OUGD404 - Module Evaluation

Module Evaluation:

The module has helped me to grow a better understanding of the impact which colour can have on a design and its viewing audience. I found the research that we did into colour very interesting and enjoyed learning about the different colour theories and ways in which colour is used within graphic design work.  I have developed a further knowledge of what it takes to produce designs that have the correct use of colour to compliment what the design is trying to achieve. I have successfully created 3 separate publications based on the knowledge which I have learned from the module and the research which I have done for the module. In the process of creating these designs I have gained a better understanding of how to use the programme InDesign and the reasoning behind using this programme in the creation of publications. The skills that I have learnt in designing publications using pagination, grids, colour etc, will continue to help me within my work in my future design work and will continue to develop as I produce more work. If I were to revisit this module I would do more research into paper stock for the pantone booklet. I think by doing this I could use some different paper to print on that was a bit more unusual. This would allow me to create a book that looked more aesthetically interesting and would be more eye catching. Although I feel that the outcomes I produced were successful I feel like with more guidance and feedback I would have been happier with the outcomes which I produced.

Overall I am happy with the outcomes that I produced in response to the briefs because I feel that they have accurately and successfully created the deliverables. I have learnt a lot more about the importance of attention to detail when creating design work and I am confident that I will be able to continue to produce work through being more selective in the choice of the colour, type, format and layout. From learning more about these details of graphic design, I am certain that I will pay much more attention to these specific details which will help my designs to be more aesthetically pleasing. It will also mean that I will be able to justify the reasoning for using certain details as I have learnt more about the reasoning behind being specifically selective in the use of colour, type, format and layout within design. Although I found the information that we learnt about grids and colour useful. I do feel that I could have gained a lot more from the module if we had a tutor for the sessions to help with feedback and understanding. I think that this would have benefitted me so much more as we would have had structured sessions in which we could have gained feedback from peers and from the tutor as well. This would have pushed my designs further as by creating the improvements that could have been talked about would allow me to grow more as a designer and gain a better understanding of the correct way to use grids within my work.