Showing posts with label OUGD201. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OUGD201. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

OUGD201 evaluation

Through this module I have developed my communication skills through typography. Illustrative typography was an area of design which I wished to explore and I have used these skills to create a memorable image, branded with my logo, to use on promotional posters.  The concept of creating illustrative typography using my product (my chosen 'what is good') give it more purpose, meaning and substance.


I have carried out alot more research than in previous modules and through this, have a better understanding of my subject, allowing my communication to be clearer. The majority of my research has been secondary and I should have gained more primary data. I could have definitely researched more into printing processes and explained why I chose the limited methods I did.

Since returning from Summer my own capacity to carry out tasks currently has been effected through personal reasons and this has impacted on the quality and quantity of work produced. I am saddened greatly by my response to this module and work I create presently. I cannot identify one thing which is weakest in this module, rather the whole submission is weak.

In terms of strengths I can identitfy that I was keen to explore illustrative typography and I undertook the task of creating some myself. I designed and devloped the logo and furthermore applied this to bread. Through the process of toasting, my logo was printed upon the material. In the future, I aim to capitalise on this and carry out more experimentation within typography. Through crits, my idea developed while still keeping to my brief. An example of this is when I decided to package a few slices of bread rather than a whole loaf. This, teamed with audience made much more sense and helped to get the ball rolling. 

There are many things I would do differently if I could. I would ideally like to re-sit this module once I am mentally back on track and can unleash my full potential upon it. One key difference I would make to my working style (and can immediately) is to be more active with my research, in terms of making mock-ups and testing ideas rather than thinking about them and giving the internally giving them a thumbs up/down without exploring the physical possibilities. 

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

GRENADE!

Notes 1.

Grenade brief.

























I am pretty excited to be thrown into this project and really want to get my teeth into some design work. I like research but I tend to overthink everything. With this being only a quick 1 week project I am going to try and not to overthink my ideas and just go with the flow.

What is good? Project Rationale

Project rationale.

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Stuck

I am so stuck.

I got really excited about bread and money and now I don't know where to take it. I had a chat with Lorenzo and he suggested I research some more. I have tried researching different things about bread but it keeps coming back to money! ARGH!

I hate open briefs!

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Where do I start?

I have so much to research before I can begin to decide upon what I want to do with this project. I know that I want to do something innovative and really want to find out something which people are unaware of in bread as this would be interesting. From the seminars over the past few weeks I have a few starting points.

  • Categories
  • Ingredients
  • History
  • Geographic
  • Health
  • Pantone
  • Size

I must remember that this is not about research, but research will guide me to my design. Why am I looking into somethings and where am I going with it?

Monday, 27 September 2010

Baby, i'm back and I like bread

The 'good' workshop with Lorenzo opened up my mind into thinking more abstract about what is good. Over summer I picked something pretty rigid to research and I enjoyed learning about it, but from a purely selfish point. I didn't enjoy telling others what I had found and couldn't be persuasive in my argument. I have to think about things which people could see as reasons why something is not good and be able to argue my side more effectively. I also want to chose something which I can look at in different ways and compile my own primary research about.

I tried to make a list of 100 things I thought were good... then realised I think everything is good.













I think bread is good.
I chose bread because it is probably what I eat most of and HAVE to have it in my cupboard. There is so much variety of bread that there is something for everyone. Bread is just a word to use to collect all the doughy goodness together.