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BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN	LEVEL	04
Module Code	OUGD103
Module Title	DESIGN PRACTICE

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NAME Robyn Russell

BLOG. ADDRESS

http://r-russell0912.blogspot.com/

1. What practical skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? With this module my skills have developed both with my drawing and hand crafting. I used both skills to create my final product. I really pushed myself to develop a style that I was comfortable with and confident in using. I think they both worked effectively in creating my final product because I spent a lot of time research and developing both In order to get the best out of the experience. I have also pushed myself in organizing my time to utalises the weeks we’ve had effectively, and do as much as I can with them. This really helped me keep on top of my work, and develop my time management in a more effective way.
2. What approaches to/methods of problem solving have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
With the projects we have done I have really tried to focus my methods in the most effective way, pulling previous project styles I have done and felt were the most effective. The key was to get as many ideas and avenues to explore down, in that first week so it would give me a basis to work on from there. I have also used my Design Context blog a lot more effectively over the last few months in looking at styles of work that I find effective and other work which I think doesn’t. By looking as work I don’t like it has really helped me establish what I don’t want to do and focus more on looking at work I do like. I realize my work, at this time, won’t be up to the levels that professionals are but it gives me something to look at and aspire to be one day. Also, by looking at work I like it means I can pick it apart and find its weakness to improve on. This is a style I used heavily within my last project (SFE) because it meant I could gage what I wanted my product to be and how it would work.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? My strengths really come from my idea generation and development. I really try to develop my ideas as much as possible in order to fully gain the capacity and potential within my projects. The research side of my project is getting better, but there is still room for improvement. I also feel I am starting to get more comfortable with what skills I can produce successfully, which leads to my final outcomes becoming stronger and more professional. I think my evaluating skills are a strength as well because they really help me gage what’s working and what isn’t and help me keep focused at all times.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully?
I think the weaknesses with the projects I have done are probably focusing a little too much on the development and not enough on the final product, I need to work that out in order to produce the best product that I can. My other weakness would probably be my research, as I mentioned before I am getting better but there is still room for improvement and I should use my blog to help me gain this skill.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
1. Spending time on research and blog 2. Delegate evenly throughout the whole project 3. Focus more on the final product and work faster 4. Try to get a balance between quanitity and quality 5. Utalise the skills I am more comfortable with in order to produce the best outcome
Are there any things we could have done differently that would have benefitted your progress? Work on developing my style, and pushing myself in the skills I think I am best at.
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.