OUGD503 - End Of Module Self - Evaluation

Self- Evaluation

This module had taught me to focus creative design not only on design appearance but concept and client needs. Studio Brief 01  enabled me to focus on work specific to our individual preferences and skill sets to produce a better outcome. It also taught me how to produce work on a higher creative level to create work that is at an industry and commercial level. Selecting your own briefs is a way for a designer to be introduced to a real world setting, challenging us  to outsource what work is best suitable. This then boosts creative confidence and a more informed design resolution. It also stops poor quality work being produced as generally the designer picks something they are skilled at or passionate about which more often than not creates a driving force for motivation and an increase in effectiveness. It is also important that I produce work not only based on the way it looks but creating a specific concept that drives a message to the soil. It is also important to research topics in depth before attempting to fulfill a brief on one and researching the clients/businesses wants and needs and why they need you the designer to fulfill them. The brief has also given me increased confidence to push my ambitions higher when focusing on my career after university, as it has given me the opportunity to get my work out there and potentially seen by other professionals, boosting my motivation and ambitions for the future.

Studio brief 02 was asking us to find a collaborative partner which matched our requirements of skills needed for a brief that was best suited to us. Designing is all about collaboration and I realized that rarely in a real industry situation designers wont collaborate. It creates a new thinking and design perspective which can improve the design dramatically. Skill sets can also compliment each other but it is important to find the right collaborative partner in able to do this. You can also learn from each other, as not every one has the same skills. It is also a way to get quick and easily accessible feedback on your work.