OUGD601 End of Module Evaluation
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Positives and learning curves throughout
module
I
feel throughout the module, my research skills in terms of reading, writing,
sourcing has improved. The dissertation was a huge body of work to take on, at
first it was pretty daunting and overwhelming, but as the process of research
developed I also feel my own skills and competence developed too – particularly
in terms of primary research and reaching out to contemporary practitioners. I
have been selective with primary research carried out, and feel it has been
hugely influential in my own growing awareness of global design practice and
influence, it definitely helped inform the conclusion of the written piece as
we could debate and compare opinions.
I
managed to engage in dialogue with studios such as Experimental Jetset, and
2xElliot which are hugely inspiration personally and relevant towards research
into contemporary design studios adhering to clinical concepts and execution.
Their answers were directly influenced in my dissertation, and moving forward I
am much more confident in carrying out primary research in the form of
e-mails/phone/face to face interviews, I’ve learnt even though a designer is
famous, or well known in design circles, doesn’t mean he will not have time for
you.
Collaborating
across the world has been successful, although limitations of collaborating and
globalisation in terms of dialogue with designers have come to the surface. It
has been really interesting to engage with designers from different cultures,
backgrounds and discuss a common subject – the Wimbledon project. Not all
collaborators had a chance to influence the design individually, as waiting for
replies and messages in your inbox is a definite issue, and still does not beat
a face to face conversation and instant replies. However all of us discussed
concepts, ideas and visual objectives and I feel although not all of us had a
go on the design piece, the finished result reflects all of our opinions and
collaborative influences.
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Difficulties faced throughout the module
A
definite negative throughout the early segment of the module, and especially so
pre-level 6 during summer, indecisiveness was an issue. I found it difficult to
narrow down my own position within the design scene and an issue I was
passionate about and interested in. I changed from advertising within sci-fi
movies, to analogue design vs. digital design, to the current topic. In the
end, the subject I’ve chosen, I feel represents my own growing approach to
design and definitely my own opinion, and an opinion I’ve discovered a growing
number of people share – considered, almost meditative design in an
increasingly irregular environment.
The
concept for my primarily practical was informed by the closing chapters and
conclusion of my critical writing piece, so when a concept came about in synchronization
with the final chapters, timeframe was an issue. Designing individually in a
two-week timeframe would be perfectly achievable, but we had to take into
account the schedules of our collaborators and the logistics of sending and
receiving work. This made the closing period of the module stressful, and as I
was designing towards the opinion of 3 other designers, made me hesitant to
design as freely as normal.
Not
all collaborators had a chance to influence the design individually, as waiting
for replies and messages in your inbox is a definite issue, and still does not
beat a face to face conversation and instant replies. However all of us
discussed concepts, ideas and visual objectives and I feel although not all of
us had a go on the design piece, the finished result reflects all of our
opinions and collaborative influences.
We
feel it illustrates an alternate and effective reconsideration of a global sporting
context, showing the effectiveness of communication and user experience when
reducing type and image down to the necessary information, the beauty is in the
simplicity.
What I would do differently next time
Next
time around, I would send out primary research and e-mails to individuals and
studios much sooner, sending emails out and comparing and contrasting opinions
was pivotal in finding a focused research theme. Doing this sooner would have
allowed me to drop into a research theme much sooner, and make the work
schedule less heavy and intense.
I
would allow more time for collaborating digitally around the world, I didn’t
expect logistics of sending and receiving files, and waiting for e-mail replies
in order to send or receive work to be such an issue, you must take into
account different peoples schedules and availability, everyone has different
working lives. It has been an eye opening experience to collaborate with
designers outside of college, and completely digitally without a face-to-face
conversation.
Ratings (Very Bad) 1 - (Very Good) 5
Quality
of work _______ 4
Quantity
of work ________ 4
Attendance
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Punctuality
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Motivation
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