selecting creative partners

My creative partners with lizz and ellie
Brief Title: Get people to give more!

Why have you chosen to work with your creative partner what are your aims?
she is very creative and has an amazing imagination, also has great illustration skills!

What are your specific areas of interest for this brief?
Looking at variations of communication, how to deliver to the product and spread the message.
Experiment with colour, stock, image and type. Crafting skills

What specific design and non design skills do you have to offer?
i have gained knowledge of programmes such as Photoshop and Illustrator which will prove useful for this project also i have good leadership skills and will hopefully be able to direct and keep upto date with the project to make sure it runs smoothly

Specific Roles:
All of us will collect research then lizz will produce the illustrations needed, ellie will focus on the website and i will develop design ideas, branding and transferring the designs to the computer.

Individual Roles:
we all need to make sure we put in equal contributions to the project and keep up with researching and time management

Joint Roles:
Research! expenses for the project. dedication and contribution

OUGD103- InDesign (Brief)

The Brief
Design a double page spread about Paul Brandreth
talk about his work ..try to develop a profile like in grafik magazine and other journals

Considerations
Layout, colour, images, typography and copy.

Target Audience
Graphic Designers.

Tone of Voice
informative, creative, influential.

Background
Double page spread to be put in uni magazine.

Mandatory Requirements
Visual investigation into design, final printed version with at least one image.

Deliverables
One printed double pages spread (A3).

OUGD103- What is a Line? (Brief)

OUGD103- Don't Panic Poster

i was so pleased with my work, i found it easier to work on a brief like this thats short and focused.

i think it expresses the idea of vogue well with the fashion illustration style and i love how i have used image even with poor drawing skills. they layout and added touch of colours are simple but work so well.

OUGD103- Vogue (Brief)

The Brief

Produce a poster around the word 'Vogue' for Don't Panic.

Considerations

Visually engaging with limited content.

Target Audience

People who receive the Don't Panic envelope, mainly students or people of the younger generation.

Tone of Voice

Stylish, feminine, in the style of Vogue magazine.

Background

From my 30 visual variations i have chosen 5 words in which to base my designs upon:
models, fashion illustration, stylish, sophistication and all races.

Mandatory Requirements

Register with the Don't Panic website.
Final resolution must be 72dpi, A2 size portrait or landscape.

The poster must be uploaded by 26/02/10 with a brief description.
For end of module, final design must be printed at A2.

OUGD102- Self Evaluation

What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?

i think my idea generation is improving, i think this is down to researching more and looking at designers work and things around me for ideas

What approaches to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?

research was a large quantity of the 100 brief, i learnt new ways of gathering research in the form of photo's, objects, facts and opinions. it helped me a lot with my project as i had so much information behind me.

What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?

I have identified a skill in my generation of ideas, i think the concept of my projects are really good its just the skills in crafting that let me down. I think my research is also quite strong and backs up the development of my projects.

What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully?

Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?

1. Manage my time effectively and include time i must spend on food shopping, cleaning etc in my plans so i know exactly how much time i have for my work so i can then plan my project accordingly.

2. Generate an array of ideas so i can use crits effectively to chose a final idea.

3. Make my final piece look professional by making full use of print room, milling machine and materials used.

4. Keep upto date with sketchbook and research/ investigate my ideas fully recording all research on Design Context blog.

5. Talk to tutors about problems that may occur before it is too late to help my work.

Are there any things we could have done differently that would have benefitted your progress?

No.

How would you grade yourself in the following areas?
(5 = excellent, 1 = poor)

Attendance 4
Punctuality 4
Motivation 3
Commitment 3
Quantity of work produced 3
Quality of work produced 3
Contribution to the group 5

Crit 1