How To-Progress Crits- Peer Feedback

Comment on the how clearly the problem has been identified and understood:

Peer 1:

'It's been identified clearly and understood there needed to be some sort of route'

Peer 2:

'I think the problem has been understood- Could it have been identified more precisly by speaking to students.'

Peer 3:

'The problem was clearly identified and easy to understand. The quickest route into leeds has been researched well and the concet of how the directions will be show is well thought out. The project is relevant to students from LCA'

Peer 4:

'Problem:Students getting lost in Leeds. Identified well- Worked out most important route and focused on it. Identified audience (students) problem (lost from town to college) Understood in that they knowhow to discover it. Well identified and understood'

Comment on how well the problem has been analysed and researched:

Peer 1:

'They went on google maps to find he quickest route to use which is helpful, but they didnt do much more research. They could have researched where food places,shops and other important places to go as the final destination because at the moment its Harvey Nichols, which students dont go to and might no know how to get to other places from there. They could have done a questionaire to see if people would post a pictuew of themselves'

Peer 2:

'Would it have been useful to ask some students what kind of route they would prefer.
-The quickest
-Useful route showing useful shopping destinations for students
-'More then one route.'

Peer 3:

'There could have been more research done, also students could have been questioned about other routes and shortcuts that may exist. Ideas were well analysed and the proposed solution will work well.'

Peer 4:

'Researched route to walk and found support info. Analysed way students would walk, how best to deliver info. What to contain info in. How o distribute and promote, how to measure success.  Well analysed and researched.'

Comment on the proposed solution to the problem:

Peer 1:

'They decided to create a route by designing stickers and putting them on lamp posts from LCA to town so students can follow them. They also have a leaflet with directions on a QR colde which links to a blog so people can post pictures of themselves to blog at the destination.'

Peer 2:

'Like the idea of ldea of leaflet/map
Good Logo, Great illustration for landmarks
Stickers on route- Is it realistic that you can put on lamp posts etc.Harvey Nichols- For Students?'

Peer 3:

'The propsed solution is to give direction to the students through a map and sticker combination, this solves the problem in a cheap and easy way.'

Peer 4:

'Very clever solution i thought provide on proper map. Easy to read or follow and pysical so can keep, Visual en route aid in the stickers- something visual to follow and make sure your on the right way- Smart. Link to computer interactivity- Blog means can check success on real the basics. Well thought solution'

Comment on the clarity with which the information was presented:

Peer 1:

'They answered all the questions we asked, and got straight to the point. Presentation of what they were doing and why. They had reasons for all the decisions they made.'

Peer 2:

'Straight forward presentation,answered all questions would have been nice to see the logo/leaflet in colour either on screen or mock up rather then sketch only.'

Peer 3:

'The project was presented clearly, I understood the concept and project solution, all information was covered, however one improvement could be everyone in group has equal speaking time when presenting.'

Peer 4:

'Presented briefly but clearly. Not a massively indepth question so limited to answers but considered answers well and explained the thought process and methods of experimentation.I know what they did and didnt need to have to ask to clarify.'

Any other comments or suggestions:

Peer 1:

'Could an app be more helpful to show different destinations? How will the leaflet be advertised? Is it legal?'

Peer 2:

'Would have maybe chosen a more appropriate final destination for students to end up. Somewhere they would go/shop. Not sure if stickers would stay. Could create an app?'

Peer 3:

'Could create an app so you have the route on your smart phone while walking'

Peer 4:

' Make an app/ Link to maps on the barcode, so its even more interactive. Could put homing trackers of points en route and phone recognizes when the user reaches that point.'

How To...- Self Evaluation

Friday 28th September 2012

What role(s) did you take on in the group ?

In my opinion we all had even roles within our group. We gave eachother tasks to do what we thought would be suited to eachother, and there backgrounds. Therefore i helped design the leaflet along with Grace. Then when needed we all contributed to add our opinions and input to others work and ideas to create and all round piece of work where we all helped and liked.

How well do you think you performed in the role(s)?

I think i performed to the best of my ability and unputted my views and opions to a satisfactry amount.

How well do you think you worked as a group?

I think we worked well as a group, we all took on board what eachother wanted to do and their opinions. There was no arguing ot falling out about ideas or a single person taking over which is always a positive sign.

