Module Code: OUGD101
Module Title: Design Principles
Name: Lewis Francis
Blog Address: http://www.L-Francis1013.blogspot.com
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1) What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
I feel that i have pushed my skills on computer based programs and can now quite easily help others when they become stuck. i have constantly tried to produce things which look and feel new and modern from my typeface created for Lisa to the ten letter forms created entirely through illustrator. I have been very pleased with the level i was producing the work and i believe this shows through others who are aware they can approach me and ask questions anytime.
2) What approached to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I have now developed a love for owning a blog. Being able to have all of your previous and current research stored online for referencing to when other briefs may need it is such a brilliant idea. From previous education i was told to keep masses upon masses of paper with written research,stuck down paper etc and it got lost and wasn't cared for because after that brief had been finished it was all go with another. My design development process has been better due to this as at the end of each process i can " Learn " which is going back and looking over everything and the blog allows this to be shownin a timescale of how i did things and when.
3) What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I have a passion for the computer based programs. I have followed photoshop from 6.0 when i was ten. I really feel my most creative when i can produce something which uses such brilliant tools and produce work which looks hundreds of times better than i could hand make with a scalpel and a pen. I believe i may have already capitalised on these without really knowing fully i had.
4) What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully?
I dont feel although im noting down ideas... I tend to sit there and doodle, bullet point and then the jumbled up words i have written which make sense to me look like a mess and i run off and produce three of my favorite ideas from the ideate session and come back which works for me but if anyone wanted to see the other ideas id have to go back. I think throughout the next module i am going to start taking afew hours to produce some A3 idea sheets which i take photos of and do this religiously,
5) Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1 - Create more idea boards and document them to make sure my work is backed up with as many ideas as possible.
2 - Push myself to create more work at the standard i have set myself.
3 - Bring in the Macbook so i can blog when computers are full to make sure i don't slack in the updating.
4 - Go deeper into research. By doing this i will be able to produce a more informed piece of work which will allow me to have explanations for everything about the work i have produced.
5 - Attend some out of College design speeches to try make connections and to just hear how others are as passionate about the field of work as i am.
Attendance = 5
Punctuality = 5
Motivation = 4
Commitment = 5
Quantity of work produced = 3
Quality of work produced = 4
Contribution to the group = 4
