End of Module Self Evaluation

End of Module Self Evaluation

1. What skills have you developed though this module and how

effectively do you think you have applied them?

i have developed understanding on different areas surrounding graphic design such as colour and layout and grid and making books. it has helped me broaden my knowledge of graphics as initially i am used to just picking nice colours and not really thinking about the meaning and choosing a pantone so it prints how i want. another thing is layout in InDesign. i learnt how important having my work lining up is.

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

i haven't really learnt research techniques in this module as it is mainly looked at area of design. it has helped with understanding things i should look for within my research but not helped or given me any techniqes.

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

I feel i have appreciated some of the project within this module such as the hotdog fold books and colour theory and feel the book one is my strongest project.

4. what weaknesses can you identify with your work and how will you address this more fully?

The module is very hard to keep track of as it runs for such a long time and i feel i couldn't keep track of it and possibly missed sections out. i have a huge ammount of trouble organising all the different areas and projects.

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

1. Find a way to keep track of what i need to do a bit more.

2. not leave work to the last minute to record.

3. work to my full potential and be more adventurous with my designs and ideas.

4. forget about motivation and just work despite not enjoying the brief.

How would you rate Yourself?

Attendance 5

Punctuality 4

Motivation 2

Commitment 3

Quantity of work produced 4

Quality of work produced 3

Contribution to the group 3

What is a Line?

here are my final print outs

What is a Line?

i then made an alphabet using barcodes which you can scan. i initially wanted to make a linear barcode alphabet but it doesn't scan on my phone so a went with this style.
these are the two final designs again with a scannable barcode at the bottom.

i then made a couple of other objects which i chose to illustrate two more people with. again the barcodes in each say what the object is.

i gave the object some meaning and related it to someone. i then also made a scannable barcode for the bottom which says everything which is on the poster.

This is my first attempt of making an object out of a barcode which i experimented with in my drawings. i feel it has turned out looking really nice. for the barcode within the comb it actually spells afro comb but isn't scannable due to the outline and irregular shape.
A quick font i experimented with using helvetica as a base i filled it with black bars representing a barcode. at first i left it at that but when i went back i added some numbers in the gapes beneath letters to make it seem more like a barcode.

This one bellow i went on a website to create my own barcode. it hold information such as my name, age, weight and country of origin. so i thought of introducing myself as a barcode which could be scanned and people could get the information about my quickly.
i started looking at having messages in barcode such as quotes and famous sayings which kind of relate to code. this one bellow is a quote by Bruce Jay Friedman which reads.

"A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really attractive"

i feel that this is a cleaver way of showing information and is readable when you scan it in with the redlazer app for smart phones.

What is a Line?

these are some barcodes and objects i have taken pictures of to help me develop my ideas of making objects into barcodes i have produced initially in drawings.

Colour

This is my colour photographs which i took using experimental lighting and coloured paper. we got some interesting effects from the shadows and also the object react with the lighting and change colour themselves which was interesting.