What were the positives of working in a group?

-More Ideas
-All come from different creative/design backgrounds
-Help eachother do different things which enabled us to learn how to do things which one person knew how to do but then the whole group learnt aswell.

What were the negative of working in a group?

During the week members of the group including me were off uni poorly, however we all pulled together and managed to get everything done that we intended to.

What will you do differently next time?

-Print the Leaflets out more Proffesionally
-Make the symbols into actual stickers
-Have various routes which would take the user to different points
-Maybe look into different ways to do out task rather then choosing the first idea we came up with

Where could you have improved your resolution?

I think we could have improved by researching properly into the tash whcih would then improve it also all make sure that everyone is pulling there weight and making sure that ther doing it to the best of their ability.

What were the strengths of your presentation?

-Well Organized
-Kept it simple with just images
-Everyone knew what they had to say without reading from notes or reading what was on the screen.

Study Task 1 - Why Am I Here - What do I want to Learn? INSPIRATIONS

Identify and explain 5 things that inspire you:

• Music-  Music is probably an inspiration to most people but the reason it is for me is that no matter what mood your in, no matter how you are feeling there is always a song that represents that. I love the way a song can remind you of something in the past wether its a person a place or favourite past time. I relate this to Art most of the time it can remind of something and even if its not necesssarily about you it can remind you of something completely different which is what i love and find inspiring about it.

• Fashion- Clothes and accessories and everything involved inspire just like music you can really let your style and the way your feeling on that particular day show by wearing certain clothes. There are some great inspirational designers out there but the designers i find most inspiring are normal people who you see walking down the street that are wearing some amazing outfits by the way they are styled or acccessorized. Thats why i love Leeds theres so many unique personalities and people show that through the way they dress.

• Digital Art- One of my passions is Digital Art i find it just as breath taking as a hand drawn piece of art. The amount of brillian artists out there producing some amazing stuff that i couldnt even dream of producing is incredible. I aspire to have someone look at my work and think wow the way i look at work. I think especially having technology at the top of its game has allowed artists to be free and create amazing pieces of work.

• Family - My Family are my biggest inspiration purely because they have always been supportive. Often enough i have been talkign to someone where they ask me what im going to be studying at Uni and i have Graphic Design theyve asked me "why ?" or "where is that going to get you in life" "Thats not a real degree" etc however my family have supported me as its my passion its what i enjoy to do and they've never second guessed my desicion. Which is why i what to do my best and aim for doing as well as i can for them to show that them being so supportive has paid off.

• Hand Drawings(Art)- Like i said previously pencil drawings i find incredible its either a talent you have or you dont have and its what you do with that talent that makes you so incredible and awe-inspiring. I dont believe drawing is somethng everyone can do i think people either have it or not and its whether you take advantage of that skill that makes all the difference. Ill be the first to admit that im not the best drawer but i love looking at incredible drawings just because as someone who wants be a good drawer i know how difficult it is and they always look like theyve dine with so much ease and no stress. Which is why i find drawing an inspiration

 

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Study Task 1 - Why Am I here - What do I want to Learn - Design that illustrates my fields of creative interest.

http://www.designflavr.com/Things-I-want-Tariq-Yosef-i1415/
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Digital Art 

http://www.designflavr.com/time-for-a-fresh-start-james-oconnell-i1894
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Typography 

http://www.designflavr.com/am-i-your-type-Robert-Olah-i1004/
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Typography

http://www.designflavr.com/numbers_man-tariqdesign-i1831/
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Typography

http://www.designflavr.com/19-espador-i1776/
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Typography 

http://www.designflavr.com/Love-Will-Find-A-Way-Robert-Missen-i1731/
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Typography

http://www.deviantart.com/#/d5g7tk5
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Traditional Art 

http://browse.deviantart.com/designs/#/d5g7ge4
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Designs & Interfaces
 

http://browse.deviantart.com/designs/#/d5g7ge4
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Logos 

http://browse.deviantart.com/designs/#/d5g7ge4
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Street Art

Study Task 1 - Why Am I Here - What do I want to Learn?

