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BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN
LEVEL
Module Code
OUPD301
Outcomes
Module Title
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3 – PPP3
LEVEL 05/06 PROGRESS EVALUATION The following form is designed to focus your self-evaluation, personal reflection and design strategy planning for the second year of the course. This should help you to identify necessary areas of interest, working practices, aims and ambitions when planning your return in September. More importantly it should help you identify specific issues that you need to address, skills you intend to develop and creative/professional aspects of design practice that are relevant to you as an individual. As this is form focuses on you as an individual you may find you need to add certain criteria, skills or areas that are relevant to you and your aims. There are spaces left for you to add content. Your evaluation will form the basis of discussion during your first tutorial in the second year. Your response to this task should be posted to your PPP blog and labelled ‘PROGRESS EVALUATION 05/06’
How would you grade yourself on the following areas: 5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor 1 ENGAGEMENT Attendance Punctuality Motivation Commitment Quantity of work produced Quality of work produced Contribution to the group
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1 STUDY SKILLS Library Magazines Internet Study Visits Online Content Contextual Research Documentation (Blogs.)
PERSONAL SKILLS Design Skills Communication - verbal Problem Analysis X Communication - written Problem Solving X Communication - visual Content Development (Research) X Organisation - time Conceptual Development (Idea Generation) X Organisation - project Visual Development (Visual Skills) X Organisation - personal Media/Material Experimentation X Presentation - crits Evaluation & Selection X Presentation - assessment Finishing Skills X Presentation – Blogs. Production Skills X Identify 5 ways in which you aim to extend your strengths an/or address areas for improvement. 1. Have a more organised way of working to avoid time wasting and procrastination. 2. Use crits more effectively to create a larger body of work to have the best possible out come. 3. Improve upon my written skills to improve evaluation and consequently practical work. 4. Although I am fairly confident in speaking, I need to work on clarity with what I’m saying, but practice makes perfect. 5. Have a more organisation within written work and blogging to avoid confusion within work.
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Grade the level to which you will prioritise developing your skills and understanding of the following 5= highest, 4 = high, 3 = necessary, 2 = unsure, 1 = low 1 2 PRACTICAL SKILLS Typography - Font Design Typography - Layout/Grid Screen Print Bookbinding / Paper Craft Letterpress / Printed Type 3D Materials & Media X Photography & Studio lighting DESIGN FOR PRINT Packaging Editorial (Magazine) Publishing (Book) Retail Promotion Branding/Identity Information graphics Signage/Wayfinding PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Music publishing & Promotion Fashion Branding & Promotion Corporate Identity Exhibition Design Retail Branding & Interiors Design for Social Change Product, Promotion, Packaging Self Publication & Print Others (please list on your blog.)
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1 SOFTWARE Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Dreamweaver (web) After Effects (Motion Graphics) Fontographer (font design)
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DESIGN FOR SCREEN Design for Web Design for Mobile Technology Interface design (DVD, Mobile tech.) Moving Type (TV ,Film) Motion Graphics (TV, Film)
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CREATIVE PRACTICE/CONCERNS Ethical Design Sustainable Design Digital Innovation Print Production -Paper/Format/Finish Handmade to Digital Designer Led Practice Client Led Design Commercial Design Independent Practice
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Identify 10 things that you aim to achieve during level 6, explain why you want to achieve them and how you intend to go about achieving them. Grade them in terms of level of priority. 1
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Create work I am pleased with and that is suitable for a strong portfolio. To achieve this I will have to get my head down and work hard.
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Return to Courage Creative for another studio visit and work experience.
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To retain my current grades and try to improve upon them.
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To create a more comprehensive web presents, eg. Website, Bogs etc‌
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To carry INPRESS on and creating a more comprehensive brand and identity for the company.
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Try and get a paid placement for when I graduate, alternatively have a job lined up.
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Increase workload, to have a greater more comprehensive body of work.
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Create work that is socially aware and is ethically driven; this is something I would like to integrate within my work and apply to my carrier in graphic design.
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Create a comprehensive brand for my own design identity.
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Create connections and network more.
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