OUGD502 - End of Module Evaluation

Overall, I have enjoyed this module and I do believe it has helped further my practice.

I found Studio Brief 01 particularly challenging, purely because it was so hard to get professionals to respond to my emails! I understand they are busy, working people, but I did find this really quite disheartening and it almost put me off going into the industry in a way! It almost made me think 'if people in this field are this ignorant, I don't want to be a part of it'! But that is just the nature of this industry, really. I was desperate for Top Girl Studio to reply to me as I felt that it would make an amazing creative report to go alongside my new self-branding. Eventually I had to settle for a girl I knew was a recent graduate, and her work is very different to mine so it wasn't that ideal.

Studio Brief 02 I feel went a lot better, I enjoyed coming up with ideas and designs for the new building. It was interesting to work as a collaborative team and I did feel like I took quite a leadership role in this project, which was new and interesting for me. It opened my eyes up to potentially managing groups in the future. I was really happy with our final designs, I thought the presentation itself looked really effective and I think the actual presenting went really well.

I was really nervous about Studio Brief 03, as I didn't feel too comfortable getting up and presenting alone in front of a group! I followed the theme of my new self branding for the presentation, so I think it all tied in really nicely and looked very visually effective. I even put on a matching pink outfit on the day of the presentation so that it all linked in aesthetically! I was very nervous at the start of the presentation but I do feel like I eased into it towards the end, and I got some nice feedback.

I have found my own personal and professional practice quite hard to juggle this year as I feel like all of my time has been taken up by the other modules, and in hindsight I do feel like I put PPP on the back-burner which is something I want to change and improve on next year.

For Level 6, I would like to make PPP one of my absolute top priorities as it will seriously help develop my knowledge and understanding as a graduate going into the world of graphic design.