OUIL406 SELF EVALUATION
Leeds College of Art
Level
04
OUIL406 Visual Communication
Credits
20
End of Module Self Evaluation
NAME
TILLY CATHERINE NAOMI BUTTERS
1. What skills have you developed through this brief and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
During this module I have developed many new skills in areas I had never touched upon. Making a gif was something completely new to me, as was using Adobe Illustrator.
2. What approaches to/methods of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept development process?
Throughout this module I feel I have considered the design of my final outcomes a lot more. Making the gifs, I made sure I kept my ideas and illustrations simple in order to produce a vast number of drawings in a short space of time.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
The strengths in this module for me came at the end, during the ‘Persons of note’ brief. Secondary research and a deeper understanding of the person I was illustrating helped me to realise what I wanted to achieve. I thought like a designer and spent a lot of time crafting the poster and making sure that they all worked well as a series of images.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
My weaknesses during this module were mainly in the ‘Greetings from’ brief. My final images didn't work well as a set, and I should have considered design and layout much more than I did. I think I spent so much time trying to understand Adobe illustrator that I didn't have time to complete the images to the standard I would have liked. In the future I know to make images work as a set just by changing certain aspects, like the background for example. I think I took these problems on board when completing the final brief, as I made sure they all worked together.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
Make sure I look at and study other practitioners work throughout the briefs were set. I felt I did this more so towards the end of the module and I feel my work benefited from it. It helped when tackling design problems and generally inspired me, and when I struggled with various elements it made me think about alternative ways I could approach my subject.
Be far more decisive when finalising ideas. A lot of the time I feel I just scamp and scamp and scamp, rather than push my ideas forward, I seem to bounce from one thing to the next. This will definitely benefit me towards the end of a project, and hopefully stop a build up of work.
Ask and seek opinion from others a little more. Often I am given really useful feedback and pointed in the direction of illustrators that I should study by my peers and fellow students. Its always very helpful and I should take advantage of the talented people around me while I have it.
Constantly ask myself questions about where the work is going or whether or not its what I want it to look like etc. If Im always aware of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it i think it would benefit me in reaching ideas at a faster pace, and give me more time to develop my final images.
Experiment with media a lot more during the first few weeks of development. This would inform the way i work quicker, whether it be small and intricate or large and playful. It would save me a lot of time and help me to develop my images further, rather than testing media towards the end and perhaps not achieving the outcome I had hoped for.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas:
5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
1
2
3
4
5
Attendance
X
Punctuality
X
Motivation
X
Commitment
X
Quantity of work produced
X
Quality of work produced
X
Contribution to the group
X
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.
Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION
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Level
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04
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OUIL406 Visual Communication
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Credits
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20
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End of Module Self Evaluation
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NAME
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TILLY CATHERINE NAOMI BUTTERS
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1. What skills have you developed through this brief and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
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During this module I have developed many new skills in areas I had never touched upon. Making a gif was something completely new to me, as was using Adobe Illustrator.
The gifs turned out to be really enjoyable, and the option to make your own images move is definitely a skill worth having. Creating characters and then considering movement was really useful in the development of the characters. Animating what they might do or say through repeated imagery meant you could bring your illustrations to life. It also meant that the final outcome was completely different to anything I’d done before.
Illustrator I found really difficult to use. But after a lot of practice, Im glad I know how to use it. Using illustrator forced me to think in shape more, which helped me to focus on visual symbols rather than detailed drawings. This, I feel I applied effectively throughout my final images.
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2. What approaches to/methods of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept development process?
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Throughout this module I feel I have considered the design of my final outcomes a lot more. Making the gifs, I made sure I kept my ideas and illustrations simple in order to produce a vast number of drawings in a short space of time.
As with the ‘Greeting from’, it was important to keep the designs minimal in order to achieve the right outcome on illustrator. Working with shapes and symbols was definitely a new approach to image making for me, and it’s made me consider so many various methods in my day to day drawing in order to communicate through imagery.
During the ‘Persons of note’ brief, I tackled many problems with the layout and designs. Scamps and development helped in my battle massively, and informed the outcome of my finals.
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3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
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The strengths in this module for me came at the end, during the ‘Persons of note’ brief. Secondary research and a deeper understanding of the person I was illustrating helped me to realise what I wanted to achieve. I thought like a designer and spent a lot of time crafting the poster and making sure that they all worked well as a series of images.
The gifs were playful and really fun, and made me think about character in a way that I hadn't before. The development process of the gifs was something I felt was a strength for me, as my ideas changed quite a great deal throughout. I hope to continue to work out problems through repeated drawing in the future, as I have done during this module.
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4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
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My weaknesses during this module were mainly in the ‘Greetings from’ brief. My final images didn't work well as a set, and I should have considered design and layout much more than I did. I think I spent so much time trying to understand Adobe illustrator that I didn't have time to complete the images to the standard I would have liked. In the future I know to make images work as a set just by changing certain aspects, like the background for example. I think I took these problems on board when completing the final brief, as I made sure they all worked together.
At times I feel Im not decisive enough, and I spend a lot of time considering ideas rather than getting them down on paper. This is something I really need to work on, given that the time we have is often quite short.
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5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
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Make sure I look at and study other practitioners work throughout the briefs were set. I felt I did this more so towards the end of the module and I feel my work benefited from it. It helped when tackling design problems and generally inspired me, and when I struggled with various elements it made me think about alternative ways I could approach my subject.
Be far more decisive when finalising ideas. A lot of the time I feel I just scamp and scamp and scamp, rather than push my ideas forward, I seem to bounce from one thing to the next. This will definitely benefit me towards the end of a project, and hopefully stop a build up of work.
Ask and seek opinion from others a little more. Often I am given really useful feedback and pointed in the direction of illustrators that I should study by my peers and fellow students. Its always very helpful and I should take advantage of the talented people around me while I have it.
Constantly ask myself questions about where the work is going or whether or not its what I want it to look like etc. If Im always aware of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it i think it would benefit me in reaching ideas at a faster pace, and give me more time to develop my final images.
Experiment with media a lot more during the first few weeks of development. This would inform the way i work quicker, whether it be small and intricate or large and playful. It would save me a lot of time and help me to develop my images further, rather than testing media towards the end and perhaps not achieving the outcome I had hoped for.
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6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas:
(please indicate using an ‘x’)
5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Attendance
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X
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Punctuality
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X
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Motivation
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X
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Commitment
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X
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Quantity of work produced
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X
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Quality of work produced
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X
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Contribution to the group
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X
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The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.
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