OUGD403 Final Hand In Evaluation

After completing this module I am relieved to finish everything. There are many aspects of this module that I both liked, and disliked. There are things I would change if I had change, and there are things that if I had more time I would take further. 

What I liked about this Module

The thing I liked most about this Module was brief 5. Brief 5 allowed me to experiment with type, image, and image and type together, using the skills we have learnt from the previous briefs, and then looking further into our designs allowed us to create a better outcome to if we had started it at the beginning of the course. We have been able to experiment with type and look further into our designs. This is the aspect I liked because we were able to experiment and try out lots of different ideas given 3 posters to design. 

What I disliked about this Module

I disliked brief 3 of this project, I found it difficult to design something completely suited for someone else to describe their personality as we have only just met them. It was hard to figure out what type of person they are after a week. So I struggled with the design as I chose to hand render it and not use the computer to finalise my design.

What would I do differently?

If I was to do anything differently it would be in reply to my dislike about the module, brief 3. I would chose to insert my designs into the computer, and render them digitally, to create a design that would be precise, accurate, and perfect. This would be the only aspect of my designing that I would change. I am happy with everything I created and enjoyed each brief even if I found some of them difficult. I am excited to start the next brief and put my skills I have learnt into practice further. 

Another thing I would do differently would be to produce more hand drawn sketches. The way I work at the moment is computer based, inserting my designs straight into the computer, I would like to change this and be more drawn based and get different ideas down on paper before producing thing on the computer.

What have I learned? 

The main things I have learnt is how to use illustrator properly, with its correct shortcuts and different tools that I can use to improve my designs. I will take these skills and develop them further in my own time to see if I can improve my designs. Another thing I have learnt it that it is important to document, look further into research and push the boundaries of my design.

In conclusion I am enjoying the course so far and believe using the skills I have learnt so far will allow me to push my designs further and create better outcomes. I like the different experiments and tasks we were given and find it interesting to look further into different elements of graphic design. I intend to practice my skills further and look further into different aspects of graphic design that inspire me.