Self Evaluation OUGD 405 Design Process

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	04
Module Code	OUGD 405
Module Title	DESIGN PROCESS

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME

Amy Hill

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1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? I think that I have learned how to research more effectively. I have tried different methods of researching and not just relying on the internet. I would say I have begun to look into the use of info graphics and I had tried to be creative with them. I have also experienced working in a group again, and I tried to involve myself as much as I could and I would say I had an input.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
I have used Photoshop and Illustrator in a lot of my work again, including the major brief. I have learnt how to search for large sized images on the internet, and I have learnt more Photoshop techniques from the Photoshop inductions. I have also learnt how to foil work, which I can now use.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? I would say that in my latest work, I had researched well and in a variety of methods and I think that this made my piece well informed and I think it helped to create a good piece of work. I would also say I had researched into my other work and the most successful pieces where the ones I had researched into more extensively. I will continue to try to research more thoroughly and using different techniques, and considering quantative and qualative.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
I need to try experiment with my work more and different techniques and formats- as everything I have created this module has been A4 or smaller, paper based. I need to go further in the development stage of my work and maybe I will come up with a more creative solution.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1.     I will experiment with a range of solutions from my initial ideas so that I will have a choice of finals, or ideas I can make into a final piece. 2.     I need to practise at getting the work on screen to look how it does when it is printed. 3.     I should try to incorporate more interesting techniques such as, foiling, embossing, screen-printing. 4.     I will try to generate more ideas quicker and of a good quality to enable me to have more time on developing the final solution. 5.     I will continue to look at the work of others when answering a brief and I will try look at the format they have presented their work.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  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 work produced		x
Quality of work produced			x
Contribution to the group		x
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.