Crit 1

27/10/14

First Crit of the Year

For this first crit, I had a mock of my brief that I had being working on. 

Which is a newspaper publication, for the printing I had had to scale down the size to be able to print it out double-sided in college digital print. 

I had mixed feelings about my work before I printed it. I think that in printing it I felt a lot more positive, I felt that it looked good, and the blue worked really well, it was a strong colour, and I could see how it worked and flowed. I was also happy with the front cover. 

For the crit we decided as a group that we would give each other ten minutes to present and get feedback. I was happy that I was prepared for the crit, and I could see that I'd got enough to show. 

Comments

• That the info graphics should connect and they shouldn't be on to sides where the paper can separate in the centre of the publication, (as they are loose sheets) 
• But then others said that this was fine and they aligned when the paper was put together and I didn't need to worry about it, however it was suggested that (for the spread involving the info graphic of the carbon footprint) I create a fold out piece that would mean there was no separate sheets (however if I am going to send this off to print this won't be possible) 

• Whether the size is already appropriate, a tabloid size rather than a broadsheet as a broadsheet can be daunting (which I understand, but I have to consider that I chose a broadsheet to challenge myself and for the fact a broadsheet is associated with being more academic and a tabloid has connotations of celebrity culture etc.) 
• To consider the size of the publication in terms of its energy used to produce it, and I should look into recycled stock and printing with sustainable ink like vegetable inks. (I understand the recycled paper aspect as that is what I would ideally like to use but sourcing it for a reasonable price is another thing, I've had a brief look so I am going to look into it again, but I feel that the ink would be hard to produce to a good standard and I like the colour of blue I have as well as this I have used opacities which I'm not sure about how it would look if I used vegetable inks. And as for the energy used to reproduce the piece I think that it wouldn't take a lot of energy as it is only 4 sheets of A2 and I have done this purposefully for this reason and the reason of keeping it short and attention capturing. And I have only used two colours plus stock again less energy and ink to print, and so I feel it's quite justified already.) 
• The colour blue is very striking, gives the piece flow and is obvious for 'blue planet' and natural, it also makes the info graphics easy to follow. 
• I could include a pack instead of a fold out (however as stated I am trying to reduce the amount of paper and packaging)