Alex patrick ouil503 responsive summative evaluation

End of Module Student Evaluation BA (Hons) Illustration Module Code: OUIL503 Responsive Name: Student ID: Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms: poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note - This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive.)

Learning Outcome

Evidenced where?

Blog, Visual Journal, Roughs, Final Illustrations, Storyboards, Development Sheets etc. (No more than 75 words)

Your grade Using words: > poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent

5A4: Make appropriate use of a range of research methods to investigate a topic and produce work relating to the critical, cultural or social context of art and design. (Knowledge & Understanding - Research and Critical Awareness)

A range of research methods can be found mostly in my blog posts. I have extensively researched the different aspect of each brief which I needed to in order to complete them to a high standard. My research was mainly made up of looking at preexisting products such as cards and book covers, as well as creating questionnaires to aid me in my research.

5B3: Generate ideas, concepts, proposals, solutions and/or arguments using the language, materials, processes and techniques of a designated discipline. (Cognitive Skills - Problem Analysis, Problem Solving)

Most of this can be found in my sketchbook as well as on my blog. It can be seen in the form of mainly quick roughs, material tests and mock ups. I have never made a mock up before this module and have found it to be rewarding in the way that I can see what my designs would look like on different products and locations.

Satisfactory

5C3: Respond to set briefs or proposals in a professional context.

(Practical Skills - Visual Quality and Conceptual Development)

This is clearly evidenced on my blog and in my presentation boards. Taking part in competition briefs has been a new thing for me and has made me consider what other people think of my work more, whilst also spending more time focused on the presentation of my final outcomes.

Satisfactory

5D3: Exercise selfmanagement skills in managing their workloads and meeting deadlines/apply interpersonal and social skills to interact with others. (Key Transferable Skills, Organisation, Communication and Evaluation)

This can be found in my blog posts where I have Satisfactory discussed feeling behind at times as I have been a bit lax throughout responsive meaning I have had to rush some things as well as forgetting to submit my Penguin Book Cover Award brief. I have struggled with the social aspects of responsive for reasons I cannot help or change any time soon. I have learnt from this module that I needn’t be afraid to ask for help or talk to fellow students as much as I am.

Satisfactory

Summative Evaluation (See Evaluation Guidance on next page for more information) You are required to write a 750 word Summative Evaluation of this module.

Please type up your Summative Evaluation in the box below. Make a PDF of the document and post the PDF as your final post on your OUIL503 blog. Also, please cut and paste the text from this box into the final page(s) of your OUIL503 Project Report.

At the beginning of this module I was very inexperienced when it came to taking part in competition briefs, or any brief that wasn’t set by a tutor. At the start I was nervous that I would find the competition briefs a challenge and, although I did, I found them easier than I thought I would. I surprised myself with the amount of work I have done and the amount of effort I have put into certain briefs such as the ‘Thirsty Planet’ brief which I choses to do as my substantial, and Illustration 12”, which was supposed to be one of my quick briefs but the amount of work that I did for this brief could have well of made it my substantial. To look back now I am at the end of this module, I am proud of myself for powering through all the briefs and the collaborative task, which in the beginning was extremely hard for me. I am also pleased with the variety of work I have produced, picking up new skills along the way.

Throughout my Responsive journey I have had to work quickly and be adaptable. I have had to pick up new skills in order to get the work done to the highest standard. I have worked in so many different ways, from pencil drawings to a tiny bit of digital work (mainly just editing), all the way to oil painting. I am useless with Photoshop and I have no idea how to do any digital drawings or make anything good using the software, however during this module I have had to use it as an editing tool. My knowledge of it is very limited but I am glad that I have been able to learn how to do even the simplest of edits in order to make my drawings more presentable. I have also learnt a new method of working when it comes to painting. I was taught how to coat a surface in preparation for painting with something called Gesso. It helps the paint stay bright and less faded as well as creating a nice textured surface, that can be sanded down to make smooth, or played around with to make cool new textures to work on. I used gesso on the board which I painted my Illustration 12” cover for ‘Rings of Saturn’ on and I was more than happy with the result and will never paint without using a surface preparation medium from now on.

The brief I enjoyed the most was probably Illustration 12”, however I was very pleased with my final outcome for the Penguin Book Award brief, for which I did a cover for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. I painted the design in water colour before editing it in Photoshop and making a mock up. I was pleasantly surprised with my mock up and felt that my design looked very professional. I hadn’t enjoyed the brief as much as some of the others so it was rewarding to be so happy with the outcome.

Collaborative practice was a scary thing for me. I have worried about this on a weekly basis since I heard the third years talk about it in their second year PPP presentations last year, and then this year, all the nightmares I’d had came true. Being autistic and painfully socially inept around people I don’t know, I didn’t find a group or partner until someone from my class offered to work with me alongside doing a separate brief with a different collaborative group, which was extremely helpful and kind of them. Once I got into the swing of things with collaborative practice having gotten a partner, I actually stated to enjoy it and I was super pleased with the range we created for UK Greetings.

One thing I could have done better is kept up to date with blogging and perhaps done a bit more rough work for each brief I completed. If I could do responsive again I would have probably aimed to get as much done before Christmas as I possibly could have done, as I feel I left it a little late and slightly rushed through a few things because of this. Another thing I wish I’d done is ask for help more, but this is another thing a struggle

with a great deal due to being autistic. I am too scared to ask for help in person and sometimes via email as I feel like I should know what I’m doing and shouldn’t be needing the help. Because of this I have found thins harder than I probably should and have definitely learnt that it is best just to ask for support.

Evaluation Guidance This should be a reflective summary of your experience across the module.

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How did it go? Where did your journey start, where did it end?

I knew very little at the start of this module. At the end of the module I feel that…

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What learning took place? What was useful to you?

Be specific. New skills? New methods? New processes or approaches? Did you use the blog to reflect on your project development?

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What went well and why? What did you enjoy? What were you happy with as an outcome?

Be critical and analytical. Why did you enjoy it? Perhaps identify particular sessions?

This could be ideas, solutions to problems, studentship or research. How well did you use the studio? Did you invest enough time in the development and testing of your outcomes?

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What could you have done better?

What were the problems you faced? What did you do to try to overcome them? This could be in reference to studentship, organization or blogging as much as studio practice.

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How can you apply what you have learned here for future modules and projects?

Application and future thinking. Things you would do differently next time? What useful methods, processes and ideas will you take forward into the next module?

You may also want to consider: Self-questioning: How did your thoughts and opinions change as you progressed through the module?

Feedback: What other people (tutors and peers) thought of work and how you responded to that feedback?

Research: Did you use contextual research to inform your ideas, ways of thinking or understanding of the challenges set. This may include further research of your subject matter, slides from the presentations or use of the library.