Board Game - Evaluation

Evaluation:

The creation of the board game was as difficult task in the limited time that was allotted for Studio Brief 4. However, the outcome was better than expected. The process of screen printing the board definitely helped to give it more texture meaning that it was less flat. I also found that by having two people screen print together it left a much smaller margin for error. Although there were a couple of boards that came out a little bit messy, on the whole the screen printed outcomes were successful as they were neat and clear. The colours were as hoped, the blue did come through the pink a little which we had anticipated could have happened but this added to the overall aesthetic and allowed for more of the illustrations to be viewed. The slight transparency of the pink made the design a more interesting print. 

The other feedback was fairly positive apart from the fact that the game was thought to look a bit too feminine. This is something that we would possibly have to look at changing if we were to return to this brief in the future however, as the design is a variation of the college colours there is reasoning for the scheme we chose. The is also about us, therefore the colour scheme can be representative of us as well as a variation of the college colours.

The playing cards were handmade and handwritten to be consistent with the hand made aspect that was used in response to the brief. This showed consistency with the handwritten message to the first years that was written onto the envelopes. Although both of these were nice ideas and had reasoning for the design decision, if we were to return to this brief in the future the outcomes have shown that screen printing would be a better option. Both the cards and the envelopes look quite messy and unprofessional so this is something that would definitely need improving. 

The instruction manual which we created after the last crit had to be digitally printed. This means that the colours don't completely match the colours of the rest of the parts of the board game. If we had more time we definitely would have screen printed it as it would then be more consistent with the overall handmade aesthetic. The difference between the instruction sheet and the other contents is a prime example of the difference between digital and analogue printing methods. The reasoning behind the use of analogue printing for our game was for the personal and hand made aesthetic which it gave that digital printing cannot provide. The instruction manual would need to be screen printed in future to allow for it to be consistent with this aesthetic.