Self Evaluation

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

I’ve developed a lot of skills over this module. I really didn’t know a lot about the principles of design, and with this module I’ve learned about how to think about why I’m designing something before I do it.

My skill to choose the right typeface and the right point size has developed because I’ve learned about type hierarchy, and how you can control what the viewer see first. 

Along with that comes layouts as well. I’ve learned how to create a good layout which helped my InDesign skills as well as my layout design skills.

Thinking about colour has definitely improved as well over the year because I now think about the psychology behind colour and how it affects the overall design.

2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

I have learned a lot over the year I didn’t know beforehand. This module has taught me about the foundation of graphic design. The idea of trying and trying again with design has developed a lot, I like to work by hand first and creating fonts and layouts in this way was interesting to me. I think this method really helps production because I find it easier to create by hand, so end up drawing up a lot of designs. And then it makes it a lot easier to create a digital version of the drawings, like the Font Families.

3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?

I think my strengths are drawing by hand and working then working on it digitally. I really enjoyed the layout tasks and I’m interested in that and want to work with layouts a lot more. I want to learn about breaking the grid and spotting the grid in publications. 

I also think the Type Journal has taught me how to look at design on everything and be able to think about it from a designer’s point of view. I notice type everywhere I go now and normally have an opinion on it, which I think is very good and helpful for this course.

4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?

I think I still have to learn a lot more, probably a lot more with colour theory. It’s quite a confusing topic but is interesting, so I think if I knew more about it I’d be ale to do a lot more. This would really help with my digital skills as well because I’d be able to do a lot more. I know I need to work with the pantone swatches a lot more and if I apply this to the other modules, I can get the practise in that way.

5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?

-Do the try and try again system more, more attempts equals more ideas

-Keep the type journal going, it can only make me a more observant and informed designer

-Keep my blog up to date, this means I can look back at notes etc and remember what I’ve been taught, and how to use the information for designs.

-Try and think outside the box a bit more, like breaking the grid or experimenting even further

-Use Pantone more and experiment with using more colours in any design -  if appropriate

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.