I have developed my skills using Illustrator greatly as i have never really used it before this year at all. i now feel i am comfortable using it and find it much better than Photoshop which is the program i used to use for everything. I now tend to use Illustrator as my main piece of software so have found the Illustrator brief very useful to get me using it properly. i have also developed my skills in evaluating work properly for doing the Crits, which i feel is a useful skill needed in graphic design.
What approaches to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
i have found i have been developing my ideas a lot better than i have previously in my foudation year and A-level where i pretty much just produced a final piece without development. i have used both sketchbooks for quick drawings and also design sheets where i jot down my way of thinking clearly. i am still not 100% used to working in this way but i am determined to get fluent at it by the end of the year.
What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I feel i come up with good ideas very easily which helps during the first stages of development instead doing loads n loads of development to get an idea i concentrate of making my idea better. i am also very confident on software so can produce very visually appealing designs.
What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully?
i am quite lazy i tend to leave things to the last minute and do the bare minimum of work but i feel i have addressed this and attempted to change. i'm not quite there yet and still feel there is a lot of room for improvement. i also have problems with attention span and get easily distracted but the main problem is probably time keeping and organisation skills although i am improving it still requires improvement.
Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1. I won't leave my blogging to last i will try and blog as i do something new so it shows and accurate timeline of development.
2. I plan to time keep better so i distribute my work evenly instead of doing it all a few days before the deadline.
3. I wish to do more work at home as i tend to mainly do it at college only.
4. Develop my ideas better as i still tend to get one idea in my head and pursuit it.
5.
Attendance 4/5
Punctuality 4
Motivation 3/4
Commitment 4
Quantity of work produced 3
Quality of work produced 3/4
Contribution to the group 3
