End of module self evaluation

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Cheap Trills final PDF boards

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Mini end of project evaluation 

Throughout this brief I feel that I have develop my screen printing skills considerably in a practical sense where I have to measure and line up prints as much as understanding the process much better for paper based printing.

I feel that I have also explored laser cutting as a process and now understand it much better, I would be confident in my FMP to book slots and utilize this to the best of its abilities next time. I feel that I understand the process' limitations much better as well and I could design for them.

I feel my branding and logo design skills have been tested by doing this brief in such a short time it forced me to really focus on my logo design and speed up my design process instead of spending weeks on a logo, this was a good exercise for me as it gave me confidence to be able to do a logo in a couple of days.

I feel that my concept for this project was really simple and clear and allowed my design to be done quickly due to the clarity of the project.

strengths throughout this project is my use of processes and type setting.

If I had more time I would definitely extend this brief into CD album covers, Gig posters, flyers, club signage and a web layout. I would also of not laser cut the logo like I did or tried to experiment of differnt vinyl stocks as I feel the drop out produced by the laser cutter was not very professional although the inside cover shining through really gives a good overall impact. 

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Crits

Here are a range of my crits from this module, I decided to put them all in one post as their all relevant for all my projects. Crit feedback across this module has been help full to spot some errors within my work especially grammer. It has also helped to sort out concept problems and design problems that I have problems working out especially when I have been looking at the same thing for too long and end up missing simple errors. Refer to my folder for the rest of my crits, I have only uploaded the few crits I have received and then out of those I have only uploaded the ones which actually give me real feedback.

Just some of the many to do lists of OUGD301

This is just a select few of the many to do lists I have made across this module, I found that making daily to do lists and setting weekly goals it helped me to achieve the targets i needed to. Due to my severe dyslexia I find it incredibly hard to keep track of things to do so I find writing my daily to do list the night before then rewriting it as the day goes along seems to work. This makes these lists incredibly messy but in reality its me refering back to them and making constant notes relevant to that day. 

Final Covers and inside sleeves

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Photographing

I love doing little pop up photo studio's this is something I have been doing well since 2nd year and thats probably why all my stuff is photographed really well.

Context shots

Laser Cut Fail

I decided that after just cutting full through my designs I was getting way too much letter drop out making the cover fairly illegible as a result, the laser cutter allowed a raster setting which cut's out my design by just rastering the first 0.2mm. This was probably one of the coolest things ive seen a laser do this year, seeing my design basically being embossed into card line by line. 

The problem was the card was getting too hot and setting on fire in some area's burning the design but if it wasn't for this it would pretty much off embossed it. 

Burning at the bottom and track marks on the side.

Black on black was far too dark to even really see that well face on. 

burn marks bottom right. 

Did not think this bottom right corner layer through very well. I knew it would happen but my layout didnt allow for this to change, tried some variations which avoided this but ended up looking silly. 

From a distance it looks fairly alright but I just dont like the letters showing through  just feels badly considered as a piece of design.

Laser Cut covers

Wasting money

This is probably the worst thing i've made ever. Its kind of insulting to look at to be honest.

Waste of mint green stock...

my housemate instantly referred to this as "pink penis'"

Final Covers and Vinyl

Screen Print process

Getting my reg. spot on. 

Colour tests 

Example of inking the screen for the range of prints I made