End of Module Evaluation

Looking back at this briefs and the tasks set, I believe I have delivered what was asked of me in terms of producing an essay that explored a question of my choice in a chosen field of graphic design and a body of physical work that communicates the theory of the essay through design.

I feel like I didn’t manage my time as well as I could have and have found this brief rather stressful and hard to juggle.  Ideas generation was quite easy for my body of work and I had a clear vision in mind from quite early on as to what I wanted to create. My essay I struggled with and changed my question mid way through as a lot of the stuff I was looking at were dead end. My research for my essay helped me in my production of the body of work.

The tutors have been around and are always available for advice when needed. They have been helpful and have given me ideas when needed which have helped me further develop my work. It was easy to ask for advice on what works best if need be and ‘ve been able to use peer feedback to help develop my work.

I feel the workload has started to feel a lot again due to the number of briefs we’re currently working on at once, it can be quite difficult to almost juggle all the briefs at once. There is a lot of work on at once to be able to concentrate enough time for everything evenly, meaning some modules may get less attention, like this one,to make sure the module with fastest approaching deadline is up to scratch. There isn’t enough time when other briefs are pushed heavily. I’ve felt almost drowned in work at times and I know that is partly due to my own time management on this module which has been poorer than it should have been, although the poor time management has often stemmed from the feeling of being stressed and often times overwhelmed. The last couple of weeks have been relatively free to focus on this module which has really helped.

I feel my time management across the whole module could definitely improve. I feel like I need to ask for advice on how to develop my work and develop a broader range of research that will improve my overall grade as I’m currently not happy with how I’m performing.

If I was to visit this project again I would be better prepared with time management. I wasn’t happy with my time management and will always try to improve upon this. I would also make sure I’m consistently blogging as I feel this is one of things I need to improve upon the most. With extra guidance on the research and experimentation side of my work, it may allow me to work in a way that forces me to blog on a more consistent basis.  I would give myself more time to experiment with my ideas, maybe allow myself to take more risks with more time to correct or improve anything. Even though I’m happy with my outcomes, giving myself more time to experiment with my ideas more for across all three studio briefs would result in better outcomes. Although I’m overall happy with my outcomes it’s always good to improve upon that and gather even more research to be able to develop more ideas and produce better outcomes.