most well known artist to perform at Leeds University to show off it's heritage as a great music venue.

Studio Brief 02:

Over the course of this project I have learnt new skills and lots of new information. This truly was a project I was excited about. Moving on from to the future, the skills learnt and confidence gained through contacting charities and organisations as well as creating surveys to gain feedback and relevant information will be able to push my practice further. To create a project like this and make sure it all linked together was a challenge but was also very intriguing as if I could stay engaged the audience would be able to. I was interesting to learn some of the information I did both from online sources and from the survey to see not just what research had been carried out but also what the public thought on the matter. I often do conduct research to influence my design and to make sure all the relevant information is covered and displayed but this time there was almost too much research. I spent hours reading through articles, watching videos and collecting information. This was easy to do because I was interested and passionate about the campaign but meant that I felt a bit too precious over the project and was worrying about starting the design aspect but once I started it quickly set off into a fully fledged campaign. This kind of project is great to get the mind going and concentrate on issues in the world that aren't solely design based I feel better about my work from doing it and feel I could have found a career if I keep practicing in this area to help with charity work on issues like this.