Identify and explain 5 reasons why you chose to study on this programme:

-          Small amount of people doing the course in comparison to other uni’s therefore would have more help available to me by tutors. When i came on an open the tutors said that coming here would be a good idea as it was small therefore you have more one to one time with tutors and that they would always be available for help in comparison to bigger unis when you could be lucky to see your tutor once a week if that.

-          Timetabled in everyday for full days rather than a certain amount of hours spread over one week. I think with the current expense for unis it would be more worth while to make the most of your time in uni rather then have extra time to get the most out of the course as possible.

-          Specialized Art and Design College, The idea of going somewhere that specializes in Art and designs seems so much more ideal as you know that all the tutor and pupils have the same mind set therefore you can dip into other specialist subjects if you need to with ease.

-          Location being in Leeds. When deciding as to where i wanted to go all my chosen unis were quite local from where i am from therefore coming to Leeds was my best option as i didn't want to go too far away from where i was from.

-          Professional standard software and facilities available to me. I notice that there was a wide range of facilities available to me on the open day which helped me make my decision because it helps your creativity when you have top of the range software available to you.

Identify and explain 5 things that you want to learn during your time on the programme:

-          Traditional types of Typography and print processes (letterpress etc.) I originally studied art and design at college then specialized in Graphic Design but we never had the facilities to learn Letterpress or had the opportunity to fully go into typography so to be able to do that here would be ideal.

-          Learning how to work totally independently. I think going to uni you gain skills in becoming independent and a big factor to being independent is learning how to be when at uni therefore i think coming here it will give me the independence to do that.

-          What to do to improve as a designer. Throughout the course i think this will naturally come to me when i start to learn new skills and new things about design that i don't know now, i don't think its something you learn i think it just happens over the three years where you will experiment with different things.

-          How to be a professional Graphic Designer. Throughout my time at uni i think we will come into contact with many different types of Graphic designer whether it be visits to the college or out on placements which will help me learn how to be a professional and what it takes to be a Graphic Designer.

-          To be confident in the work that I have produced. I think the more you do something and the more you learn my confidence will grow in my ability and in the work that i will produce and i think thats a key factor you need when you are a designer.

Identify and explain 5 skills that you think are your strengths:

-          Hardworking As i have a passion for graphic design and a good work ethic i think this is a beneficial skill to have that will show in my work

-          Organized Being organized is also a key factor that you need to have as i hate being late for anything i think this will help also as you cant learn to the best of your ability if your constantly late or forgetting to bring important documents

-          Versatility in any media Coming from studying Art and Design background it has allowed me to learn and have skills in all types of specialisms and medias which will inevitably help me when it comes to designing as it allows me to be versatile and limits restrictions

-          Time management As i said before you cant learn to the best if your constantly missing lectures or being late

-          Eager to learn and try out new things Iv always had a passion and learning new thing and in my opinion its never a waste of time if by the end of it you find out that you don't like what you've just learned its just a lesson. I don't believe i am afraid to try out new things.

Identify and explain 5 things that you want to improve:

-          Essay writing Iv always struggled with essay writing so hopefully coming to uni and getting a new aspect of writing to a higher standard will help me improve.

-          Computer skills from being at college i have always used macs but never learned the certain software's with complete confidence and ease so i think coming to uni and having the opportunity to attend tutorials and sessions etc will help me learn Photoshop and Illustrator etc will help me improve.

-          Analysis of my own work/criticism Attending Crits will enable me take criticism well and allow me to improve on what i have done

-          Working independently Although i can work independently coming to uni will help me increase and improve.

-          Developing ideas Being in a creative environment with all people who are creative will inevitably help me develop ideas and open a whole new world of different people with different backgrounds and who have a different idea of design will help me develop ideas

Identify and explain 5 ways that you will evaluate your progress:

-          To improve with essay writing I think to progress I need to research thoroughly and to not get so worried about it

-          Attend lessons and tutorials on computers to improve

-          Being confident talking about my work in front of people when i can do this comfortable without getting worried about it i will know i have progressed even if it improves only slightly

-          Working with feedback and taking criticism from other constructively

-          Becoming more creative and being able to get a wider range of ides

Identify 5 questions that you want to find the answer to.

-          What are the key that will help me improve as a Graphic Designer?

-          What is Graphic Design?

-          What type of Graphic Designer will I be?

-          Who influences me as a Designer?

-          Will I progress to the best of my ability?